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Avi R. Friedlander

Cello Teacher SAA Member

Avi Friedlander, Cello, is the founder of the Suzuki Talent Education Program of Birmingham offering private lessons and group classes in violin and cello. Mr. Friedlander is currently adjunct professor of cello at Birmingham Southern College and serves as the assistant principal cellist of the Atlanta Opera. He received his Master’s and Bachelor’s of Music performance degrees from The University of Michigan, and pursued his professional studies degree from The Cleveland Institute of Music. A former member of The New World Symphony, he also served as a substitute member of the Detroit Symphony and is currently a substitute member with the Alabama Symphony. Mr. Friedlander has also performed with The Columbus Symphony, The Dayton Philharmonic and The Toledo Symphony. Mr. Friedlander is a former Adjunct Professor of Cello at Andrews University in Michigan and has been trained in Suzuki Method as a long term apprentice to Dr. Tanya Carey and in short term training with Pam Devenport. His primary teachers have included Anthony Elliott, Stephen Geber, Tanya Carey and David Premo. He has also studied with Richard Aaron, Eric Kim, Yehuda Hanani, Hans Jensen, Mihael Mermegan, and Debra Fayroian. Mr. Friedlander teaches at numerous workshops during the year and teaches at the Santa Fe Suzuki Institute during the summers.