1840 Johan Svendsen (30 September 1840 – 14 June 1911) Norwegian composer, conductor, and violinist – Here is his Cello Concerto in D Major, Op. 7 (1870), recorded by cellist Hege Waldeland with the Bergen Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karsten Andersen:  1852 Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29

1674 Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (29 September 1674 – 16 July 1763) French composer and flautist – Here is the second movement, Sarabande, of his Suite No. 3 performed by flautist Latham Horn and cellist Julia Willeitner:  1879 Willem Willeke (29 September 1879 – 26 November 1950) Dutch-American cellist He began his career as a

1746 Giovanni Punto (28 September 1746 – 16 February 1803) Czech horn player and composer – Here is the fourth movement of his Sonata for Horn and Cello Duet recorded by Kestrel Wright (horn) and Michelle Cameron (cello):   1870 Florent Schmitt (27 September 1870 – 17 August 1958) French

1601 King Louis XIII of France (27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) King of France, music patron, and composer – Here are Fritz Kreisler’s “Chanson Louis XIII” and “Pavane” recorded by cellist Pierre Fournier and pianist Ernest Lush in 1952:   1879 Cyril Scott (27 September 1879 – 31 December

1683 Jean-Philippe Rameau (25 September 1683 – 12 September 1764) French composer and music theorist – Here is his “Les Sauvages” performed by Pavel Serbin and Avgust Krepak:  1744 Frederick William II of Prussia (25 September 1744 – 16 November 1797) King of Prussia from 1786 and amateur cellist He

1806 George Alexander Osborne (24 September 1806 – 16 November 1893) Irish composer and pianist – Here is the first movement of his Cello Sonata in B-flat Major recorded by cellist Justin Pearson and pianist Una Hunt:   1859 Julius Klengel (24 September 1859 – 27 October 1933) German cellist,

1823 Leopold Alexander Zellner (23 September 1823 — 24 November 1894) Croatian cellist who worked in Vienna – 1869 Friedrich Buxbaum (23 September 1869, Vienna – 2 October 1948) Austrian cellist He was principal and solo cellist of the Vienna Philharmonic until 13 March 1938, when he and other Jewish

1733 Anton Fils  (22 September 1733 (baptized) – 14 March 1760 (buried)) German cellist and composer – Here is a recording of his Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra in G Major recorded by cellist Thomas Demenga with the Camerata Bern conducted by Thomas Füri:  1823 Maurycy Karasowski (22

1737 Francis Hopkinson (21 September 1737 – 9 May 1791) American judge, author, composer, and signers of the Declaration of Independence – Here are variations on a theme from his song “My Love is Gone to Sea” by cellist Vasily Popov and pianist Ralitza Patcheva:   1827 Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich