Peter Wiley, cello

Cellist Peter Wiley has appeared in recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Alice Tully Hall in New York, and in 2000 he joined the Guarneri String Quartet, succeeding his teacher and mentor, David Soyer. He made is concerto debut at Carnegie Hall in 1986 with the New York String Orchestra. Mr. Wiley joined the world-renowned Beaux Arts Trio in 1987, and in his 11 years with the trio he appeared in over 1,000 concerts, including performances and a recording of Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. He has also collaborated with the Emerson String Quartet and is a frequent performer at the Marlboro Festival, an association that dates back to 1971. Mr. Wiley is also a member of the acclaimed ensemble OPUS ONE, with Ida Kavafian, Steven Tenenbom, and Anne-Marie McDermott. He is a recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and, with the Beaux Arts Trio, was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1998. Mr. Wiley currently serves on the faculties at Bard College, the University of Maryland and the Curtis Institute of Music.