Paul Katz is an American

cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

, who was a member of the Cleveland Quartet from 1969 to 1995.Katherine Millett "Cellist Paul Katz Puts His Students on Equal Footing" ''Strings'' August/Sept, 2007 He and his wife, pianist Pei-Shan Lee, reside in Boston and teach at the New England Conservatory of Music.

Education

Katz received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Southern California

School of Music A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger ins ...

and a Master of Music from the

Manhattan School of Music The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in mu ...

. He studied with Gregor Piatigorsky, János Starker,

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, and

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Career

Since 2001 Katz has taught at the

New England Conservatory The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest independent music conservatory in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. The conservatory is located on Hu ...

Official web page at New England Conservatory
/ref>Greg Cahill "Cellist Paul Katz Heads to New England Conservatory: Joins Strings and Chamber Music faculties" ''Strings'' May–June 2001 He had been professor of cello and chamber music at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and the Eastman School of Music. His recordings with the Cleveland Quartet, have received Grammy awards for Best Chamber Music Recording and also for Best Recorded Contemporary Composition in 1996.Harry Hurt, "A slow route to Being Maestro" New York Times Sept 5, 200

/ref> He has also played as soloist with many groups, including the

Pacifica Quartet The Pacifica Quartet is a professional string quartet based in Bloomington, Indiana. Its members are: Simin Ganatra, first violin; Austin Hartman, second violin; Mark Holloway, viola; and Brandon Vamos, cello. Formed in 1994 by Ganatra and Vamos wi ...

, the Ariel Quartet, and the

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. He serves on the National Advisory Board of the

Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Joseph E. Fischoff and the South Bend Chamber Music Society (South Bend, Indiana, USA) founded the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 1973 as a way of encouraging young people to pursue chamber music study and performance. Today, the Fis ...

. Paul Katz is the founder of CelloBello - an online cello resource center.

Honors

Katz holds an Honorary D.M.A. from Albright College. He received the Chevalier du Violoncelle from the Eva Janzer Memorial Cello Center of Indiana University in 2003.''Strings''

References

External links

New England Conservatory biographyCleveland Quartet homepage
Living people USC Thornton School of Music alumni Manhattan School of Music alumni New England Conservatory faculty Rice University faculty Eastman School of Music faculty Year of birth missing (living people) {{Cellist-stub