Amit Peled, Internationally Renowned Cellist, Conductor and Educator,
Performs in Concert Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Seligman Center for the Performing Arts
Pro Musica of Detroit is proud to present internationally acclaimed cellist Amit Peled in his musical return to Southeast Michigan. Maestro Peled, accompanied by Spanish concert pianist Daniel del Pino, will perform at Seligman Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, April 21.
The concert is Maestro Peled’s fourth performance before Pro Musica audiences. As part of Pro Musica’s student outreach program, Maestro Peled will conduct a master class for music students in upper and middle school programs at Detroit Country Day the following day.
Maestro Peled’s April 21 concert program is entitled “From Darkness to Light.” The concert features some of the most compelling works in music, including pieces by Ludwig van Beethoven (inspired by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Frédéric Chopin, Max Bruch (Kol Nidrei), and Mieczysław Weinberg.
The concert performance begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 at Seligman Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of Detroit Country Day Upper School, 22305 13 Mile Rd, Beverly Hills, MI 48025 (on the southwest corner of Lahser and 13 Mile). Please use the 13 Mile Road entrance.
Individual concert tickets are $40 per person. Student tickets also are available at $5 each. Every ticket includes afterglow with the artists. Concert tickets also can be purchased online at promusicadetroit.com.
The 2026 Pro Musica season marks 99th year of presenting virtuosic musical artistry to audiences in Southeast Michigan. This concert will be hosted by Cecelia Sharpe of WRCJ 90.9FM.
Amit Peled, cello
A tremendous friend of Pro Musica of Detroit, Maestro Amit Peled performed for Pro Musica in 2014 and returned by popular demand in 2016. He also participated in the initial launch of the Pro Musica LIVE online concert series which debuted in 2021 during the COVID pandemic and continues today.
Internationally acclaimed cellist, conductor, and pedagogue Amit Peled is recognized as one of today’s most exciting and virtuosic performers. He has performed on many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Salle Gaveau in Paris, Wigmore Hall in London, Seoul Arts Center in Korea, and the Konzerthaus in Berlin, Germany. Named one of Musical America “30 Professionals of the Year” in 2015, Peled is the Founder and Artistic Director of the revolutionary Mount Vernon Virtuosi an orchestra based in his hometown of Baltimore.
Mr. Peled is known for his deep connection to some of the world’s greatest cellists as exemplified by his performances on “Pablo,” the 1733 Matteo Gofriller violoncello once treasured by maestro Pablo Casals. Personally handed to Mr. Peled by Marta Casals Istomin, widow of the Spanish cellist, the magnificent instrument was crafted when Bach lived. More than a century ago, as a 13-year-old student, Casals had rescued Bach’s six suites for cello from the recesses of history. Practicing the suites daily for the next 13 years before performing them in public, Casals’ interpretations of these masterpieces would be hailed around the world for revealing the profound nature of Bach and the role of cello as a solo instrument. Since 2020, Amit enjoys performing on a cello made by the Italian master Giovanni Grancino, ca. 1695, on generous loan from the Roux Family Foundation.
Daniel del Pino, piano
Daniel del Pino was born in Lebanon in 1972 of Spanish parents. A graduate from the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica of Madrid (Spain), Yale University and Southern Methodist University in Dallas (USA), he has taught at the Toledo Conservatory, Escuela Superior Katarina Gurska, Forum Musikae and in Musikene (San Sebastián), all in Spain.
Daniel del Pino is one of the leading Spanish concert pianists in the international scene. He has performed on five continents. From 2010 to 2019 he served as the Artistic Director of the concert series “Cita con los Clásicos”, in Guadarrama and from 2014 also for the festival that is organized by Sierra Musical around the Madrid region. Since 2020 he is the Eva Browning Artist-in-residence Associate Professor of piano at Texas Tech University. He was awarded the Albéniz Medal for his interpretation of Suite Iberia by Albéniz in 2022 and in 2023 he recorded the piece for the label Cézanne Producciones, being released in July 2024. He recently recorded all piano trios by Joaquín Turina for Brilliant Classics.
About Pro Musica of Detroit
Now entering our 99th concert season, Pro Musica of Detroit is among the city’s oldest presenters of fine music, and the only Pro Musica Society in the United States in continuous operation since its founding. Past artists have included some of the most well-known names in classical music, including composers Béla Bartók, Maurice Ravel, Aaron Copland, Sergei Prokofiev, Francis Poulenc, William Bolcom, and Michael Daugherty; and a world class roster of musicians that includes Joshua Bell, Jessye Norman, Akropolis Reed Quintet, Poulenc Trio, and Benjamin Grosvenor.
The Pro Musica experience represents a unique part of Detroit’s cultural heritage that connects audiences directly to the musicians presenting each concert since Béla Bartók discussed his work and led a performance of his works at Pro Musica’s first concert in 1927. During the program, artists are encouraged to speak directly to the audience about the works and composers they are performing. Afterwards, audience members enjoy the opportunity to mingle with the artists and other audience members at an afterglow reception.
The mission of Pro Musica of Detroit is to present to its members and audiences virtuosic and emerging artists performing exquisite works of music, to highlight local, living composers and musicians, and to provide meaningful educational experiences.
The upcoming From Detroit to the World: Our 100-year anniversary Witness of Music project celebrates Pro Musica of Detroit and the artists and music presented in our first century, while setting the stage for the next 100 years. More at promusicadetroit.com.