Peled will play the instrument for a short time to promote the instrument’s sound and history with audiences, describing its public debut as a ‘first date’
Amit Peled has announced he has acquired a c.1780 Storioni cello on loan from a Boston-based couple.
Peled is permitted to play the instrument for a short period in order to promote its sound and history with audiences. He made his public debut with the Storioni cello at the end of January in a recital in San Diego, CA, describing the event as a ‘first date,’ playing Bloch’s Prayer not only for the audience, but for the cello itself.
‘We need to get to know each other,’ he said. ‘We’ve never played for people before.’
Peled also owns a 1931 Carl Becker cello. From 2012 to 2018, he played a c.1700 Matteo Gofriller cello that previously belonged to Pablo Casals, which was loaned to him from Casals’ widow, Marta Casals Istomin and the Casals Foundation.
The Storioni cello was previously played by Zlatomir Fung when he won the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2019. Fung now plays on a c.1735 Domenico Montagnana cello from a generous benefactor and the 1696 ‘Lord Aylesford’ Stradivari cello, courtesy of Nippon Music Foundation.
Photos courtesy Amit Peled.
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