I am a classically-trained cellist based in Albany, New York. Recently the cello chair in the celebrated revival of Fidder on the Roof in Yiddish, I turned to Zoom during the pandemic to live-stream performances that were viewed globally. As the return to in-person performances is underway, I am glad to be playing for weddings, events, and recitals again. My experience as a music educator for people ranging from early childhood to the elderly is a driving force in designing programming and new venues.
Artist bio.
A Manhattan native, Laura started cello lessons at age 6. She was part of the pilot class at Special Music School and attended LaGuardia Arts High School. She holds a Bachelor’s of Music from The Mannes School of Music, where she was a student of Timothy Eddy. Her Master’s degree took her to Israel, where she studied with Hillel Zori, was a member of Tel Aviv University’s resident string quartet, and interned as a cellist in the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Music festivals include the Aspen Music Festival, Keshet Eilon, Kyiv Summer Music Evenings, the Madrid Cello Forum, Your Body Is Your Strad, SababaFest, Junity, KlezKanada, and Yiddish New York.
Masterclasses include Richard Aaron, Anthony Elliott, Yehuda Hanani, Gary Hoffman, Israel Edelson, David Geringas, and Barbara Stein Mallow. Performances at major stages such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Frankfurt Alte Oper, and Heichal HaTarbut Tel Aviv. Frequent contracts with the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene performing reconstructed works of the heyday of Yiddish Theater. Recording credits include the cast album of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish.