Najette Abouelhadi

Musician


New York, NY
Cello
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Cellist Najette Abouelhadi performs as an orchestral and chamber musician in the US and abroad. In recent seasons she has appeared in her native Boston as well as in Italy, Canada, Korea, California, and diverse cities along the East Coast, especially in Baltimore, where she now resides. Her all-embracing repertoire ranges from classical favorites to adventurous new works. She has been principal cellist in Baltimore-based Symphony No. 1, Peabody Concert Orchestra, and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, CA. She was a founding member of the Adorno String Quartet, selected for public masterclasses, and performances by invitation from the Charleston Symphony League, as well as the Beethoven Institute in New York City. She has performed in concert with David Daniels, Denyce Graves, Marina Piccinini, and other great musicians of our time. Through her love of collaboration she was invited to join the Norwegian 1B1 ensemble on their New York tour, and SONAR new music ensemble based in Baltimore.

Traditional Repertoire

Chamber Music Repertoire:
Barber: Dover Beach, String Quartet
Bartok: String Quartet no. 4
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18 no.1, Op. 95,C Minor String Trio
Borodin: String Quartet
Brahms: C minor and G minor Piano Quintets, Clarinet Quintet, Clarinet Trio
Chopin: Piano Trio
Debussy: String Quartet
Dvorak: "American" Quartet, "Dumky Trio", Terzetto
Gabriella Lena Franck: Andes
Haydn: "Emperor" Quartet, “Sunrise” Quartet, Op 71, no 3
Hindemith: String Quartet
Kriesler: String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Octet, Piano Trio in D Minor, String Quartet in A Minor
Rachmaninoff: "Elegiac" Trio
Rochberg: String Quartet No. 6
Saint-Saens: Piano Trio
Schubert: Cello Quintet in C Major, "Death and the Maiden"
C. Schumann: Piano Trio
Caroline Shaw: By and By
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence

Sonatas:
Barber
Beethoven Sonatas no. 2,3,4
Brahms: E Major
Chopin
Debussy
Franceour
Grieg
Shostakovich Sonata

Recital Repertoire:
Bach: Cello Suites 1,2,3,4
Bloch: "Prayer" from a Jewish Life
Faure: Papillon; Elegie
Martinu: Variations on a Theme by Paganini
Saint-Saens: "The Swan"
Schumann: Fantasy Pieces; Adagio and Allegro
Walton: Passacaglia

Videos

Performed groupmuses (14)

Brunchmuse

  • Sunday, December 8, 2019, at 12:00 PM
  • Sheridan Park, Chicago Chicago, IL

This groupmuse happened over 3 years ago

Second TikiMuse! (String Trio w/a Backyard Tiki Bar!)

  • Saturday, August 24, 2019, at 7:30 PM
  • Northeast DC (Trinidad!)

This groupmuse happened over 3 years ago

Late summer musing in Shaw

  • Friday, August 23, 2019, at 7:30 PM
  • Shaw, Washington DC

This groupmuse happened over 3 years ago

DradleMuse

  • Friday, February 22, 2019, at 7:00 PM
  • North Center, Chicago

This groupmuse happened about 4 years ago

What's the Plural of Cello?

  • Sunday, February 10, 2019, at 7:30 PM
  • Glen, Baltimore
This groupmuse happened about 4 years ago

Mt. Pleasant

  • Saturday, February 9, 2019, at 7:30 PM
  • Mount Pleasant

This groupmuse happened about 4 years ago

A Better Brunch

  • Sunday, January 27, 2019, at 2:30 PM
  • Apartment 2

This groupmuse happened about 4 years ago

Classical on Cortland

  • Saturday, January 12, 2019, at 7:00 PM
  • Bucktown, Chicago Chicago, IL

This groupmuse happened about 4 years ago

Celebrate 2019: Cheesman Park Chamber Music Afternoon Salon

  • Sunday, January 6, 2019, at 3:00 PM
  • Cheesman Park, Denver

This groupmuse happened about 4 years ago

Friendsgiving 'Muse

  • Thursday, November 15, 2018, at 7:00 PM
  • River North

This groupmuse happened over 4 years ago

Birthday with Tunes

  • Saturday, October 27, 2018, at 1:00 PM
  • Long Branch Creek, Arlington Arlington, VA

This groupmuse happened over 4 years ago

Chicago Launchmuse with the Founders

  • Friday, October 12, 2018, at 7:00 PM
  • Uptown, Chicago

This groupmuse happened over 4 years ago

Moshe and Joyce's Seventh GroupMuse

  • Sunday, August 26, 2018, at 7:30 PM
  • Glen, Baltimore

This groupmuse happened over 4 years ago

Tea with Beloved Cafe: Musician Jam Session

  • Monday, February 21, 2022, at 6:30 PM
  • Lower East Side New York, NY

This groupmuse happened about 1 year ago