Cellist Amit Peled was born and raised on Kibbutz Yizreel in Isreal. In 1998 his career catapulted when he won first prize in the Francois Shapira competition, the most prestigious award for classical music in Israel. In 1998 his international career began. In 1999 he graduated with distinction from the New England Conservatory of Music. This is where he studied intensively with Bernard Greenhouse and Laurence Lesser.

At such a young age, Peled has been a featured guest artist in some of the world’s major concert halls such as: Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Wigmore Hall, and Tel Aviv’s Man Auditorium. To name a few orchestras that he has collaborated with include: The Jerusalem Symphony, Radio Symphony Orchestra, Saarbrucken, Philharmonie der Nationen, and London Soloists. In 2003 he joined the distinguished faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore.

He is the youngest professor of cello appointed in a major conservatory. Amit Peled is an exceptional talent and has one of the most promising careers the classical world has to offer.