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Cellists
A person who plays the cello is called a cellist. This list of notable cellists is divided into four categories: 1) Living Classical Cellists; 2) Non-Classical Cellists; 3) Deceased Classical Cellists; 4) Deceased Non-Classical Cellists. The cello (/ˈtʃɛloʊ/ chel-oh; plural cellos or celli) is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments. Living classical cellists A * Sophie Adam French cellist * Jamal Aliyev (born 1993, Azerbaijan) *Nicolas Altstaedt (born 1982, Germany) *Tanya Anisimova (born 1966, Russian, also a composer) *Julian Armour (born 1960, Canadian) B * Michael Bach (born 1958, Germany, also composer and visual artist) *Soo Bae (born 1977, Korean-Canadian, living in United States) *Zuill Bailey (born 1972, United States) *Alexander Baillie (born 1956, England) * Matthew Barley (born 1965, England) *Maya Beiser (born 1968, Israel, moved to the United States, new classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cello
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, scientific pitch notation, C2, G2, D3 and A3. The viola's four strings are each an octave higher. Music for the cello is generally written in the bass clef, with tenor clef, and treble clef used for higher-range passages. Played by a ''List of cellists, cellist'' or ''violoncellist'', it enjoys a large solo repertoire Cello sonata, with and List of solo cello pieces, without accompaniment, as well as numerous cello concerto, concerti. As a solo instrument, the cello uses its whole range, from bassline, bass to soprano, and in chamber music such as string quartets and the orchestra's string section, it often plays the bass part, where it may be reinforced an octave lower by the double basses. Figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Carr
Colin Carr (born 25 October 1957) is a British cello soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and teacher. Biography Born in Liverpool, Carr is professor of cello at the Royal Academy of Music. He taught at the New England Conservatory in Boston for 16 years before joining the Royal Academy's faculty. He is also affiliated with the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Carr has won many prestigious international awards, including First Prize in the Naumburg Competition, the Gregor Piatigorsky Memorial Award, Second Prize in the Rostropovich International Cello Competition and the Young Concert artists competition. Carr began playing at the age of five, and studied with Maurice Gendron. He also attended the Yehudi Menuhin School. He formerly played the 'Marquis de Corberon' Stradivari cello, formerly played by Zara Nelsova and now played by Steven Isserlis, and owned by the Royal Academy of Music. He now plays a Venetian cello made by Matteo Goffriller. He lives with his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautier Capuçon
With Jean-Claude Casadesus Gautier Capuçon (born 3 September 1981) is a French cellist. Biography Gautier Capuçon was born in Chambéry, Savoie, the youngest of three siblings. His brother is the violinist Renaud Capuçon. He started learning the cello when he was four years old.Gautier Capuçon interview, Borletti-Buitoni Trust, London, 2004''La Croix'', 1 December 200"Renaud et Gautier Capuçon frères d'archet"/ref> He began his formal musical education in his hometown at the Ecole Nationale de Musique de Chambéry, where he graduated with first prizes in cello and in piano. In Paris, he studied the cello initially with Annie Cochet-Zakine, who had heard him in Chambéry and brought him with her to the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris (CNR), where he graduated in 1997 with the first prize in cello. He then became a pupil of cello pedagogue Philippe Muller at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSMP), where he graduated in 2000 with first prizes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Beitan
Maxim Viktorovich Beitan (Latvian:Maksims Beitāns) (Russian: Максим Викторович Бейтан) (born 25 November 1986) known as Max Beitan, is a Latvian cellist. He is the winner of 18 international competitions five of them Grand Prix Awards. Max Beitan tours and performs extensively in Europe, the US and Asia and is famous by his virtuosic repertoire. Beitan currently resides in Lugano, Switzerland. Early life Beitan was studying with Johannes Goritzki, Victoria Yagling and Natalia Gutman. When Beitan was four, he began his first cello studies in Latvia with Irina Titarenko in Jelgava, Latvia. At the age of five, Beitan had his first solo concert and at the age of six, he was invited to perform at a concert that was broadcast on National Latvian Television (Latvian: Latvijas Televīzija) where was awarded by the Latvian composer Raimods Pauls. Since his early childhood, Beitan performed all over Europe and has won 18 international music competitions, five of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Butt
William Moore Butt (1805–1888) was a politician in Georgia. Butt arrived in Atlanta in 1851 from Campbell County, Georgia Campbell County was a county of the U.S. state of Georgia from to . It was created by the state legislature on December 20, 1828, from land taken from Fayette, Coweta, and Carroll counties, and from the half of DeKalb County which became Fu ..., where he had been an Inferior Court judge, and became a merchant.Garrett (1969) p.353 He served as a councilman in 1853. The next year he was elected the eighth mayor.Garrett (1969) p.372 References * Mayors of Atlanta 1805 births 1864 deaths 19th-century American politicians {{GeorgiaUS-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Brunello
Mario Brunello (born 1960) is an Italian cellist and musician. The turning point in his artistic life was the 1986 victory of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Life and career Origins and musical beginnings Brunello, born in Castelfranco Veneto (Treviso - Italy), studied under Adriano Vendramelli (Venice Conservatorio of music) and of Antonio Janigro. In 1986 he was awarded the first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow) in the cello section.AMC Music - ex equo with Kirill Rodin (Russia then USSR). Since then Brunello has played with the many orchestras in the world: , |
Denis Brott
Denis Brott , SMOM (born December 9, 1950) is a Canadian cellist, music teacher, conductor and founder and artistic director of thMontreal Chamber Music Festival"Densi Brott" Biography in ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''  Early life and education Brott was born in Montreal, into a family of professional musicians; he is the son of the violinist and composer and cellist Lotte Brott (née Goetzel), and the younger brother of conductor |
František Brikcius
František Brikcius is a Czech cellist. Early life František Brikcius was born in Prague. From early childhood, he began to play the cello and later studied at the Prague Conservatoire under Professor Jaroslav Kulhan. He was accepted into the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU) in Brno where he studied cello with Bedřich Havlík. He graduated from JAMU with a MgA degree, under the tutelage of Professor Evžen Rattay, furthered his study at the Toho Gakuen Academy in Japan. and later under the guidance of legendary cellist Professor Anna Shuttleworth (student of Pablo Casals) in the United Kingdom (Eton Cello Master Classes and the University of Leeds). Career Brikcius chose to dedicate his life to the interpretation of cello compositions written by composers from the 17th through 21st centuries, with special consideration given to the compositions for cello solo. His favourites are cello suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, Max Reger, Ernest Bloch and Benja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter Brey
Carter Brey (born 1954) is an American cello virtuoso. He had a prolific solo career from 1981 until 1996 when he became the principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic, a position he still holds today. Biography Carter Brey was born in Montclair, New Jersey and grew up in Westchester County, New York. He began playing the violin at age 9 and the cello at age 12 in school, although he did not seriously consider becoming a professional musician until he was 16. He studied under Laurence Lesser and Stephen Kates at Johns Hopkins University's Peabody Institute and later with Aldo Parisot at Yale University, where he was a Wardell Fellow and a Houpt Scholar. He taught at the University of South Florida in between his time at Peabody and Yale. In 1979 he joined the Cleveland Orchestra where he played for two seasons. Brey came to international attention in 1981 when he won the 3rd Prize of the Concours de violoncelle Rostropovitch, Rostropovich International Cello Competition, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Brantelid
Andreas Brantelid (born 8 October 1987) is a Swedish-Danish cellist. He had his concerto debut at the age of 14 playing Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Royal Danish Orchestra The Royal Danish Orchestra (''Det Kongelige Kapel'') is a Danish orchestra based in Copenhagen. The Danish name for the orchestra indicates its original function as an ensemble geared to supplying the music for court events. The Royal Danish Orch .... In 2006 he won the Eurovision Young Musicians contest, representing Sweden, and the following year he was named ''DR Kunstner 2007'' (Artist of the Year). In 2009, Brantelid received the Danish Crown Prince Couple's Awards, Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize. Andreas Brantelid has been a “Junge Wilde“ artist at the Konzerthaus Dortmund from 2012 until 2015. References External links Andreas Brantelid homepage {{DEFAULTSORT:Brantelid, Andreas 1987 births Living people Swedish classical cellists Danish classical cellists Winners of Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becca Bradley
Rebecca Lynn Bradley (born May 3, 1991), who goes by the stage name Becca Bradley, is an American Christian musician and cellist, who primarily plays a contemporary Christian music, Christian pop style of contemporary worship music, worship music. Becca released her first full-length album, ''Heaven Come Down'' on February 1, 2019. She previously released two extended plays, ''Shaken'' in 2014, and ''The Lion's Eyes'' in 2015. Early and personal life Rebecca Lynn Bradley, was born on May 3, 1991, to parents Mark and Renee Bradley. She was raised with her two sisters, Melissa and Emily, in a musical household, where her older sister Melissa introduced her to the cello. Becca moved to Nashville, Tennessee from Conway, Arkansas, to study music at Belmont University. After graduating from Belmont in 2013, Bradley remained in Nashville to work in music full-time. Music career She started her music recording career in 2014, with her first extended play, ''Shaken'', that was released on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
