Amit Peled, Founder and Artistic Director

Internationally acclaimed cellist, conductor, and pedagogue Amit Peled is recognized as one of today’s most exciting and virtuosic performers. He has appeared in many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Salle Gaveau in Paris, Wigmore Hall in London, the Seoul Arts Center in Korea, and the Konzerthaus in Berlin.

Peled’s extensive discography includes more than twenty recordings, notably his complete Bach Suites performed on the legendary cello of Pablo Casals. His albums appear on the Naxos, Centaur, Delos, and CTM Classics labels. A distinguished professor of cello at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, he has presented master classes and workshops around the world, inspiring the next generation of cellists.

A strong advocate for contemporary music, Peled has commissioned and premiered numerous works by living composers. In the 2026–27 season, he will premiere a new cello concerto by his former student and Grammy nominee Andrea Casarrubios.

Named one of Musical America’s “30 Professionals of the Year” in 2015, Peled is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Mount Vernon Virtuosi, a groundbreaking chamber orchestra based in his hometown of Baltimore. Under his leadership, the ensemble has reshaped Maryland’s musical landscape through free concerts and educational initiatives that serve underrepresented communities. As part of this mission, Peled established the Music House in East Baltimore, where young musicians live free of charge and actively engage with the neighborhood through performance and outreach.

A former Music Director of CityMusic Cleveland, Peled continues to expand his international presence as a conductor alongside his vibrant career as a cello soloist.

Amit Peled is represented worldwide by CTM Classics.