Emmanuel Feldman (born 1965)[1] is an American classical cellist and teacher based in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the co-founder of the cello-double bass duo Cello e Basso, and a member of the Aurea Ensemble.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) New York, NY |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Cello |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | emmanuelfeldman.com |
Early life and education edit
Feldman was born and raised in New York City.[1] He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia,[1] and at the Conservatoire de Paris.[2]
Career edit
As part of completing his studies in Paris, Feldman joined l'Orchestre des Prix, and was the first American ever in the orchestra.[2] After his time in France, he moved to Boston, where he became the principal cellist in the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra in 1990, at the age of 23. He left in 1993 to focus on his solo career.[1][2]
In 1992, Feldman and his wife Pascale Delache-Feldman formed Axiom Duo, with Feldman on cello and Delache-Feldman on double bass. As pioneers of the cello-double bass combination, they had to devise their own music by writing original pieces and transcribing music from other composers to fit their low-pitched instruments.[1] Their self-titled debut was released in 2002.[3] The album features works originally written for cello and bass, along with their own transcriptions of pieces by Mozart, Bartók and Handel.[3] They later renamed the duo Cello e Basso.[4]
In 2006, Feldman released Rider on the Plains, named after the subtitle of the first movement of Virgil Thomson's 1950 Cello Concerto, which is featured on the album.[5] Feldman first heard of the piece in the late 1990s after speaking with Anthony Tommasini, Thomson's biographer.[2] Feldman found it to be "an undiscovered gem of American cello repertoire."[6] The album also includes two works by Charles Fussell, which Feldman commissioned in 2002 to record alongside Thomson's work.[5][7][8] On the album, Feldman is joined by the New England String Ensemble and Nashville Chamber Orchestra.[5] Rider on the Plains was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical category for producer Blanton Alspaugh.[9] Feldman's second album, Our American Roots, was released in 2013. It features George Gershwin's Three Preludes, arranged for cello and piano by Feldman, as well as renditions of music by Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and George Walker.[10][11] As a composer, Feldman's original compositions include the three-movement "Enigma No. 1", written for cello and bass,[12] and "Synergy", written for string orchestra.[13]
Feldman has performed as the principal cellist in the Boston Philharmonic and Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra;[14] as a soloist with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra,[5] Emmanuel Music,[15] Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble,[16] New England String Ensemble,[17] New Bedford Symphony Orchestra,[18] and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project;[19] and alongside Bobby McFerrin,[20] Borromeo String Quartet,[21] David Deveau,[21] Marcus Thompson[21] and Gilbert Kalish.[21] He is a faculty member at Boston's New England Conservatory,[22] where he was the cello teacher of Zlatomir Fung,[23][24] and at the Department of Music at Tufts University,[25] and has also taught cello at Brown University[26] and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.[18]
Personal life edit
Feldman and his wife, Pascale Delache-Feldman, a double bassist, are based in Boston, Massachusetts.[2][27] They met while studying at the Curtis Institute of Music.[1]
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Year | Title |
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| 2002 | Axiom Duo
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| 2006 | Rider on the Plains: Cello Concertos
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| 2013 | Our American Roots: Gershwin, Barber, Walker, Copland
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Appears on edit
| Year | Album | Artist | Credits |
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| 1993 | Noises, Sounds & Strange Airs | Ewazen, Heinick, Marshall and Snow | Cello |
| 1995 | Visions: Words for the Future | Boston Gay Men's Chorus | Cello |
| 2007 | Chamber Music | Armand Qualliotine | Cello |
| 2008 | 5th Season | Jonathan Sacks | Cello |
| 2009 | Bloom | Michael J. Evans | Cello |
| 2010 | Classical Contemporary Chamber Music for the 21st Century, Volume 1 | Essex Chamber Music Players | Cello |
| Nantucket Dreaming | Carson Cooman | Cello | |
| Tendrils | Byron Petty, Robert Stewart and Peter Homans | Cello | |
| 2015 | Chamber Music | Julian Wachner | Cello |
| Winter Shore | Benjamin Sabey | Cello | |
| 2016 | Territory of the Heart | Douglas Bruce Johnson | Cello |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Karissa S. Wang, "Husband-wife duo's music is really deep," The Patriot Ledger, June 1, 1994.
- ^ a b c d e James Reel, "Chatting With Emmanuel Feldman," Fanfare, vol. 30, no. 2, November/December 2006.
- ^ a b Andi Beckendorf, "Axiom Duo," International Society of Bassists, vol. 26, no. 1, 2002, pp. 67-68.
- ^ Richard Dyer, "Defying Gravity, and Celebrating It," Boston Globe, May 8, 2006.
- ^ a b c d Anthony Tommasini, "Rustic Streams Hiding Complicated Traditions," New York Times, January 14, 2007.
- ^ Laurence Vittes, "All American," Strings, April 2008, pp. 34-36.
- ^ David Hurwitz, "Rider on the Plains," Classics Today, November 6, 2006.
- ^ Laurence Vittes, "Rider on the Plains," Strings, August/September 2007, p. 140.
- ^ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominees," Category 97, New York Times, December 6, 2007.
- ^ Donald Rosenberg, "'Our American Roots'," Gramophone, October 2013.
- ^ D. Moore, "Our American Roots," American Record Guide, 2013.
- ^ Joel Altman, "Axiom Duo excels in spirited, inspired program at Orpheum," The Patriot Ledger, February 21, 1995.
- ^ Emmanuel Feldman bio, necmusic.edu. Accessed January 3, 2018.
- ^ Michael Manning, "Bringing out the best (and worst) in Philharmonic," Boston Globe, April 30, 1996.
- ^ Richard Buell, "Emmanuel picks up where Schubert left off," Boston Globe, January 5, 1999.
- ^ Richard Dyer, "Dinosaur Annex overcomes a crisis," Boston Globe, May 3, 1994.
- ^ Richard Dyer, "A dazzling start for Wyner," Boston Globe, October 4, 1999.
- ^ a b Richard Pachece, "NBSO opens with 'intense, provocative' performance," The Standard-Times, October 22, 1996.
- ^ Richard Buell, "BMOP beautifully handles Jewish orchestral music," Boston Globe, February 29, 2000.
- ^ Richard Dyer, "Bobby McFerrin thrives on the unexpected," Boston Globe, August 25, 1992.
- ^ a b c d Emmanuel Feldman: Cello, Killington Music Festival. Accessed January 3, 2018.
- ^ Terry Blain, "Classical Music," Star Tribune, July 31, 2017.
- ^ Sara Mulkeen, "Westborough teen internationally recognized for cello," The MetroWest Daily News, October 9, 2012.
- ^ Mark Wedel, "Stulberg-winning teen cellist Zlatomir Fung to solo with Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra," Kalamazoo Gazette, October 29, 2014.
- ^ "Applied Music Faculty Biographies: Cello," Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Tufts University. Accessed January 3, 2018.
- ^ "New Release – Our American Roots," Delos. Accessed January 3, 2018.
- ^ Richard Buell, "Citizen Feld Celebrates the Sounds of the City," Boston Globe, May 26, 2001.