# Emmanuel Feldman
> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Emmanuel_Feldman
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Emmanuel_Feldman.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Feldman
> Source revision: 1309091634
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
{{about||the rabbi|Emanuel Feldman}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Emmanuel Feldman
| image = Emmanuel Feldman 2015.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_place = [New York, NY](/source/New_York%2C_NY)
| death_date =
| instrument = [Cello](/source/Cello)
| genre = [Classical](/source/Classical_music)
| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 1986–present
| label = {{flatlist|
* [Albany](/source/Albany_Records)
* [Delos](/source/Delos_Productions)
* [Naxos](/source/Naxos_Records)
* Arsis
* Navona
* MMC
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* Cello e Basso
* Aurea Ensemble
* [Boston Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/Boston_Philharmonic_Orchestra)
* Nashville Chamber Orchestra
* [Bobby McFerrin](/source/Bobby_McFerrin)
* [New England String Ensemble](/source/New_England_String_Ensemble)
}}
| website = [http://www.emmanuelfeldman.com/ emmanuelfeldman.com]
}}
'''Emmanuel Feldman''' (born 1965)[Karissa S. Wang, "Husband-wife duo's music is really deep," ''[The Patriot Ledger](/source/The_Patriot_Ledger)'', June 1, 1994.] is an American classical [cellist](/source/cellist) and teacher based in [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts). He is the co-founder of the cello-[double bass](/source/double_bass) duo Cello e Basso, and a member of the Aurea Ensemble.
==Early life and education==
Feldman was born and raised in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).[James Reel, "Chatting With Emmanuel Feldman," ''[Fanfare](/source/Fanfare_(magazine))'', vol. 30, no. 2, November/December 2006.]
==Career==
As part of completing his studies in Paris, Feldman joined l'Orchestre des Prix, and was the first American ever in the orchestra.[Andi Beckendorf, "Axiom Duo," [International Society of Bassists](/source/International_Society_of_Bassists), vol. 26, no. 1, 2002, pp. 67-68.] The album features works originally written for cello and bass, along with their own transcriptions of pieces by [Mozart](/source/Mozart), [Bartók](/source/Bart%C3%B3k) and [Handel](/source/Handel).[[Richard Dyer](/source/Richard_Dyer_(music_critic)), [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132402/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7955708.html "Defying Gravity, and Celebrating It,"] ''[Boston Globe](/source/Boston_Globe)'', May 8, 2006.]
In 2006, Feldman released ''Rider on the Plains'', named after the subtitle of the first movement of [Virgil Thomson](/source/Virgil_Thomson)'s 1950 ''Cello Concerto'', which is featured on the album.[[Anthony Tommasini](/source/Anthony_Tommasini), [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E1DF1230F937A25752C0A9619C8B63 "Rustic Streams Hiding Complicated Traditions,"] ''[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)'', January 14, 2007.] Feldman first heard of the piece in the late 1990s after speaking with [Anthony Tommasini](/source/Anthony_Tommasini), Thomson's biographer.[Laurence Vittes, "All American," ''Strings'', April 2008, pp. 34-36.] The album also includes two works by [Charles Fussell](/source/Charles_Fussell), which Feldman commissioned in 2002 to record alongside Thomson's work.[David Hurwitz, [https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-13219/ "Rider on the Plains,"] Classics Today, November 6, 2006.][Laurence Vittes, [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132343/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1308672331.html "Rider on the Plains,"] ''Strings'', August/September 2007, p. 140.] On the album, Feldman is joined by the [New England String Ensemble](/source/New_England_String_Ensemble) and Nashville Chamber Orchestra.[[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/arts/06grammylist.html "The Complete List of Grammy Nominees,"] Category 97, ''New York Times'', December 6, 2007.] Feldman's second album, ''Our American Roots'', was released in 2013. It features [George Gershwin](/source/George_Gershwin)'s ''[Three Preludes](/source/Three_Preludes_(Gershwin))'', arranged for cello and piano by Feldman, as well as renditions of music by [Aaron Copland](/source/Aaron_Copland), [Samuel Barber](/source/Samuel_Barber) and [George Walker](/source/George_Walker_(composer)).[Donald Rosenberg, "'Our American Roots'," ''[Gramophone](/source/Gramophone_(magazine))'', October 2013.][D. Moore, [https://delosmusic.com/arg-reviews-our-american-roots-cd/ "Our American Roots,"] ''[American Record Guide](/source/American_Record_Guide)'', 2013.] As a composer, Feldman's original compositions include the three-movement "Enigma No. 1", written for cello and bass,[Joel Altman, "Axiom Duo excels in spirited, inspired program at Orpheum," ''The Patriot Ledger'', February 21, 1995.] and "Synergy", written for string orchestra.[[https://necmusic.edu/faculty/emmanuel-feldman Emmanuel Feldman bio], necmusic.edu. Accessed January 3, 2018.]
Feldman has performed as the principal cellist in the [Boston Philharmonic](/source/Boston_Philharmonic) and Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra;[Michael Manning, "Bringing out the best (and worst) in Philharmonic," ''Boston Globe'', April 30, 1996.] as a soloist with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra,[Richard Buell, [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132340/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8534898.html "Emmanuel picks up where Schubert left off,"] ''Boston Globe'', January 5, 1999.] [Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble](/source/Dinosaur_Annex_Music_Ensemble),[[Richard Dyer](/source/Richard_Dyer_(music_critic)), [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132352/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8277670.html "Dinosaur Annex overcomes a crisis,"] ''Boston Globe'', May 3, 1994.] New England String Ensemble,[[Richard Dyer](/source/Richard_Dyer_(music_critic)), [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132404/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8578630.html "A dazzling start for Wyner,"] ''Boston Globe'', October 4, 1999.] [New Bedford Symphony Orchestra](/source/New_Bedford_Symphony_Orchestra),[Richard Pachece, "NBSO opens with 'intense, provocative' performance," ''[The Standard-Times](/source/The_Standard-Times_(New_Bedford))'', October 22, 1996.] and the [Boston Modern Orchestra Project](/source/Boston_Modern_Orchestra_Project);[Richard Buell, [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132346/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8586824.html "BMOP beautifully handles Jewish orchestral music,"] ''Boston Globe'', February 29, 2000.] and alongside [Bobby McFerrin](/source/Bobby_McFerrin),[[Richard Dyer](/source/Richard_Dyer_(music_critic)), [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013912/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8755967.html "Bobby McFerrin thrives on the unexpected,"] ''Boston Globe'', August 25, 1992.] [Borromeo String Quartet](/source/Borromeo_String_Quartet),[{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073325/http://www.killingtonmusicfestival.org/feldman.html Emmanuel Feldman: Cello]}}, Killington Music Festival. Accessed January 3, 2018.] [David Deveau](/source/David_Deveau),[Terry Blain, [https://www.newspapers.com/image/323639023/?terms=%22emmanuel+feldman%22+cello "Classical Music,"] ''[Star Tribune](/source/Star_Tribune)'', July 31, 2017.] where he was the cello teacher of Zlatomir Fung,[Sara Mulkeen, [http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/x21088014/Westborough-teen-internationally-recognized-for-cello "Westborough teen internationally recognized for cello,"] ''[The MetroWest Daily News](/source/The_MetroWest_Daily_News)'', October 9, 2012.][Mark Wedel, [http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/10/post_78.html "Stulberg-winning teen cellist Zlatomir Fung to solo with Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra,"] ''[Kalamazoo Gazette](/source/Kalamazoo_Gazette)'', October 29, 2014.] and at the Department of Music at [Tufts University](/source/Tufts_University),[[http://as.tufts.edu/music/faculty/appliedBios.htm "Applied Music Faculty Biographies: Cello,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517144435/http://as.tufts.edu/music/faculty/appliedBios.htm |date=2011-05-17 }} Tufts University. Accessed January 3, 2018.] and has also taught cello at [Brown University](/source/Brown_University)[[https://delosmusic.com/new-release-our-american-roots/ "New Release – Our American Roots,"] Delos. Accessed January 3, 2018.] and the [University of Massachusetts Dartmouth](/source/University_of_Massachusetts_Dartmouth).[Richard Buell, [https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132348/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8658571.html "Citizen Feld Celebrates the Sounds of the City,"] ''Boston Globe'', May 26, 2001.] They met while studying at the Curtis Institute of Music.