Divertimento in D Major                        Franz Joseph Haydn (trans. Piatigorsky)
   Adagio
   Menuetto
   Allegro di molto

Kol Nidre, Op. 47                                     Max Bruch

Romance                                                   Claude Debussy (trans. Piatigorsky)

Intermezzo                                               Claude Debussy

Pezzo Capriccioso, op. 62                       Peter Tchaikowsky

Vocalise, op. 34, No. 14                          Sergei Rachmaninoff

"At the Fountain," op. 20, No. 2          Carl Davidoff

Jeffrey Solow

     “His intonation is irreproachable, his tone uncommonly pure, and he communicates with a musical sensitivity that demands and holds the attention,” said the Los Angeles Times about Jeffrey Solow whose impassioned and compelling cello playing has enthralled audiences throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. His multi-faceted career embraces performances as recitalist, soloist with orchestra and chamber musician, as well as teaching, writing and lecturing on a variety of cellistic topics and arranging and editing music for the cello; two of his many recordings were nominated for Grammy Awards. His wide-ranging interests include scuba diving and underwater photography, protozoology and paleontology and he graduated with a degree in Philosophy magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA.  These attainments as well as his knowledge in many fields outside of classical music give him an exceptional ability to communicate with audiences of all ages and all levels of musical sophistication, both musically and in personal interaction.
     Mr. Solow's concerto appearances include performances of more than forty different works with orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic (also at the Hollywood Bowl), Japan Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the American Symphony (with whom he also recorded). He has presented recitals throughout the US and in Europe, Japan, Korea, China, and Central and South America. For ten years he was a member of The Amadeus Trio and he has been guest artist at many national and international chamber music festivals.
     Following private cello studies with Gabor Rejto in his native Los Angeles Mr. Solow studied with and assisted the legendary Gregor Piatigorsky at USC. He went on to win the Young Musicians Foundation's first Gregor Piatigorsky Award and New York's Young Concert Artists Award. He is editor of The Violoncello Society Newsletter (NY) and for three years was editor of the Cello Forum in American String Teacher magazine.  A regular contributor to Strad magazine (London), Strings magazine, and American String Teacher, he has also been published in Seminars in Neurology and the book Current Research in Arts Medicine.  The American String Teachers Association selected two of his articles for their publication of the top ten articles from "Cello Forum."  A noted authority on healthy and efficient string playing, he is frequently invited to give lectures and presentations on the subject.
     Recognized worldwide as an outstanding teacher, Mr. Solow has presented master classes throughout the United States as well as in Switzerland, Austria, Korea, Guatemala, Norway, France, Argentina, Canada, and at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in China. He was a member of the faculties of UCLA, California State University at Northridge, the University of Michigan, and the Peabody Conservatory, and for eight summers he taught cello and chamber music at the renowned Chautauqua Institution in New York State. Twice he has been artist/teacher at the Gregor Piatigorsky Memorial Seminar for Cellists at USC, he chaired the American String Teachers Association’s prestigious National Solo Competition in 2002 and 2004, served on ASTA’s Executive Board and is currently president-elect. Mr. Solow is professor of cello at Temple University’s Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance and chair of the Department of Instrumental Studies. Most recently he was elected president of the Violoncello Society, Inc. in New York, the nation’s second oldest cello society.

Jeffrey Solow -- Press Quotes

“His intonation is irreproachable, his technique clean, his tone uncommonly pure, and he communicates directly with a musical sensitivity that demands and holds the attention."
– Los Angeles Times

“Warmth... confidence... fleet and agile fingering... true virtuoso flair"
– The Washington Post

"Commands a big singing tone and soaring technique"
– Philadelphia Enquirer

"One of the best American cellists"
– Fanfare magazine

"Jeffrey Solow plays with taste, sense, and most striking of all,
tremendous verve and temperament"
– The Boston Globe 

“His intonation is excellent, his sense of rhythm a sheer joy, and his
 delicacy of shading creates a warmth of tone akin to the human voice”
– The Atlanta Journal

"Jeffrey Solow is particularly outstanding - tremendous technique, a very large and warm tone."
– The Instrumentalist

"Solow is a remarkably eloquent cellist whose playing is equally expressive and dynamic. Technically astute and musically sound, he acquits himself wonderfully in both the romantic and classical repertoire."
– Desert Morning News

Ayke Agus

     Ayke Agus, violinist and pianist, is known as the last accompanist for the world renowned Russian violinist, Jascha Heifetz, during his last 15 years. Agus began her concert career at the age of 7 as both violinist and pianist. A native of Indonesia, she came to the United States on scholarship to study in Buffalo, New York. She became the youngest member of the Buffalo Philharmonic, and was a first prize winner in many local competitions. She became a student of Heifetz in his master class at USC and pursued her master’s degree.  While studying the violin in his class, she was invited to fill in for the ailing pianist of the master class.  She was subsequently engaged as Heifetz’ pianist for his class and for himself until his death in 1987.  Together with the famous Russian cellist, Gregor Piatigorsky, she often performed as pianist in piano trios in concerts with Heifetz.
     Agus served for ten years on the USC piano faculty, and performs with internationally noted groups such as the Ysaye String Quartet and the Jacque Thibaud String Trio.  Her annual tours to Europe and Asia always bring highly praised reviews for both her violin and piano recitals.
     She is a member of the Pasadena Symphony, California Philharmonic, and Burbank Chamber Orchestra.  She holds master classes on “The Art of Accompanying” and presently teaches violin at the Antelope Valley College.

Funded in part by the Ahmanson Foundation, the Ted Roy Charity Foundation/Lake Arrowhead Country Club,
Harry and Marjorie Johnson, and Jim and Paulette Parker.
Piano donated by Cannon Pianos, San Bernardino.