Telalit Charsky
Telalit Charsky טללית צ'רסקי | |
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| Born | June 20, 1986 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Cello |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | telalit.com |
Telalit Charsky (Hebrew: טללית צ'רסקי; born June 20, 1986) is an Israeli cellist, now residing in the United States. She performs as Telalit, stylized in all caps.
Early life and education
[edit]Charsky was born in Tel Aviv on June 20, 1986.[1] Her father was a lawyer, and her mother was a ballet dancer.[2] Conductor Yuval Zaliouk is her maternal uncle.[2]
She began playing cello at the age of four.[3] Jacqueline du Pré has been named as her primary inspiration for playing.[2]
Charsky studied at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University and graduated with a bachelor's of science in music performance.[4] Health complications from juvenile diabetes caused her to delay pursuit of an advanced degree for one year.[1] She went on to study under Ralph Kirshbaum at Royal Northern College of Music, graduating with a master's degree in music performance.[4]
Bernard Greenhouse mentored Charsky later in the final years of his life.[5] He bequeathed her his cello, which she still plays.[6]
Career
[edit]Charsky turned down an offer to join the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, opting to instead tour the world as a soloist.[7]
She recorded a duet with pianist Ron Regev in 2013, performing the complete piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven.[6] The album was recognized by The Violoncello Foundation as one of the best cello recordings of the year.[8]
Charsky released a cover of "Say Something" in 2013, with an accompanying music video directed by Eyal Refaelov.[3]
Since moving to Nashville in 2019, she has worked as a studio musician and music arranger for Netflix, the Call of Duty video game series, and the Star Wars franchise.[2][9]
Charsky accompanied Fred Durst for his cover of "Changes" that aired during the Back to the Beginning concert on July 5, 2025.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "טללית צ'רסקי". habama.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c d בר-און, יעקב (June 20, 2020). ""World On Silent Mode": שירה החדש של טללית צ'רסקי". Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b פטימר, דודי (December 13, 2015). "תל אביב tlv-times". Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "צריך שתיים לטנגו". habama.co.il (in Hebrew). May 17, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ "Telalit Charsky". Alfred University. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "Telalit Charsky". Zefunot Culture. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "TELALIT I Bio". TELALIT. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "2nd Listeners' Choice Award". The Violoncello Foundation. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "TELALIT [Nashville Strings]". LinkedIn. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Charsky, Telalit [@telalitmusic]; (July 2, 2025). "I was having a chill day in the home studio, practicing for a festival I'm playing next week when I got a call from my favorite brilliant buddy @sschnur to come to @theblackbirdstudio to cut a song with… freddurst !!!" – via Instagram.
External links
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