Monday, August 3, 2020

Cellist Inbal Segev Premieres Cello Concerto, "Dance"


By Elaine Diehl:

A native of Israel, Inbal Segev began playing the cello at the age of 5. At 8, she first played for the Israeli president and at 16 she was invited by Isaac Stern to the United States, where she continued her cello studies at Yale and Julliard.

Segev performed with our Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra last year and has just released a brand-new album with Marin Alsop & London Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto along with a new composition by Anna Clyne, “DANCE.”

She was gracious enough to spend some time chatting with me; here is our conversation: