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Paul Katz is an American cellist, who was a member of the Cleveland Quartet from 1969 to 1995.[1][2] He and his wife, pianist Pei-Shan Lee, reside in Boston and teach at the New England Conservatory of Music.[3]
Katz received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Southern California School of Music and a Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. He studied with Gregor Piatigorsky, János Starker, Bernard Greenhouse, Leonard Rose, and Gábor Rejtő.[4][5][6]
Since 2001 Katz has taught at the New England Conservatory[5][7] He had been professor of cello and chamber music at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and the Eastman School of Music.[7] His recordings with the Cleveland Quartet, have received Grammy awards for Best Chamber Music Recording and also for Best Recorded Contemporary Composition in 1996.[2]
He has also played as soloist with many groups, including the Pacifica Quartet,[8] the Ariel Quartet, and the Jupiter Quartet.
He serves on the National Advisory Board of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association.[9] Paul Katz is the founder of CelloBello - an online cello resource center.
Katz holds an Honorary D.M.A.[clarification needed] from Albright College. He received the Chevalier du Violoncelle from the Eva Janzer Memorial Cello Center of Indiana University in 2003.[10]
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