Cello
Nate Steele
About
Nate Steele is a musician and music researcher based in Boston. Born and raised in Western Mass, Nate began his cello studies at age three. In middle and high school, Nate spent his weekends commuting to Boston, where he studied with Emmanuel Feldman and participated in the New England Conservatory’s Preparatory Program. He went on to complete his undergraduate degree at Harvard, majoring in Social Studies and Music. During this time, he also pursued additional studies in cello performance with Lluís Claret at the New England Conservatory and Phoebe Carrai at the Longy School of Music.
Nowadays, Nate can be found at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he works full-time in the Musical Instrument Collection, caring for, researching, and creating programming around historical musical instruments. Although cello is his primary instrument, Nate has a keen interest in many musical instruments, and has studied classical guitar, viola da gamba, and banjo, to name a few.
Nate is particularly passionate about collaborative music-making, and has performed with a host of orchestras and chamber groups including the Albany Symphony, Apollo Ensemble, and Boston Philharmonic. He has participated in international tours to Korea, Hong Kong, Spain, Peru, and Argentina, and performed at festivals including the Bowdoin International Music Festival, Orford Musique, and Mostly Modern.
PC Mei Zhang
APOLLO ENSEMBLE OF BOSTON 