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Jeffrey Solow (born January 3, 1949) is an American cellist.


Biography

Born in Los Angeles, Solow began cello lessons at the age of 7 with Gregory Aller, the grandfather of
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, and had further studies with Gabor Rejto. He studied with and was assistant to
Gregor Piatigorsky Gregor Piatigorsky (, ''Grigoriy Pavlovich Pyatigorskiy''; August 6, 1976) was a Russian-born American cello, cellist. Biography Early life Gregor Piatigorsky was born in Dnipro, Ekaterinoslav (now Dnipro, Ukraine) into a Jewish family. As a c ...
while pursuing a degree in Philosophy at the
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. In 1969 he won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions which led to his New York City recital debut at Carnegie Recital Hall. Since then he has appeared as a soloist with many orchestras including the
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, the Japan Philharmonic, the
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, the Milwaukee Symphony, the
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and the
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, the latter of which he has also recorded with. Two of his recordings were nominated for
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and he has made recordings on the
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,
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, Centaur Records, Delos Records, Kleos Records,
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and
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s. Solow has also worked actively as a
chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...
ian and is a former member of The Amadeus Trio as well as the American Chamber Players. He has performed as a chamber musician at music festivals including the
Spoleto Festival The ''Festival dei Due Mondi'' (Festival of the Two Worlds) is an annual summer music and opera festival held each June to early July in Spoleto, Italy, since its founding by composer Gian Carlo Menotti in 1958. It features a vast array of conc ...
, the Newport Music Festival, the
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is a six-week-long summer Festival of chamber music held annually in July and August and located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was founded in 1972 and presented its first series of concerts in 1973. Well-known mu ...
, the Sitka Summer Music Festival, the Summit Music Festival, the Montecito Music Festival, the Park City International Music Festival and the
Marlboro Festival The Marlboro Music School and Festival is a retreat for advanced classical training and musicianship held for seven weeks each summer in Marlboro, Vermont, in the United States. Public performances are held each weekend while the school is in ses ...
. He also spent eight summers teaching cello and chamber music at the Chautauqua Institute in New York.Biography of Jeffrey Solow at American String Teachers Association
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