Dominic Cheli, Pianist- 2014 Award Winner 

"The Artist Presentation Society played a critical role in my career development. Having the opportunity to present a recital in St. Louis was both a valuable and incredibly memorable experience! The support and encouragement from APS is something I will never forget!" - Dominic Cheli

https://www.dominiccheli.com/

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 and has had a busy performing and recording career ever since. He recently recorded his 2nd CD on the Naxos label of the music of Liszt/Schubert, and a 3rd CD of the music of Erwin Schulhoff on the Delos Label featuring his collaboration on Piano Concerto no.2 with Maestro James Conlon. He also recently completed work as a composer, audio editor and performer 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 in 2021. As a result, he is the host and presenter of numerous virtual lectures, performances and workshops each month to the 4,000+ subscribers on the platform.

Dominic regularly performs at high schools, retirement homes, and gives both masterclasses and lectures for his younger audiences. Dominic has performed as an artist for Project: Music Heals Us, a non-profit organization that presents interactive classical music performances to diverse audiences in order to provide encouragement, education, and healing with a focus on elderly, disabled, rehabilitating, incarcerated, and homeless
populations.

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

Dominic Cheli in 2014