Paul Katz

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Template:Short description Paul Katz is an American cellist, who was a member of the Cleveland Quartet from 1969 to 1995.[1][2] He and his wife, pianist Pei-Shan Lee, reside in Boston and teach at the New England Conservatory of Music.[3]

Education

Katz received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Southern California School of Music and a Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. He studied with Gregor Piatigorsky, János Starker, Bernard Greenhouse, Leonard Rose, and Gábor Rejtő.[4][5][6]

Career

Since 2001 Katz has taught at the New England Conservatory[5][7] He had been professor of cello and chamber music at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and the Eastman School of Music.[7] His recordings with the Cleveland Quartet, have received Grammy awards for Best Chamber Music Recording and also for Best Recorded Contemporary Composition in 1996.[2]

He has also played as soloist with many groups, including the Pacifica Quartet,[8] the Ariel Quartet, and the Jupiter Quartet.

He serves on the National Advisory Board of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association.[9] Paul Katz is the founder of CelloBello - an online cello resource center.

Honors

Katz holds an Honorary D.M.A.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". from Albright College. He received the Chevalier du Violoncelle from the Eva Janzer Memorial Cello Center of Indiana University in 2003.[10]

References

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  1. Katherine Millett "Cellist Paul Katz Puts His Students on Equal Footing" Strings August/Sept, 2007 Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. a b Harry Hurt, "A slow route to Being Maestro" New York Times Sept 5, 2008 [1]
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  4. Tim Janof, Internet Chamber Society interview
  5. a b Official web page at New England Conservatory
  6. "Paul Katz: Master Collaborator" Strings Magazine,Aug/Sept 2007 Script error: No such module "webarchive".
  7. a b Greg Cahill "Cellist Paul Katz Heads to New England Conservatory: Joins Strings and Chamber Music faculties" Strings May–June 2001 Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. University of Chicago New, Jan. 28, 2002
  9. Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Board and National Advisory Council [2]
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External links

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