Peter Lewy

Name:	Peter Lewy
Location:	New York US 10040
Contact:	Please call 212-927-3538 or 917-273-9693 or you can send a message through this page. Send Peter Lewy a message

Additional Info:	Peter Lewy has taught cello at the United Nations International School for the last 14 years and has been a member of the cello faculties at many other NYC area music schools including the Center for Preparatory Studies in Music at Queens College and the Turtle Bay Music School. Peter served as head of the string department at Camp Encore/Coda in Sweden, Maine for 9 years and founded The Cello Workshop at SummerKeys in Lubec Maine where he has taught for 15 years. Peter is Principal Cellist of several NYC orchestras and freelances actively. He has given numerous solo and chamber recitals in the New York Metropolitan area, including at Lincoln Center. He is co-author of Nuts and Bolts, a Technical Supplement for the Study of the Cello, and has maintained a large teaching studio of students of all ages and levels for more then 20 years. Peter's innovative uses of the cello in both popular and classical settings have earned him critical acclaim in the New York Times and Variety Magazine. He is a composer and improviser versed in many styles of music, often in demand for studio work in the New York metropolitan area. Peter has collaborated with artists in every genre of music, from folkies like The Roches, Frank Tedesso and David Massengill to rockers like Nada Surf to jazz musicians like Jaco Pastorius and Bucky Pizzarelli. Pastorious, the legendary jazz bassist, called Peter "the best improvising cellist I've ever heard." Peter's CD, "Now and Then," available at Amazon.com, was a recipient of an ASCAP award. It features his own works for solo cello and for four cellos, as well as the first Suite for unaccompanied cello by J. S. Bach. His music has been characterized as intense but accessible and has been featured on radio stations around the world. In 2006 his highly personal interpretations of the Bach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello were praised by pianist Maurizio Pollini
Fees:	$ 80.00 Dollars Per Hour
Will Teach:	Beginners, Intermediate Grades, Advanced Grades, Diploma / Higher Levels, Adult Beginners