David Geringas ( lt, Dovydas Geringas; born 29 July 1946 in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

) is a Lithuanian cellist and conductor who studied under Mstislav Rostropovich. In 1970 he won the gold medal at the

International Tchaikovsky Competition The International Tchaikovsky Competition is a classical music competition held every four years in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, for pianists, violinists, and cellists between 16 and 32 years of age and singers between 19 and 32 years of ...

. He also plays the

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, a rare instrument associated with music of Joseph Haydn.

Biography

David Geringas has performed as soloist with the greatest orchestras around the globe, including the

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Vienna Philharmonic The Vienna Philharmonic (VPO; german: Wiener Philharmoniker, links=no) is an orchestra that was founded in 1842 and is considered to be one of the finest in the world. The Vienna Philharmonic is based at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. It ...

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, London Symphony,

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, Czech Philharmonic,

Bavarian Radio Symphony The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (german: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, BRSO) is a German radio orchestra. Based in Munich, Germany, it is one of the city's four orchestras. The BRSO is one of two full-size symphony orchestr ...

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, Chicago Symphony,

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and Israel Philharmonic, under such esteemed conductors of our time as

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, Myung-whun Chung, Charles Dutoit,

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Valery Gergiev Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев, ; os, Гергиты Абисалы фырт Валери, Gergity Abisaly fyrt Valeri; born 2 May 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company d ...

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, Simon Rattle, Mstislav Rostropovich,

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Yuri Temirkanov Yuri Khatuevich Temirkanov (russian: Ю́рий Хату́евич Темирка́нов; kbd, Темыркъан Хьэту и къуэ Юрий; born December 10, 1938) is a Russian conductor of Circassian ( Kabardian) origin. Early life ...

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and

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. He is a regular guest at several major chamber music festival and has a vast repertoire, from baroque to contemporary music, much of which he has recorded, being awarded the

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of the Charles Cros Academy in 1989. He is a

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professor in Berlin. Important contemporary composers such as Sofia Gubaidulina,

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and

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have dedicated new compositions to Geringas. In July 2006, Anatolijus Senderovas' composition "David's Song for Cello and String Quartet" was premièred in

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– a dedication to Geringas's 60th birthday. David Geringas is one of the most versatile musicians of our time. The cellist and conductor has an unusually broad repertoire from the earliest baroque up to contemporary music. He was the first musician to play in the West works of the Russian and Lithuanian avant garde and many composers dedicated works to him. For his worldwide engagement for Lithuanian music and its composers he was awarded highest distinctions of his country. In October 2006 the President of the Federal Republic of Germany

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awarded the "Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" ( Federal Cross of Merit) to David Geringas for his overall efforts as musician and German Cultural Ambassador to the world music scene. Born in

, Lithuania, David Geringas studied at the

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from 1963 until 1973 with Mstislav Rostropovich. In 1970 David Geringas won the First Prize and the gold medal at the Tchaikovsky competition. In 2000 he took over a professorship of cello at the

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in Berlin. Moreover, he is honorary professor at the

. David Geringas also heads various master-classes all over the world for the up-and-coming musicians. His students are winners of prizes and awards of international competitions. Renowned composers of contemporary music dedicated works to David Geringas, thus the Concerto in Do by Anatolijus Šenderovas, being played by David Geringas for the first time in 2002 and being awarded the European Composers Prize in Berlin, the Cello Concerto by

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, world premiere 2003 in the US, the Cello Concertos by Vytautas Laurušas and by Vidmantas Bartulis, world premiere 2004 respective 2005 in Lithuania. A special event was the world premiere of Anatolijus Šenderovas' work "David's Song for Cello and String Quartet" in July 2006 in

which the composer had written on the occasion of David Geringas' 60th birthday. He has been teaching at the

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in Siena since 2005. David Geringas' concerts with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, the

Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra The Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (German: ''ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien'', or RSO Wien) is the orchestra of the Austrian national broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). Unlike most other Austrian orchestras, the RSO Wien has a sub ...

, the Moscow State Philharmonic Orchestra, the

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) is a Swiss symphony orchestra, based in Geneva at the Victoria Hall. In addition to symphony concerts, the OSR performs as the opera orchestra in productions at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. History Er ...

and the

Berner Symphonie-Orchester The Bern Symphony Orchestra (Berner Symphonie-Orchester) is a Swiss orchestra based in Bern. The orchestra primarily gives concerts at the ''Kursaal'' in Bern, and also acts as the orchestra of the Bern Theatre, for opera and dance performances. Th ...

, the

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as well as his first performance with the

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at once being reinvited for 2007, belong among others to the highlights of the concert season 2005/2006. He was also guest at prestigious festivals in Germany, Great Britain and France this summer. In the season 2006/2007 David Geringas will give concerts among others with the

Beethoven Orchester Bonn The Beethoven Orchester Bonn is a German symphony orchestra based in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia. It dates back to 1907, when a professional orchestra was established. Named for Ludwig van Beethoven, who was born in Bonn, the orchestra's princ ...

, the Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim and the Galicia Symphony Orchestra. On the occasion of D. Shostakovich's 100th Birthday David Geringas is invited by the

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to arrange and to head a weekend of several performances dedicated to the composer.

Discography

For about 50 CDs which David Geringas has up to now recorded he received a large number of distinctions, among them the

for the recording of the 12 cello concerti by

Luigi Boccherini Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (, also , ; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and ''galante'' style even while he matured somewhat apart from the major Europea ...

. His extensive discography also includes many award-winning recordings such as the chamber music by

Henri Dutilleux Henri Paul Julien Dutilleux (; 22 January 1916 – 22 May 2013) was a French composer active mainly in the second half of the 20th century. His small body of published work, which garnered international acclaim, followed in the tradition of ...

(Diapason d'Or) or the cello concertos by

Hans Pfitzner Hans Erich Pfitzner (5 May 1869 – 22 May 1949) was a German composer, conductor and polemicist who was a self-described anti-modernist. His best known work is the post-Romantic opera ''Palestrina'' (1917), loosely based on the life of the ...

(Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik). * ''Eli Zion – from St. Petersburg to Jerusalem'' *: Musik der Neuen Jüdischen Schule für Cello und Klavier *: Works by: *:

Joseph Achron Joseph Yulyevich Achron, also seen as Akhron (Russian: Иосиф Юльевич Ахрон, Hebrew: יוסף אחרון) (May 1, 1886April 29, 1943) was a Russian-born Jewish composer and violinist, who settled in the United States. His preoccu ...

Ernst Bloch Ernst Simon Bloch (; July 8, 1885 – August 4, 1977; pseudonyms: Karl Jahraus, Jakob Knerz) was a German Marxist philosopher. Bloch was influenced by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Karl Marx, as well as by apocalyptic and religious thinkers ...

, Sinowi Feldman, Solomon Rosowsky,

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Joachim Stutschewsky Joachim-Yehoyachin Stutschewsky, ( he, יהויכין סטוצ'בסקי, russian: Иоахим Стучевский, 7 February 1891 – 14 November 1982) was a Ukraine-born Austrian and Israeli cellist, composer, musicologist. Biography Joachim- ...

Leo Zeitlin Lev Mordukhovich Tseitlin (russian: Лев Цейтлин, yi, לייב צייטלין "Leyb Tseytlin", born 1884, in Pinsk – July 8, 1930, in New York City), known as Leo Zeitlin, was a Russian-Jewish composer. In 1923, he emigrated to the ...

*:: with Jascha Nemtsov, piano * ''Tschaikowsky-Variationen'' *:

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, Arensky *: David Geringas, conductor and cellist *: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim *

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, 6 Suites for Cello (1995) * Bach (1989) *: Suite No. 1 *: Suite No. 2 *: Suite No. 6 * Bach (1989) *: Suite No. 3 *: Suite No. 4 *: Suite No. 5 * ''Quasi Improvisata'' (2003) *: Anatolijus Senderovas - Songs of Sulamite *: Sofia Gubaidulina - In Croce *: Lepo Sumera - Quasi Improvisata *:

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- Habanera *:

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- Tanti Anni Prima, Oblivion, Hommage à Liège *: with

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, bayan * ''Mozartiana - Hommage à Mozart'' (1992) *: Mozart - Andantino for piano and cello, K.Anh. 46 *:

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- Seven variations in E-flat major for cello and piano *:: "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's ''

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'' *:

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- "Grande Sonate pour Pianoforte et Violincelle" in B-flat major, Op. 11 *: Beethoven - Twelve variations in F major, Op. 66 for cello and piano *: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's ''The Magic Flute'' *:

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- "Grand Duo pour Piano et Violoncelle" in D minor, Op. 31 *: Franz Xaver Mozart - From the Grand Sonata for piano and cello, Op. 19 *: with Tatjana Schatz, piano * Boccherini - ''12 Concerti per il Violoncello'' (1988) *: Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, G 474 *: Concerto No. 2 in A major, G 475 *: Concerto No. 3 in D major, G 476 *: Concerto No. 4 in C major, G 477 *: Concerto No. 5 in D major, G 478 *: Concerto No. 6 in D major, G 479 *: Concerto No. 7 in G major, G 480 *: Concerto No. 8 in C major, G 481 *: Concerto No. 9 in B-flat major, G 482 *: Concerto No. 10 in D major, G 483 *: Concerto No. 11 in C major, G 573 *: Concerto No. 12 in E-flat, major *:

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e del Veneto *: Conductor: Bruno Giuranna *

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- Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra, in A minor, Op. 102 (1989) *: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 *: Mark Kaplan, violin *: Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden *: Conductor:

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* ''Solo for Tatjana'' (1997) *:

György Ligeti György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century ...

- Sonata for cello solo *: Gerhard Schedl - from "Zwei Stücke aus der Schatz-Truhe" *: Viktor Suslin - Schatz-Island *:

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- Monolog *: Anatolijus Senderovas - Due Canti *:

- Gramata cellam *:

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- Sonata for cello solo, Op. 25, No. 3 *: Pablo Casals - Cant dell Ocells * '' Dvořák'' (2003) *: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 *: Rondo in G minor, Op. 94, B. 181 *: '' Silent Woods'', B. 182 *:

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*: Conductor

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* '' Ali Baba and the forty robbers'' (1997) *: Musical fairytale from the "

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" *: Narrator: Manfred Steffen *: Music:

Alexander Geringas Alex Geringas (born March 2, 1971) is an American composer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, United States. Awards * 1998 Echo Award – Best Newcomer – Die 3. Generation * 2003 Echo Award – Best Video – No Angels "Something about ...

*: Violin: Natalia Prishepenko *: Flute: Wolfgang Ritter *: Piano/song:

*: Bass: Johannes Huth *: Drums:

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* Gubaidulina (2000) *: "Und: Das Fest ist in vollem Gang" *: Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe *: Conductor:

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(1994) *: Cello Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb-1 *: Ceccl Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb-2 *: Andante from Symphony No. 13 for Cello and Orchestra *: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra * ''My recollections'' (2002) *:

Vytautas Barkauskas Vytautas Barkauskas (25 March 1931 – 25 April 2020) was a Lithuanian composer and Professor of Composition of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Life and career Barkauskas was born in Kaunas. He studied music at the Vilnius Con ...

- Suites de concert, Op. 98 *:

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- Rhythmus-Arhythmus *: Anatolijus Senderovas - Due canti *: with Tatjana Schatz-Geringas, piano *:

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- Dal vento *: Mindaugas Urbaitis - Reminiscences *: with

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, piano * Pfitzner (1993) *: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 52 *: Cello Concerto in G major in one movement, Op. 42 *: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. posth. *:

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* ''David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz'' (1994) *: Dmitri Shostakovich - Sonata, Op. 40 *:

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*:: Sonata, Op. 119 *:: Adagio from ''

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'', Op. 97a *: Mstislav Rostropovich - Humoreske, Op. 5 *: Tatjana Schatz, Piano * Schnittke (1998–99) *: Epilogue from the ballet "Peer Gynt" *: Musica nostalgica *: Cello Sonata No. 1 *: Tatjana Schatz, Piano * ''Piano Trios'' *: Mieczyslaw Weinberg - Piano Trio, Op. 24 *: Alexander Weprik - Drei Volkstänze, Op. 13b *: Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Trio, Op. 67 *:

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, Violin *: Jasha Nemtsov, Piano * ''David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz'' (1994) *:

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*:: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 *:: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 *:: Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102 *:

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*::

Arpeggione Sonata The Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor, D. 821, was written by Franz Schubert in Vienna in November 1824. The sonata is the only substantial composition for the arpeggione (which was essentially a bowed guitar) extant today. The sonata wa ...

in A minor, D. 821 *: Tatjana Schatz, piano * ''David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz'' (1993) *: Richard Strauss *: Cello Sonata, Op. 6 *: Romance in F Major *:

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- Cello Sonata, Op. 17 *: Tatjana Schatz, piano * '' Anatolijus Senderovas'' (2002) *: Concerto in Do *: Symphony Orchestra of the Lithuanian Academy of Music *:

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, Conductor * '' Lepo Sumera'' (2003) *: Cello Concerto *: Musica profana *: Symphony No. 6 *: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra *:

, Conductor * ''

'' *: Symphony No. 3 *: Cello Concerto *: Lighthouse *:

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, conductor * ''

'' *: Cello Concerto *: String Symphony - Voices (Balsis) *:

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*: Jonas Aleksa, Conductor * ''Schostakowitsch - Schulhoff'' *:

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- String Quartet No. 14 *: with

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, Violin - Yuzuko Horigome, Violin -

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, Viola *:

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*: with Gidon Kremer, Violin - Philip Hirschhorn, Violin -

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, Viola - Kim Kashkashian, Viola - Julius Berger, cello *:

- Duo for Violin and Cello *: with Philip Hirschhorn, Violin * ''

'' (2006) *: Canzona für Violoncello und Klavier *: with Tanja Schatz, Klavier

Chamber music

David Geringas is also a welcome guest at international chamber music stages. So

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and Ian Fountain belong to his closest partners on the piano. In the season 2004/2005 David Geringas gave together with Ian Fountain a concert series entitled "Beethoven plus…" at the Philharmonie Berlin. He also works closely together with the

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, the Vogler-Quartett and the Bläserquintett of the

Staatskapelle Berlin The Staatskapelle Berlin () is a German orchestra and the resident orchestra of the Berlin State Opera, Unter den Linden. The orchestra is one of the oldest in the world. Until the fall of the German Empire in 1918 the orchestra's name was ''Kö ...

Conducting

To an ever-growing extent David Geringas has been engaged as conductor. Among others he conducted the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock, the Kammerphilharmonie of the MDR Leipzig, the

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, the

chamber orchestra of the Wiener Symphoniker Chamber or the chamber may refer to: In government and organizations *Chamber of commerce, an organization of business owners to promote commercial interests *Legislative chamber, in politics *Debate chamber, the space or room that houses deliber ...

(Concert-Verein), the

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/DR, das

Iceland Symphony Orchestra Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands (Iceland Symphony Orchestra) (ISO) is an Icelandic orchestra based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Its primary concert venue is the Harpa Concert Hall. The Iceland Symphony is an autonomous public institution under the aus ...

, the

Kremerata Baltica Kremerata Baltica is a chamber orchestra consisting of musicians from Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). It was founded by Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer in 1997. Gidon Kremer is an artistic director of Kremerata Baltica. Description ...

as well as orchestras in Lithuania, Italy, the Netherlands, Mexico and Costa Rica. In February 2007 David Geringas will conduct for the first time the

, give his debut as conductor in China in the 2007/2008 season and will be guest again in Japan. For his first CD recording as conductor he received the 'Choc de la Musique' of the music magazine ''

Le Monde de la musique ''Le Monde de la musique'' was a French monthly musical magazine published from 1978 to 2009 with a circulation of 20,000 copies in 2008. It was founded in 1978 by ''Le Monde'' and ''Télérama ''Télérama'' is a weekly French cultural and tel ...

''. Since 2005 David Geringas has been Chief Guest Conductor of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra.

Cello

David Geringas plays a G. B.

Guadagnini Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (often shortened to G. B. Guadagnini; 23 June 1711 – 18 September 1786) was an Italian luthier, regarded as one of the finest craftsmen of string instruments in history. Reprint with new introduction by Stewart Pol ...

cello made in 1761.G. B. Guadagnini cello, Turin 1761
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References

Sources

The Classical Music Guide Forums

External links

Home page of David Geringas

* David Geringas
Accademia Musicale Chigiana

Bibliography

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