The Yale Cellos is an ensemble at the Yale School of Music consisting of 20 or so cellists, all of whom are students of the famed cello teacher Aldo Parisot. Since its formation in 1983 the group has produced several CDs, one of which earned a Grammy nomination.
The members of the Yale Cellos belong to the very select group of young artists from around the world invited by Aldo Parisot to study with him at the Yale School of Music. Formed in 1983, the ensemble has earned an international reputation for its successful recordings, its richness of sound, its virtuosity, and its many additions to the cello ensemble literature. In addition to annual concerts at Yale University, the ensemble has performed twice at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, New York. The Yale Cellos under Aldo Parisot may be heard on the recording “Cellists from Yale” issued in Brazil by Phonodisc and the “The Yale Cellos Play Favorites” issued by Delos International. Their disc "Bach/Bachianas," also issued on Delos, received a Grammy nomination in 1988. Their most recent recording for Naxos, “Bach to Brubeck,” was released in November, 2005. The group appeared in 1999 and 2001 at the International Cello Festival in Beauvais, France, and at the 2001 Manchester [England] Cello Festival. After their appearance in the latter event, the New York Times called them “dazzlingly well-disciplined,” and Ralph Kirshbaum, director of the festival and a former student of Parisot’s, said “the sense of color and phrasing you get from the Yale Cellos is fantastic. Aldo Parisot is one of the great teachers.” Most recently, the ensemble toured Korea in May, 2005. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.