1896
Howard Hanson
(28 October 1896 – 26 February 1981)
Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer, conductor, educator, and music theorist. He studied the cello, piano, and trombone.
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Photo from Northwestern University Library Exhibits, Fair use.
1936
Carl Davis
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American-born conductor and composer based in the UK
Carl Davis (Kuala Lumpur 07/05/09 ). Photo by: Ramdzan Masiam, CC BY 2.0.
Here he talks about his Ballade for cello and orchestra:
1938
Laurence Lesser
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American cellist and professor
Photograph by Paul Foley
Here is a recording of him playing the Rachmaninov Sonata in g minor, Op. 19, with pianist Bernadene Blaha:
1938
Howard Blake
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English composer, conductor, and pianist
Photo credit: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL
Here are his “Diversions” for cello and piano, performed by cellist Benedict Klöckner and pianist Danae Dörken:
1970
Christof Unterberger
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Austrian cellist and film composer
Here is a piece he composed and performed: “The Journey”:
1985
Tina Guo
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Chinese-American cellist and erhu player
Photo by Binksternet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Here she performs a cello arrangement of the first movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata (Piano Sonata No. 14 in c-sharp minor):
1994
Szymon Chodyniecki
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Polish singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist (cello, guitar, piano, drums), composer, and music producer
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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