Elizabeth Beilman, a native of Wichita, Kansas, joined the North Carolina Symphony in 1988 and serves as the orchestra’s Associate Principal Cello. Since coming to Raleigh, she has performed in numerous recitals and ensembles in North Carolina and has appeared as soloist with the North Carolina Symphony. As a founding member of the chamber music ensemble Aurora Musicalis, she has recorded for the Albany label. Pulitzer prize-winning composer Robert Ward composed Echoes of America for her chamber music ensemble. She was featured in “Meet the Cello,” a video produced by the North Carolina Symphony, viewed by over 2000 people.
Before her arrival in North Carolina., Beilman was Artist in Residence for two years at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Alberta, Canada. During that time, she toured throughout Canada, performed with Felix Galimir and with Menahem Pressler of the Beaux Arts Trio, and was featured at the Shawnigan Lake Festival in British Colombia. She was a featured artist with the Breckenridge Music Festival.
Beilman holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. While there, she held a faculty position of Associate Instructor and served as assistant to Fritz Magg, Distinguished Professor of Music. Other cello teachers were Anner Bylsma, Aldo Parisot, and Paul Tortelier. her extensive background in chamber music includes studies with Rostislav Dubinsky of the Borodin String Quartet, violinist Josef Gingold, and Peter Oundjian of the Tokyo String Quartet.
A recipient of the prestigious Raleigh Medal of Arts Award, Beilman is Co-Founder and Executive Director of North Carolina Chamber Music Institute (NCCMI). Under her guidance, this organization has grown to over 100 students, providing weekly classes, master classes, workshops, and over 40 outreach concerts to the community every year. In addition, she founded the Honors Division of the Lamar Stringfield Music Camp (LSMC) and has taught at Cannon Music Camp at Appalachian State University. She maintains a thriving private cello studio and teaches at N.C. State University. Her students are now making an impact as outstanding professional musicians throughout the world.
She performs on a 1928 Giulio Degani cello.