Baroque cellist Phoebe Carrai is a distinguished member of the faculties of the Juilliard School and the Longy School of Music. She became a member of Musica Antiqua Köln in 1982, making over 40 recordings for Deutsche Gramophone and touring the world. She directs the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra and performs regularly with Philharmonia Baroque, the Arcadian Academy, Juilliard Baroque, the Boston Early Music Festival, and the Göttingen Festival Orchestra.
Carrai will present a program or works of J.S. Bach, Dall’Abaco, and Kummer.
String Masters Series is artistically directed by Andrew Mark and part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Artistry in Action series.
Program InformationAbout the Artist
Phoebe Carrai, a native Bostonian, completed her post-graduate studies in Austria with Nikolaus Harnencourt, after studying with Lawrence Lesser and receiving her BM and MM at New England Conservatory of Music. She became a member of Musica Antiqua Köln in 1982, making over 40 recordings for Deutsche Gramophone and touring the world.
Carrai’s teaching career in historical performance started at the Hillversum Conservatory in the Netherlands, and she spent 16 years on the faculty of the University of the Arts in Berlin, Germany. She is presently on the faculties of the Juilliard School and the Longy School of Music. She started New Years Resolution Baroque Cello Bootcamp 15 years ago, and it is still one of her greatest joys each year! In the summers, when not at her favorite spot on Cape Cod, she can be found teaching at Amherst Early Music, Aria Camp, the Bach Cello Suites Workshop, and at Juilliard-sponsored courses in Montisi, Italy and Brugge, Belgium.
Along with her solo and chamber music concerts, she directs the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra and performs regularly with Philharmonia Baroque, the Arcadian Academy, Juilliard Baroque, the Boston Early Music Festival, and the Göttingen Festival Orchestra.
Carrai has released recordings of the Bach solo cello suites, a duo recording of Frederich August Kummer, and has now also released Out of Italy for Avie Records. She has also recorded for Decca, Aetme, Telarc, and BMG. She plays on an Italian cello, circa 1690.
About the Series
String Masters Series is artistically directed by Andrew Mark and part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s
Artistry in Action series. The Artistry in Action series celebrates exceptional artists and initiatives that exemplify Boston Conservatory’s core values of excellence, innovation, and community engagement. Hosted by the Conservatory’s Music Division, Artistry in Action brings together the school’s prestigious and long-standing Piano Masters Series, String Masters Series, and Faculty Chamber Series with exciting new programming for winds, faculty recitals, and ensemble-in-residences. Learn more and view upcoming Artistry in Action events.Concert Services Staff
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