Cellist AMIR ELDAN has been associate principal cello of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under conductor James Levine. He has given recitals of Bach's six suites at Bargemusic, Columbia University, ENCORE School for Strings Blue Ribbon Series, Windham Chamber Music Festival, La Sierra University, Indiana University, and abroad at the Tel-Aviv Art Museum and the Jerusalem University, Israel.

AMIR ELDAN has collaborated in chamber music with members of the Guarneri and Juilliard string quartets, Richard Goode, Kim Kashkashian, Joseph Silverstein, Midori, and Lynn Harrell. He has toured the United States and Israel as a soloist with pianist Ofra Ytzhaki. AMIR ELDAN is a winner of concerto competitions at Juilliard, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Cleveland Institute of Music.

During the 2008 Summer season, Amir will be teaching, giving master classes, and performing in a number of locations: the Madeline Island Music Camp; the Indiana University String Academy; the Bowdoin Music Festival; and the International Master Class Seminar in Litomysl, Czech Republic.

AMIR ELDAN is a faculty member at The Oberlin Conservatory of Music.