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Cello Birthdays – 17 August

17 August 2021

1686

Nicola Porpora

(17 August 1686 – 3 March 1768)

Italian composer, singing teacher, composition teacher

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Nicola Porpora. Portrait by unknown painter.

Here are the first two movements of his Cello Concerto in G Major, performed by cellist Gaetano Nasillo with l’Ensemble 415 directed by Chiara Banchini:

1844

Francis Bennat

(17 August 1844 – 27 August 1917)

Austrian cellist and musicologist

Francis Bennat

1928

T. J. Anderson

Happy birthday!

American composer, conductor, orchestrator, and educator

T.J. Anderson

Here are his “Spirit Songs: Gospels, Serenades, and Vamps” recorded by the Mallarmé Chamber Players:

1942

Stephen Geber

Happy birthday!

American cellist – the longest-serving principal cellist of The Cleveland Orchestra

Stephen Geber

Here he plays Bloch’s Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Violoncello and Orchestra with The Cleveland Orchestra under Christoph von Dohnányi:

  

1948

Alexander Ivashkin

(17 August 1948 – 31 January 2014)

Russian cellist, writer, academic, and conductor

Alexander Ivashkin. Photo by Dmitrismirnov, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30933866

Alexander Ivashkin (1990). Photo by Dmitri N. Smirnov, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Here is a recording of a performance he gave in 2010 with pianist Dmitri Alexeev of the fourth movement of the Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119:

 

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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!

We include those with recordings and/or images available online.

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Cello Birthdays is a series launched on 1 August 2021 highlighting the birthdays of cellists, cello makers, composers of music played by cellists, and those with a strong tie to the cello world. Know of other Cello Birthdays? This is a work in progress. We’d love to hear from you if you have suggestions, additions, or corrections. Thank you! N.B. We include those with recordings and/or images available online.