Mats Lidström (born 1959) is a Swedish solo

cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

, recording artist,

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

ian, composer, teacher and publisher. His first teacher was Maja Vogl, of the music conservatory in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

. He then went on to study at the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most el ...

(

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) with

Leonard Rose Leonard Joseph Rose (July 27, 1918 – November 16, 1984) was an American cellist and pedagogue. Biography Rose was born in Washington, D.C.; his parents were Jewish immigrants, his father from Bragin, Belarus, and his mother from Kyiv, ...

whose own teaching goes straight back to

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 European ...

(via

Felix Salmond Felix Adrian Norman Salmond (19 November 188820 February 1952) was an English cellist and cello teacher who achieved success in the UK and the US. Early life and career Salmond was born to a family of professional musicians. His father Norman Sa ...

, Bernard Whitehouse, Alfredo Piatti and Gaetano Zanetti). Lidström plays the " Grützmacher" Rocca (

Giuseppe Rocca Giuseppe Rocca (27 April 1807 – 27 January 1865) was an Italian violin maker of the 19th century. Rocca's preferred models were the 1742 Alard Guarneri and the 1716 Messiah Strad. His instruments are appreciated today and are considered be ...

1857).

Career

In performance

Lidström has performed and recorded as soloist with some of the world's major orchestras, including the

London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London's orchestras, symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's ...

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, that performs and produces primarily classic works. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable ...

, the

BBC Symphony Orchestra The BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC SO) is a British orchestra based in London. Founded in 1930, it was the first permanent salaried orchestra in London, and is the only one of the city's five major symphony orchestras not to be self-governing. T ...

, the

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO) is a German broadcast orchestra based in Berlin. The orchestra performs its concerts principally in the Philharmonie Berlin. The orchestra is administratively based at the ''Rundfunk Berlin-Branden ...

Czech Philharmonic The Česká filharmonie (Czech Philharmonic) is a symphony orchestra based in Prague. The orchestra's principal concert venue is the Rudolfinum. History The name "Czech Philharmonic Orchestra" appeared for the first time in 1894, as the title ...

and the

Dallas Symphony The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is an American orchestra based in Dallas, Texas. Its principal performing venue is the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas. History The orchestra traces its origins to a ...

, with conductors such as

André Previn André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieved ...

Andrew Litton Andrew Litton (born May 16, 1959, New York City) is an American orchestral conductor. Litton is a graduate of The Fieldston School. He studied piano with Nadia Reisenberg and conducting with Sixten Ehrling at the Juilliard School of Music in New ...

Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (russian: Влади́мир Дави́дович Ашкена́зи, ''Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi''; born 6 July 1937) is an internationally recognized solo pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. He ...

Maxim Shostakovich Maxim Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (russian: Макси́м Дми́триевич Шостако́вич; born 10 May 1938 in Leningrad) is a Soviet, Russian and American conductor and pianist. He is the second child of the composer Dmitri Shostak ...

Leif Segerstam Leif Selim Segerstam ( , ; born 2 March 1944) is a Finnish conductor, composer, violinist, violist and pianist, especially known for writing 350 symphonies as of August 2022, along with other works in his extensive oeuvre. Segerstam has condu ...

Osmo Vänskä Osmo Antero Vänskä (born 28 February 1953) is a Finnish conductor, clarinetist, and composer. Biography Vänskä started his musical career as an orchestral clarinetist with the Turku Philharmonic (1971–76). He then became the principal clar ...

Franz Welser-Möst Franz Leopold Maria Möst (born 16 August 1960), known professionally as Franz Welser-Möst, is an Austrian conductor. He is currently music director of the Cleveland Orchestra. Biography Franz Leopold Maria Möst was born in Linz, Austria, ...

and Lü Jia. He has worked as principal cellist with the

, The Philharmonia,

Britten Sinfonia Britten Sinfonia is a chamber orchestra ensemble based in Cambridge, UK. It was created in 1992, following an initiative from Eastern Arts and a number of key figures including Nicholas Cleobury, who recognised the need for an orchestra in the ...

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra is a British professional symphony orchestra based in Oxford and is the Orchestra in Residence at the University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , ...

and

St Martin-in-the-Fields St Martin-in-the-Fields is a Church of England parish church at the north-east corner of Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. It is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. There has been a church on the site since at least the mediev ...

of London, The

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) is a Scottish broadcasting symphony orchestra based in Glasgow. One of five full-time orchestras maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), it is the oldest full-time professional rad ...

and

Royal Scottish National Orchestra The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) ( gd, Orcastra Nàiseanta Rìoghail na h-Alba) is a British orchestra, based in Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of the five National performing arts companies of Scotland, national performing arts compa ...

, the

Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic, commonly referred to as the LA Phil, is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at th ...

Oslo Philharmonic The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in 18 ...

and Royal Concertgebouw orchestras, Bergen Philharmonie,

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an English orchestra, founded in 1893 and originally based in Bournemouth. With a remit to serve the South and South West of England, the BSO is administratively based in the adjacent town of Poole, s ...

and the

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is a music organisation based in Liverpool, England, that manages a professional symphony orchestra, a concert venue, and extensive programmes of learning through music. Its orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmon ...

, and the major symphony orchestras of Sweden. Lidström gave the Scandinavian premiere of Korngold's Cello Concerto (1989) which was recorded for Swedish Radio Channel P2. Lidström commissioned and gave the world premiere of

Rolf Martinsson Rolf Martinsson (born 1 May 1956 in Glimåkra, Skåne, Sweden) is a Music of Sweden, Swedish composer. Martinsson studied composition at Malmö Academy of Music, Malmö Academy of Music, Lund University 1981-85 under Brian Ferneyhough, Sven-David S ...

's first cello concerto on 20 April 2005 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted Mario Venzago. In 1986 Lidström was invited to Moscow to play

Dmitri Kabalevsky Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky (russian: Дми́трий Бори́сович Кабале́вский ; 14 February 1987) was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent. He helped set up the Union of Soviet C ...

's Second Cello Concerto Op. 77 to the composer. Time was also spent with the composer in his home, sight-reading Lidström’s new Tango in C major. The concerto was later recorded on CD conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy. He has performed chamber music in many of the major halls, including

Alice Tully Hall Alice Tully Hall is a concert hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The hall is named for Alice Tully, a New York performer and philanthropist whose donations assist ...

and the

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(New York City),

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and

Cité de la Musique The Cité de la Musique ("City of Music"), also known as Philharmonie 2, is a group of institutions dedicated to music and situated in the Parc de la Villette, 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was designed with the nearby Conservatoire d ...

(Paris),

Musikverein The ( or ; ), commonly shortened to , is a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, which is located in the Innere Stadt district. The building opened in 1870 and is the home of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra. The acoustics of the building's 'Great ...

(Vienna), Gulbenkian (Lisbon) and the

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, Wigmore, Cadogan, Queen Elizabeth and

Royal Festival The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,700-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a Grade I li ...

halls of London. Lidström seeks out neglected but beautiful music for the cello and has produced several highly acclaimed and award-winning CDs. He appears on

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, BIS, Hyperion, Musica Sveciae, Opus 3, , as well as on his own label CelloLid.com. Lidström has appeared on TV and radio throughout Europe, Japan, the U.S (including guest-appearances on

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's TV show ''Interiors'') and South America. He has performed at many festivals including

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, Kingston, Pensacola (USA), Cello Encounter (Rio de Janeiro) and across Europe, including the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain and Sweden. Lidström was the artistic director of the 2004/05 festival From Sweden in London, the greatest undertaking for Swedish classical music abroad by the Swedish government. His ancestor on his father's side,

Richard Dybeck Richard Dybeck (1 September 1811 – 28 July 1877) was a Swedish jurist, antiquarian, and lyricist. He is mainly remembered as the author of the lyrics to what is now the de facto Swedish national anthem, '' Du gamla, Du fria''. Biography Dybeck ...

, wrote the Swedish national anthem.

Teaching

Lidström was appointed professor at the

Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...

in London in 1993 (Honorary Associate in 1998),. Prior to the Royal Academy, he taught at the

Gothenburg University The University of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. Founded in 1891, the university is the third-oldest of the current Swedish universities and with 37,000 students and 6000 s ...

, Sweden. He has given

master class A master class is a Class (education), class given to students of a particular Academic discipline, discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also science, painting, drama, games, or on any other occasion where skills are b ...

es at conservatories in San Francisco, Cleveland and Oberlin, as well as in Australia, Brazil, Spain, South America, Poland, Bulgaria, Denmark, the UK and Sweden.

Composer, publisher, arranger

Education publications

Lidström's compilation of orchestral excerpts for

Boosey & Hawkes Boosey & Hawkes is a British music publisher purported to be the largest specialist classical music publisher in the world. Until 2003, it was also a major manufacturer of brass, string and woodwind musical instruments. Formed in 1930 throu ...

, ''The Orchestral Cellist'', formed the basis for his publishing company CelloLid.com. ''The Essential Warm-up Routine for Cellists'' gives practical guidance and daily warm-up exercises to support all facets of cello-playing. ''The Beauty of Scale'' (made possible through a research grant from the Royal Academy of Music) explores the standard scales and contains chapters on alternative scales such as

pizzicato Pizzicato (, ; translated as "pinched", and sometimes roughly as "plucked") is a playing technique that involves plucking the strings of a string instrument. The exact technique varies somewhat depending on the type of instrument : * On bowed ...

, unisons, 4ths and 7ths, and also on how to practise scales.

For various instruments

Compositions include ''Rigoletto Fantasy'' for cello and orchestra on Verdi's opera, ''Interlude'' for string quartet and orchestra, ''Maze of Love'' for voice, piano and orchestra, ' for two pianos and percussion (GSO 2012 Commission), ''Carnival in Venice'' for violin and two cellos, ''René Descartes'' in Stockholm, for solo recorder, ''Christmas Cookies'' for mezzo-soprano and 3 cellos, ''Pigalle'' divertimento for two cellos.

For cello and piano

''Suite Tintin'' – 9 scenes from ''The Adventures of Tintin'',. Premiered at the Wigmore Hall,London, March 2003 with Peter Jablonski. Four sets of pieces for young players (''Spooky Pieces'', ''Traffic'', ''Ballroom Dances'' and ''Hotel Suite''), concert suite (extract from his

melodrama A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...

''The Stamp King'', premiered at the

Wigmore Hall Wigmore Hall is a concert hall located at 36 Wigmore Street, London. Originally called Bechstein Hall, it specialises in performances of chamber music, early music, vocal music and song recitals. It is widely regarded as one of the world's leadin ...

, London December 2010), ''Swedish Rhapsody'' (for Prime Minister

Olof Palme Sven Olof Joachim Palme (; ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986. Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until h ...

, premiered at the Wigmore Hall December 2011), ''Sunflowers in the night and other love songs'', and ''Le Cygne'', in honour of

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...

. See CelloLid.com. In addition to his original compositions and

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s, Lidström has published an ongoing series called ''If Bach was a cellist'', transcriptions and adaptations based on a fantasy that Bach intended everything he wrote for the cello. Of the many transcriptions for cello as well as other instrumental combinations, composers include

Rameau Jean-Philippe Rameau (; – ) was a French composer and music theorist. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera an ...

, Chopin,

Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

Puccini Giacomo Puccini (Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long lin ...

Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...

, Kreisler,

Scriabin Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (; russian: Александр Николаевич Скрябин ; – ) was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist. Before 1903, Scriabin was greatly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed ...

and

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

. For his ''Suite de

Pulcinella Pulcinella (; nap, Pulecenella) is a classical character that originated in of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry. Pulcinella's versatility in status and attitude has captivated audiences worldwide and kept t ...

'' (cello and piano version of the 1949 orchestral score), Lidström has obtained a performance license from the

Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century clas ...

estate.

Solo cello

*''Suite for solo cello'', dedicated to Leonard Rose (1977, revised 2001) *''Three pizzicato etudes'' *''My Heart Is In The East –

Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg (4 August 1912 – disappeared 17 January 1945)He is presumed to have died in 1947, although the circumstances of his death are not clear and this date has been disputed. Some reports claim he was alive years later. 31 J ...

In Memoriam'' for solo cello (performed at the centenary celebrations and at the Swedish parliament and members of the US congress, 2012). *''The Sea of Flowers Is Rising Higher'', elegy for solo cello in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. (September 1997)

Selected recordings

On CD

*1995 ''

Kabalevsky Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky (russian: Дми́трий Бори́сович Кабале́вский ; 14 February 1987) was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent. He helped set up the Union of Soviet C ...

Cello Concerto No. 2, Khachaturian Cello Concerto,

Rachmaninov Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of ...

Vocalise'', (with

, conductor/pianist,

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (GSO; sv, Göteborgs Symfoniker) is a Swedish symphony orchestra based in Gothenburg. The GSO is resident at the Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen. The orchestra received the title of the National Orche ...

) BIS CD-719 *1995 '' Boëllmann & Godard: Cello Sonatas'' CDA66888, (with

Bengt Forsberg Bengt Forsberg (born 1952) is a Swedish concert pianist most famous for his numerous collaborations with the mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter. He participated in her project to record songs written in the concentration camp of Terezín. Forsberg ...

, piano) *1996 ''Swedish Cello Sonatas'', (with Bengt Forsberg, piano) Caprice CAP 21460 *1997 '' Koechlin & Pierné: Cello Sonatas'', (with Bengt Forsberg, piano
Hyperion CDA66979
(awarded

Diapason d'Or The Diapason d'Or (French for "Golden Tuning Fork") is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of '' Diapason'' magazine in France, broadly equivalent to "Editor's Choice", "Disc of the Month" in the ...

in 1998) *1997 ''

Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...

and Groba Cello Concertos'', (with Andrew Litton and The London Symphony Orchestra) *1999 ''

Cello Sonatas'', Hyperion CDH55342 (with Bengt Forsberg, piano) *1999 ''Rendezvous with Korngold – Songs and Chamber music'', (with

Anne Sofie von Otter Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire encompasses lieder, operas, oratorios and also rock and pop songs. Early life Von Otter was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her father was Göran von Otter, a Swe ...

, mezzo soprano, Bengt Forsberg, piano, Kjell Lysell and Ulf Forsberg, violins and Nils-Erik Sparf, viola)

DG 459 631-2 *2000 ''French Cello Music'', Hyperion/Helios CDA67244 (with Bengt Forsberg, piano) *2000 ''Smörgasbord'' Hyperion CDA67184, (with Bengt Forsberg, piano) (awarded BBC Pick of the Month) 'Unexpected pleasures' (BBC Music Magazine) *2001 ''

Gunnar de Frumerie Per Gunnar Fredrik de Frumerie (20 July 1908, in Nacka, Stockholm County – 9 September 1987, in Täby, Stockholm County) was a Swedish composer and pianist. He was the son of architect Gustaf de Frumerie and Maria Helleday. After studying ...

'' (includes Cello Concerto), (with

Norrköping Symphony Orchestra The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra ( sv, Norrköpings Symfoniorkester) is a Swedish professional symphony orchestra. It is based at the concert hall De Geerhallen, in the center of Norrköping. History The orchestra was founded in 1912, a ...

conducted by Lü Jia) Caprice CAP 21644 *2001 ''

Dag Wirén Dag Ivar Wirén (15 October 1905 – 19 April 1986) was a Swedish composer. Life Wirén was born at Striberg near Nora. His father had a roller blind factory, and there were various musical activities in the family home; he took piano lessons, ...

'' (includes cello concerto), (with Sami Sinfonietta conducted by

Stefan Solyom Stefan Solyom (born 26 April 1979, Stockholm) is a Swedish conductor and composer. He is the nephew of the Swedish-Hungarian pianist János Solyom. As a student Solyom attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. He studied horn and ...

) Musica SVeciae PSCD 716 *2004 ''Suite Tintin'' A tribute to Tintin. Incidental music set to Tintin's journeys around the world. Bagpipes from Scotland, flutes from Tibet and Peru, a soprano from a country never visited: Sweden. With George and Stuart McIlwham, Corin Long, Graham Mitchell,

Richard Durrant Richard Durrant Dip RCM, ARCM, FLCM (born Brighton, Sussex, 2 November 1962) is an English guitarist and composer. He studied guitar, cello, and composition at the Royal College of Music in London between 1981 and 1986. Since his debut at the ...

, Susanna Andersson and Bengt Forsberg. *2013 ''Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Trios'', Decca 0289 478 5346 6, with

, piano, and Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay, volin "Ashkenazy, Visontay and Lidström tap the vein of grief coursing through this music, inspired . . . They also unleash passion" *2018

Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major compo ...

Cello Concerto no.1 and Lidström's "Rigoletto Fantasie" with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and

BIS

On DVD

*2001 ''Erich Wolfgang Korngold – The Adventures of a Wunderkind''. A Portrait and Concert, (Arthaus Musik 100362 (PAL), 100363 (NTSC)) *2006 ''My Heart Is in the East and other pieces for solo cello'' (DVD, post-production) *2010 ''Brahms for Fuchs Sake'' (PAL DVD), Brahms sonatas for cello and piano in E minor and F major. Robert Fuchs Sonata for cello and piano in E flat, (with Bengt Forsberg, piano) *2010 ''The Swan and other short pieces for cello and piano'' (DVD, post-production)

Publications

Educational

*''The Orchestral Cellist'', Boosey & Hawkes *''The Essential Warm-up Routine'' for Cellists, CelloLid.com CL116

Original compositions

*''Le Cygne'' – The Swan, CelloLid.com CL113 *''Hotel Suite'' for cello and piano, CelloLid.com CL103 *''Portraits'', CelloLid.com CL108 *''Ballroom Dances'', CelloLid.com CL104 *''My Heart is in the East. Raoul Wallenberg in Memoriam'' (for solo cello), CelloLid.com CL115 *''Spooky Pieces'', CelloLid.com CL101 *''Sun Flowers in the Night and other love songs'' for cello and piano, CelloLid.com CL118 *''Traffic'', CelloLid.com CL102 *''Mother's Day & Father's Day'' – two gentle pieces for cello and piano, CelloLid.com CL119 *''Tango'', see CelloLid.com

Transcriptions

*''If Bach was a cellist'', Vol. 1 – Italian Concerto in F major BWV 971 for cello and piano, CelloLid.com CL100 *''If Bach was a cellist'', Vol. 2 – Cello Concerto in A major BWV 1055, CelloLid.com CL105 *''If Bach was a cellist'', Vol. 3 – 10 encores, CelloLid.com CL106 *''If Bach was a cellist'', Vol. 4 – Concerto for two cellos and orchestra (piano reduction) in D minor (''Double Concerto'') BWV 1043, CelloLid.com CL111 *''If Bach was a cellist'', Vol. 5 – Cello Concerto for two cellos and orchestra (piano reduction) in C minor, CelloLid.com CL114 *Vivaldi ''Concerto in A minor for 2 cellos and orchestra'' (piano reduction), CelloLid.com CL110 *Claude Debussy – ''La flûte de Pan'' (Syrinx) for Cello Solo, CelloLid.com CL112 *''Jamaican Rumba and other pieces'' for cellos and piano, CelloLid.com CL109

Other works

*''The Stamp King'', (book, with artist Lars Paulsson) CelloLid.com CL107

References

External links

Mats Lidström's profile
on the

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