Aaron Fried is a versatile cellist and music educator based in Madison. Recently Aaron has been heard on series such as Madison Jazz Festival, Stoughton Chamber Music Festival, Midsummer’s Music (Door County), and Eastern Shore Chamber Music Festival (Alabama). Aaron has performed with Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Opera, Traverse City Philharmonic (Michigan), The Cleveland Opera, and Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. Last year, Aaron served as principal cello on “Mahler’s Liederabend” at Colorado Mahlerfest.
Dedicated to pushing the limits of the cello, Aaron serves as the cellist for the genre-bending UW Bridge Project and was previously a member of Cleveland-based Five One Experimental Orchestra. Aaron has appeared on several jazz albums, and recently his arrangements and compositions were heard at Cafe Coda’s Jazz Cello Happy Hour.
Currently Aaron is a Doctoral Candidate at UW-Madison, where he serves as a member of the Marvin Rabin String Quartet, teaches String Fundamentals to Music Education students, and leads cello sectionals for the All-University String Orchestra. Aaron is also the director of the cello program at Eagle Strings in Fitchburg. For the last two years, Aaron has served on the faculty at Chapel Hill Chamber Music Workshop in his hometown of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Aaron trained at The Boston Conservatory and Kent State University, where he also served as adjunct cello faculty for three years.