Laurie Israel (violoncello) specializes in baroque cello performance practice. She received a B.A. degree in music from Barnard College, and a masters degree in musicology/theory from University of California and studied baroque performance practice at the Longy School of Music. Laurie has performed in the SoHIP concert series with Complesso Soave and The Splendid Century, and also has performed a solo unaccom-panied cello series entitled “Bach, Bach & Beyond”.
She founded Ensemble Suave in 2003. Ensemble Suave has appeared in a number of music series and reguarly performs at the Loring-Greenough House and at Cambridge Friends Meetinghouse. She is also a visual artist, appearing in a number of shows in Massachusetts and New England.