1807

François George-Hainl

(16 November 1807 – 2 June 1873)

French cellist and conductor

1873

W. C. Handy

(16 November 1873 – 28 March 1958)

American composer, cornetist, and guiatarist

Here is a cello cover of his St.Louis Blues performed by the Rastrelli Cello Quartet:

1894

Paul Hindemith

(16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963)

German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, and conductor

Photo from the Hindemith-Institut als Rechteinhaber unter GFDL zur Verfügung gestelltHochgeladen nach de.wikipedia von de:Benutzer:Axel Hindemith, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Here are his “A frog he went a-courting” variations performed by cellist Wendy Warner and pianist Eileen Buck:

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1926

Ton de Leeuw

(16 November 1926 – Paris, 31 May 1996)

Dutch composer

Here is his Apparences I performed by cellist Larissa Groeneveld:

 

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1936

Shirvani Chalaev

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Dagestani composer

Photo by Dmitry Rozhkov – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Here are his Four Lak Songs performed by cellist Lev Evgrafov and an unnamed pianist:

Your Turn

Know of other cellists, cello makers, composers of music played by cellists, or those with a strong tie to the cello world born on this day? This is a work in progress. We’d love to hear from you if you have suggestions, additions, or corrections. Thank you!

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