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Cello Birthdays – 27 October

27 October 2021

1782

Niccolò Paganini

(27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840)

Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer

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Niccolò Paganini

Niccolò Paganini. Portrait by Andrea Cefaly – The Bridgeman Art Library, Object 769955, Public Domain.

Here are his Variations on a Theme of Rossini performed by cellist Andre Navarra:

1921

Anestis Logothetis

(27 October 1921 – 6 January 1994)

Greek composer (born in Bulgaria to Greek parents)

Anestis Logothetis

Here is his Suite for unaccompanied cello (1952), performed by cellist Angelos Liakakis:

 

1927

Dominick Argento

(27 October 1927 – 20 February 2019)

American composer

Dominick Argento

Photo by King Elder (Ekredle), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Here is his Walden Pond, performed by the Oberlin College Choir conducted by Dr. Gregory Ristow; cellists Trisha Doo, Annika Krafcik, Mattie Brister; and harpist Phoebe Durand Mcdonnell:

 

1954

Mark Vigil

Happy birthday!

American composer

Mark Vigil

Here is his Duet for cello and piano, performed by cellist Diane Chaplin and pianist Cary Lewis:

1958

Felix Wurman

(27 October 1958 – 26 December 2009)

 American cellist and composer

Felix Wurman

Photograph by Morgan Petroski, first published in the Albuquerque Journal, 27 April 2008; republished in the Los Angeles Times, 31 December 2009, Fair use.

Here he talks about music:

1969

Nina Kotova

Happy birthday!

Russian-American cellist and professor

Nina Kotova

Here is an encore performance she gave of the third movement of Gaspar Cassadó’s Suite for Solo Cello:

1973

Dejan Travica

Happy birthday!

Serbian cellist and professor

Dejan Travica

Here he performs the Felix Mendelssohn “Song without Words,” Op. 109, with pianist Snežana Peruničić:

1975

Max Lilja

Happy birthday!

Finnish cellist, composer, and producer

Max Lilja

Photo by Tero Vuorinen

He is perhaps best known as one of the founders of Apocalyptica. Here is his “I Sound My Sound”:

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!

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.