Co-sponsored by the Melton Center for Jewish Studies, the School of Music Welcomes Amir Eldan, cello and Yael Manor, piano.
Cellist Amir Eldan was the youngest member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra when he won the position of Associate Principal Cellist at the age of twenty two. He performed with the Orchestra for three years and was invited by James Levine to perform with the MET Chamber Ensemble in Carnegie Hall.
Mr. Eldan was the winner of the concerto competitions at Juilliard, the Aspen Music Festival and the Cleveland Institute of Music and performed at Alice Tully Hall with the Juilliard orchestra. He has collaborated with members of the Guarneri and Juilliard String Quartet, Richard Goode, Lynn Harrell, Steven Isserlis, Kim Kashkashian, Midori and Joseph Silverstein.
In a series of concerts worldwide, he played Bach's six suites and gave recitals at Bargemusic, Columbia University, Encore School for strings Blue Ribbon Series, Windham Chamber music festival, La Sierra University and Indiana University, as well as in Israel, in Tel-Aviv and in Jerusalem.
He has collaborated in chamber music with members of the Guarneri and Juilliard string quartets, Richard Goode, Kim Kashkashian, Joseph Silverstein, Midori, and Lynn Harrell, has toured the United States and Israel as a soloist with pianist Ofra Ytzhaki, and is a winner of concerto competitions at Juilliard, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Cleveland Institute of Music.
He has performed in the music festivals of La Jolla, Marlboro, Ravinia, the Chamber Music Festival in Giverny, France, West Cork Music Festival in Ireland and Open Chamber Music in Prussia Cove, England. His performances have been features on Public Radio in the U.S. in Europe and in Israel.
Mr. Eldan received his B.M. degree cum laude from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he won the cello award for achievement and excellence. Currently he is a doctorate degree candidate at the Juilliard School, where he received his M.M. He studied with Peter Wiley, Richard Aaron and Joel Krosnick.
Mr. Eldan is an Assistant Professor at the Oberlin Conservatory. Before joining the faculty at Oberlin, he served on the faculty at Juilliard as an assistant to Joel Krosnick.
Pianist and champion of new music, Yael Manor regularly collaborates with composers both as a soloist and a chamber musician. As a frequent performer of national and world premieres, she approaches each piece with creativity and imaginative interpretation.
As the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of 20-21, Yael explores 21st century music through an innovative concert series that highlights the historical and musical influences on today’s contemporary composers. Driven by the belief that new music should be accessible, Yael works to ensure that each concert encourages open dialogue and understanding between audience members, performers, and featured composers.
In addition to various performances in Israel, Yael has performed on some of the most prestigious stages in the United States including: the Kimmel Center, the Miller Theatre, the Dekelboum Concert Hall, Symphony Space, Merkin Concert Hall, and Carnegie Hall. She has also been featured on New York City’s classical music radio station, WQXR, in a broadcast of the McGraw Hill Young Artists Showcase.
Yael holds a Master’s degree from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel-Aviv University and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. She currently lives and teaches in New York City.
