
“THIS GIRL HAS WHAT YOU MIGHT SAY IS…STAR QUALITY. SHE’S PHENOMENAL.”
Dickran Atamian, 2024
Aurelia Faidley-Solars is a 15-year old American cellist who has garnered international attention as a young concert artist. Aurelia currently studies at the Juilliard School of Music with Zvi Plesser and is the recipient of The Jacobs Scholarship of Music. She is also a 2023-2024 From the Top Fellow and the youngest Beare’s International Artist. In October, 2024, Aurelia opened for Ray Chen at The Colburn School in Los Angeles, performing with renowned pianist Julio Elizalde. Aurelia is the youngest winner of the 2025 Young Arts Competition… continue
"AURELIA FAIDLEY, 13, APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BORN TO PERFORM. I AM BIASED TOWARD DUPRÉ’S ORIGINAL RECORDING OF THIS MASTERCLASS, BUT AURELIA MADE ME TILT MY HEAD. WATCHING AURELIA PERFORM WAS LIKE TAKING AN EMOTIONAL JOURNEY THROUGH ELGAR’S IMAGINATION.”
TIMES BULLETIN
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
Guest Performance at the Young Maestro Competition in New York City
UPCOMING IN 2025
Mar - Guest Artist - Young Maestro Competition - NY
Haydn Divertimento arr. Piatigorsky
Feb - Day of Musical Action - Kaufman Center - NY
Herbert Cello Concerto
“IF YOU EVER WONDER HOW SUCH A YOUNG PERFORMER MIGHT FARE IN THE ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO, FAIDLEY PUTS ON HER JACQUELINE DU PRÉ CAP FOR A PASSIONATELY FELT INTRODUCTION.”
NEW YORK CLASSICAL REVIEW
PERFORMANCES ON
FROM THE TOP
Featured on “Daily Joy”
Show #441
"I GREW UP WITH THE CASALS FESTIVAL IN BARCELONA, HEARD CASALS PLAY - AND AURELIA HAS THAT RARE, RARE, GIFT, BRINGING A MAGICAL TOUCH TO BACH.”
Jama Wani