Cellist Jeffrey Solow has performed as soloist with orchestras worldwide and has been a guest artist at many national and international festivals. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he earned a degree in Philosophy magna cum laude from UCLA while studying with and assisting the legendary Gregor Piatigorsky at USC. He has recorded for numerous record labels and received two Grammy Award nominations, and his editions are published by Henle Urtext, the International Music Company, Ovation Online editions, and Theodore Presser. A noted teacher, Jeffrey has been professor of cello at Temple University since 1989 and received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2020. He is past president of the Violoncello Society of NY and of the American String Teachers Association.
Cellist Jeffrey Solow’s compelling playing has enthralled audiences throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia as soloist, chamber musician and teacher. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he studied with Gabor Rejto and earned a degree in Philosophy magna cum laude from UCLA while studying with and then assisting the legendary Gregor Piatigorsky at USC.
His winning the Young Concert Artists International Auditions launched a career that has encompassed performances of more than 40 different solo works with orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic (also at the Hollywood Bowl), Japan Philharmonic, Prime Philharmonic (Korea), VNOB Symphony (Vietnam), Seattle Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the American Symphony (with whom he also recorded). He has also presented recitals throughout the US and in Europe, Japan, Korea, China, Central and South America, and has been guest artist at many national and international chamber music festivals. His recordings, two of which have been nominated for Grammy Awards, can be found on the Columbia, ABC, New World, Centaur, Delos, Kleos, Capstone, Everest, Music Masters and Telefunken labels. In 2024 he completed his 15th cycle of Bach’s Suites for solo cello at Bargemusic in NYC.
Mr. Solow’s numerous editions are published by Breitkopf, International Music Company, Peters, Presser, Latham, Ovation and Henle Urtext, and the London (now British) Cello Society Newsletter, Strad magazine (London), Strings magazine, and American String Teacher have published his articles and reviews. He is past president of both the Violoncello Society, Inc. of NY and the American String Teachers Association. Recognized worldwide as an outstanding teacher, Jeffrey Solow has presented master classes throughout the United States as well as in Switzerland, Austria, Korea, Guatemala, Norway, France, Argentina, Canada, at the Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan, Nanning and WuHan conservatories in China, and at the Chiang Kai-Shek National Library in Taiwan. He has been professor of cello at Temple University since 1989 and was presented with the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2020.