| Heralded as "a musician of remarkable gifts" by the Chicago Tribune, cellist Allison Eldredge has captivated audiences throughout the world with her deeply communicative tone and commanding technique.
An Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, Ms. Eldredge has performed with many of the world's foremost orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Saint Louis Symphony, the Boston Pops, Montreal Symphony, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. She has toured North America, Europe and Asia as featured soloist with such prominent ensembles as the Academy of St. Martin-inŠthe-Fields, the Haifa Symphony, and leading ensembles of Japan. Other career highlights include her performance at a special concert in tribute to cellist Pablo Casals at the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico and performances with the Moscow Virtuosi and Vladimir Spivakov, which culminated in a nationally televised gala concert, at the Moscow Conservatory Grand Hall.
Her 2004/2005 season features performances throughout North America and Asia including appearances with the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa in Japan. This past Spring saw Ms. Eldredge's critically acclaimed recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall followed by her seventh recital tour of Japan, where she appeared on NHK National television, and performed in Tokyo, Fukuoka, North Kyushu, Hiroshima and Kitakami. Highlights of recent seasons include solo appearances with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, a European tour with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, engagements with the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Utah Symphony, and the Pacific Symphony, and performances of the Brahms Double Concerto with violinist Vladikmir Spivakov and the Hague Philharmonic.
Sought after as a chamber musician, she has shared the stage with numerous acclaimed artists, such as Andre Previn, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gil Shaham, and has appeared at many of the major chamber music festivals, including the Ravinia, Caramoor, Casals, Santa Fe, and Waterloo Festivals, the Colmar Festival in France, the Davos Festival in Switzerland, the Dvorak Festival in Prague, and the Johanessen International Festival in Victoria, BC. She is a member of the distinguished Boston Trio, the Ensemble-in Residence at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Also active as a recording artist, her most recent recordings include two CD's on the Denon label: Music by Chopin and Fauré, and "If I Loved You", arrangements of Broadway and film music for cello and piano, which were hailed by Fanfare Magazine as "passionate, illuminating and always enchanting".
Ms. Eldredge's radio and television credits include appearances on New York's WQXR, Boston's WGBH, Japan's NHK-Radio, ABC's Good Morning America and a performing arts documentary in which she appeared with Isaac Stern and Yo-Yo Ma for Japanese television. She also has the distinction of being invited to play at the White House.
Born in New York City, Ms. Eldredge is a graduate of The Juilliard School. Now living in the Boston area with her husband, pianist, Max Levinson and their daughter Natalie, Ms. Eldredge serves on the faculty of the New England Conservatory.
For publicity and booking information for Allison Eldredge, please contact Genevieve Spielberg at (908) 608-1325, gspielberg@aol.com.
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