Biography

Adaya Peled is an internationally acclaimed soprano singer based in London. She performed with many distinguished orchestras and ensembles, among them the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Antonio Pappano, the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Covent Garden Orchestra and the Cologne Guitar Quartet.

Currently, Adaya holds a position as a member of teaching staff in the Centre for Creative Performance and Classical Improvisation at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Her collaborations with internationally renowned musicians include, among others, pianist Graham Johnson, trombonist and composer John Kenny, pianist and improviser David Dolan, cellist Adrian Brandel, and Sackbut and Trombone player Emily White. She performed in various venues in London and abroad, including the Royal Opera House, (London), the Musikkitalo Music Hall (Finland), the Großer Saal of the Hochschule für Musik und Theatre “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” (Leipzig), Milton Court Hall and King’s College (London).

Adaya is a core member and the singer of Ensemble+, consisting of four classically trained improvisers, together with William Bracken (piano), Catharina Feyen (double bass), and Tuulia Hero (violin). Aiming to heighten the connection between performers and audience members through reviving the art of classical improvisation, a practice that was widespread from the Baroque to the Romantic period, but was lost by the late 19th century. Ensemble+ received the top ensemble prize at the Rene Arons International Improvisation Competition in 2024 and the Café Bauhaus award from the European UnionYouth Orchestra for 2024/2025.

Amongst her various projects, Adaya is also a soloist in innovative ensembles such as Antika Arkana, together with John Kenny and lyrist Julian Cuvillez. This collaboration bridges archeomusicology and contemporary performance, exploring historical instruments, including the lyre, the Deskford Carnyx, the Tintignac Carnyx, and many other ancient Celtic instruments, through a broad repertoire ranging from Celtic songs to newly commissioned works.

Adaya sings regularly with the Symphonova Orchestra as part of The Reawakening Suppressed Music Project, a project dedicated to reviving forgotten and suppressed works through innovative performance and cutting-edge technology led by conductor Shelley Katz and flautist Abigail Dolan.

Adaya is currently pursuing her doctoral artistic research at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where, in 2022, she graduated with her Master of Performance cum laude. She has been a recipient of the Guildhall School’s Financial Award since 2019, as well as the AICF Financial Award since 2014.