Peter Gelfand, cello

Peter Gelfand has been Principal Cellist with the San Jose Symphony since the 1985 season. During his first three seasons, he divided time equally between the San Jose Symphony and the renowned St. Louis Symphony, an orchestra with which he toured and recorded extensively. He also serves as Principal Cellist with Ballet San Jose of Silicon Valley and performed as Principal Cellist with the Monterey County Symphony from 1988 to 1998. Mr. Gelfand has participated in numerous music festivals including the Banff Festival of the Arts, the Colorado Music Festival, Music in the Mountains, Summerfest La Jolla and as Principal Cellist with the Spoleto Festival of the Two Worlds. Mr. Gelfand received his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the Indiana University School of Music, where he studied with legendary cellist Janos Starker. While at Indiana University, he also studied chamber music with Josef Gingold, Menahem Pressler, Franco Gulli, Gyorgy Sebok and Eva Janzer. Active throughout the Bay Area as a chamber musician, Mr. Gelfand is a founding member of the San Jose String Quartet and the San Jose Chamber Players. Mr. Gelfand is on the faculty of the Santa Clara University Department of Music.