Peabody Institute

Members of the Mt. Vernon Virtuosi orchestra's Cello Gang, gathered to record their Midday concert on December 6 in the studio of WYPR's sister station, WTMD. Acclaimed cellist and Peabody Institute educator, Amit Peled (center) leads the Gang, a group of five of Peled’s gifted Peabody students that today includes (left to right): Rachel Taylor, Jiaoyang Xu, Natalia Vilchis, Paul Lee and Shawn Hsu. (photo by Rob Sivak/WYPR)

Programs

Cellist Amit Peled, in concert with his Peabody student Cello Gang

Tom Hall

The internationally acclaimed cellist and Peabody Institute educator joins with his Cello Gang students to perform works by Golterman, Rachmaninoff and Leonard Cohen.

Programs

A Boy and His Cello: Amit Peled

Sheilah Kast

Dedication and hard work really can make childhood dreams come true. We meet international musician Amit Peled. He plays the cello once owned by Pablo…

WYPR News

A bottle of rum and a little rumba

A group of WYPR members and our program director, Andy Bienstock, went to Cuba last week for the International Jazz Festival in Havana. And WYPR’s City…

Programs

The Story Behind a Cello Named Pablo

Sheilah Kast

Dedication and hard work really can make childhood dreams come true. We meet international musician Amit Peled. He plays the cello once owned by Pablo…