Dominic Cheli at Opera Naples “Festival Under the Stars”

Dominic Cheli’s playing has been described as “spontaneous yet perfect, the best of how a young person can play.” (Symphony Magazine). His rapidly advancing career included his Walt Disney Concert Hall Debut where Dominic was described as “mesmerizing, (he) transfixed the audience…his fingers were one with each key.” (LA Times). He gave his Carnegie Hall Recital Debut in 2019 with a return appearance in January 2023.

He recently recorded his 2nd CD on the Naxos label of the music of Liszt/Schubert, and has enjoyed his role as performer, producer and music editor for an upcoming all-Schulhoff CD on the Delos label scheduled for a Fall 2022 release. This album features a special collaboration on Schulhoff’s Piano Concerto No.2 with Maestro James Conlon. He also recently completed work as a composer on the documentary Defying Gravity (2021).

With a fascination and appreciation for the benefits of technology especially in our new virtual age, Dominic was appointed Live Director of Tonebase Piano. As a result, he is the host and presenter of numerous virtual events each month to the 4,000+ subscribers on the platform.  As an educator, Dominic is on faculty of the Colburn Community Music School and strives for his students to be imaginative, knowledgeable and have healthy relationships with their instruments.

In his spare time, Dominic enjoys cooking and training for Ironman triathlons.