The Cleveland Cello Society proudly presents:
Cello Masterclass by Paul Katz, distinguished cellist and pedagogue
Free and open to the public
Featuring the Collegiate Division winners of the CCS’s 2023 Scholarship Competition
April Lee, Jean and Jim Triner Gold Prize winner (CIM, student of Richard Weiss)
Piper Suk, Silver Prize winner (CIM, student of Sharon Robinson)
Irén Hangen Vázquez , Agnew Bach Prize winner (CIM, student of Melissa Kraut)
Paul Katz is known for his 26-year career as cellist of the internationally acclaimed Cleveland Quartet; as a world-renown teacher of his instrument; for his featured role mentoring young cellists in the made for PBS film Talent Has Hunger, directed by Academy Award nominated Director Josh Aronson; and as Founder and Artistic Director of CelloBello.org, the world’s leading online resource center for cellists. As soloist Katz has played throughout North America, Europe and China. Of special interest to cellists is the Cleveland Quartet’s recording of the Schubert Quintet for two cellos with Paul Katz and Yo-Yo Ma.
In 2010, with the support of WGBH in Boston and NEC, Katz created CelloBello.org, “to build a global cello community that serves all cellists and enthusiasts world-wide with the highest level of musical instruction, inspiration and interaction, regardless of location, race, socio-economic status, or ability level”.
Mr. Katz has received many honors, including the American String Teacher’s Association “Artist-Teacher of the Year 2003” and Indiana University’s “Chevalier du Violoncelle,” awarded for distinguished achievements and contributions to the world of cello playing and teaching. He was a student of Gregor Piatigorsky, Janos Starker, Bernard Greenhouse, Gabor Rejto and Leonard Rose. In 1962 he was selected nationally to play in the historic Pablo Casals Master Class in Berkeley, California and was a prizewinner in the Munich and Geneva Competitions. On the faculty of The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston since 2001, he previously taught five years at Rice University in Houston, TX and twenty years at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.
(*Please note, 2181 Ambleside Drive is the official address of Judson Park. The entrance to Judson Park at the top of Cedar Hill on Chestnut Hills Road, offers direct access to the Auditorium plus a parking lot and ample street parking.)