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New recording of Bach’s cello suites by Inbal Megiddo
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Cellist Inbal Megiddo's new recording of Bach's Cello Suites
New Zealand-based musician's new album is released on Atoll Records on October 17
"[Inbal Megiddo is] an extremely talented, very musical musician." – Zubin Mehta
The cellist Inbal Megiddo explores the multitude of expressions in each of the six cello suites by J.S. Bach. Her new recording of the complete set will be released on Atoll Records (ACD233) on October 17, 2025.
Though much has been written about the cello suites, Megiddo highlights the genius of Bach’s implied polyphony in her liner notes. “Through carefully crafted arpeggios, strategic placement of notes, and clever voice-leading, Bach creates the illusion that the listener is hearing multiple instruments.” She also writes that the Suites are, to her, a lifetime. “Like life itself, the Suites reveal new facets with each return, changing as we change, growing as we go. In this way, they become not just music to perform but companions on life’s path.”
In addition to her passion for the music of JS Bach, Megiddo works to promote and perform the music of suppressed composers, helping to give a voice to women and minority musicians. In 2026, she releases two more recordings on the Atoll label: Works by Clara Schumann, and an album of Forbidden Composers, musicians silenced by the Nazis.
Megiddo has performed in the great concert halls of the world, including the Berlin Philharmonie, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center. She was a protégé of renowned cellist Aldo Parisot at Yale University, where she received her graduate and undergraduate degrees, and was mentored by Mstislav Rostropovich. Dr. Megiddo is a founding member of the Wellington, New Zealand-based Te Koki Trio, and has held the position of principal cellist of the West Eastern Divan Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim.
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