Atar Arad

Atar Arad (born 8 March 1945) is an Israeli American violist, professor of music, essayist and composer. He has performed in top venues around the world both as a featured soloist with orchestras in and as a member of the distinguished Cleveland Quartet from 1980 to 1987, taking the seat previously established by founding member Martha Strongin Katz. He was succeeded by James Dunham. Arad currently teaches at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, and at the Steans Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois as well as the Domaine Forget Music and Dance Academy in Quebec. Previously he was Professor of Viola at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He has also taught...