William Kass is a cellist and educator based in the Baltimore-Washington area. William studied cello performance at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University under the tutelage of Amit Peled, and was mentored in pedagogy by Bai-Chi Chen. He then pursued further studies with Troy Stuart in Baltimore and with Alison Wells at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he was awarded a Master’s Degree in Cello Performance. William also received a Diploma (with distinction) in Instrumental Music Teaching from the ABRSM. He has performed in masterclasses for Ronald Leonard, Hans Jørgen Jensen, Colin Carr, and Timothy Eddy. As a chamber musician, William received instruction from members of the Takács, Juilliard, Brentano, Miró, and Borromeo Quartets, as well as from the pianists Robert McDonald and Benjamin Pasternack.

William has been featured as a soloist with the Alton Symphony (IL) and the St. Louis Civic Orchestra. He has collaborated with artists such as Nicola Benedetti, Johannes Moser, and members of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony.

Currently, William is a Lead Ambassador for Nicola Benedetti’s charity “The Benedetti Foundation,” which stages transformative orchestral and musicianship-based workshops for young people, students, teachers, and adults throughout the UK and worldwide. William has helped the Foundation offer music education opportunities to thousands of students around the world through its virtual programs, which received The Royal Philharmonic Society’s “Inspiration Award” in 2020.

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