Hi, I’m Ruti Celli, a professional musician and cellist with over 30 years of performance experience. I work across multiple genres and bring an intentional, mindful approach to performance, drawing on more than 20 years of mindfulness practice to enhance focus, intuition, and spirit in my music. I’m also a founder and collaborator on intimate cello and vocal projects, creating immersive live experiences, publications, and educational programs. My work includes the Into the Frequency albums and collaborative tours such as the Finding Venus Tour and Fern & Celli projects, as well as teaching, sound-healing, and public speaking around music.

Ruti Celli

Hi, I’m Ruti Celli, a professional musician and cellist with over 30 years of performance experience. I work across multiple genres and bring an intentional, mindful approach to performance, drawing on more than 20 years of mindfulness practice to enhance focus, intuition, and spirit in my music. I’m also a founder and collaborator on intimate cello and vocal projects, creating immersive live experiences, publications, and educational programs. My work includes the Into the Frequency albums and collaborative tours such as the Finding Venus Tour and Fern & Celli projects, as well as teaching, sound-healing, and public speaking around music.

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Hi, I’m Ruti Celli, a professional musician and cellist with over 30 years of performance experience. I work across multiple genres and bring an intentional, mindful approach to performance, drawing on more than 20 years of mindfulness practice to enhance focus, intuition, and spirit in my music. I’m also a founder and collaborator on intimate cello and vocal projects, creating immersive live experiences, publications, and educational programs. My work includes the Into the Frequency albums and collaborative tours such as the Finding Venus Tour and Fern & Celli projects, as well as teaching, sound-healing, and public speaking around music.

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Language

English
Fluent
Hebrew (modern)
Advanced

Work Experience

Founder at RutiCelli Music LLC
June 11, 2013 - November 2, 2025
Founder and creative lead of RutiCelli Music LLC, offering cello performances and mindfulness-fused programs, and private/public offerings and experiences, coordinating collaborations and related artistic projects.
Resident Cellist at The New World Symphony
September 1, 2000 - May 30, 2002
Resident cellist with the New World Symphony, contributing to performances and community engagement in Miami, FL.
Principal Cellist at Youth Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Verbier Festival (and related engagements)
December 31, 1993 - June 1, 1997
Principal Cellist of the Youth Israel Philharmonic Orchestra which includes collaborations with different intentional festivals across Europe including Verbier Festival (Switzerland).
Cellist at Take 2 Trio Tour
December 16, 2019 - July 30, 2020
Hired cellist for 'Take 2 Trio Tour' (January 2020).
Founder at Fern & Celli
December 28, 2016 - November 3, 2025
Performer, founder, composer and producer resident cellist for the Duo Fern & Celli including an opening performance forJazz Violinist Jean Luc Ponty in the Canyon Club in LA- July 2017.
Performer at Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
July 1, 2000 - August 20, 2000
Performer and participant at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Salzau, Germany.
Cellist at The Boston Symphony Tanglewood Institute
June 30, 1997 - August 19, 1999
Cellos performer and participant at The Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Lexington, MA.
Founder at Into The Frequency
April 28, 2017 - Present
Founder, performer, publisher and producer at Electronica Duo "Into The Frequency" with Dave Schulz (keyboards)
Freelance Sound Healing Facilitator at RutiCelli Music
December 31, 2021 - Present
By invitations- facilitated public and private sound healing journeys as educational and consciousness-expansion experiences; offering performance collaboration as part of integrated collaborated experiences.

Education

Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance at The New England Conservatory of Music
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2000
Undergraduate studies in Cello Performance at Tel Aviv University / Buchmann Mehta School of Music
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1997
Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance at The New England Conservatory of Music
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2000
Undergraduate studies in Cello Performance at The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music - Tel Aviv University, Israel
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1997

Qualifications

World Cello Congress Masterclass – Winner
January 1, 2000 - November 2, 2025
Second Prize, Buchmann Mehta School of Music Strings Competition
January 1, 1996 - November 2, 2025
Recipient, American-Israel Foundation Scholarship
January 1, 1993 - November 2, 2025
Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2000
Undergraduate studies in Cello Performance
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1997

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other