1704

Giovanni Battista Costanzi

(3 September 1704 – 5 March 1778)

Italian composer and cellist

He served as maestro di cappella of the Cappella Giulia at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and taught cellist Luigi Boccherini. Here is his Sonata da Camera for Two Violoncellos performed by cellists Giovanni Sollima and Monika Leskovar:

1858

Daniël van Goens

(3 September 1858 – 10 May 1904)

French cellist and composer of Dutch descent

Here is his Cello Concerto No. 1 in a minor, Op. 7, performed by cellist Orfeo Mandozzi with the Extremadura Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jesus Amigo:

1859

Josef Melzer

(3 September 1859 – ?)

German cellist

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1875

Ernst Cahnbley

(3 September 1875 – 16 March 1936)

German cellist, composer, and music editor

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1897

Francisco Mignone

(3 September 1897 – 19 February 1986)

Brazilian composer

Here is his “Modinha” performed by cellist Miguel Braga and pianist Igor Andreev:

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1928

Robert LaMarchina

(3 September 1928 – 30 September 2003)

American cellist and conductor

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1932

Maureen O’Carroll

(3 September 1932 – 11 August 2012)

Australian cellist and author of Irish descent

Maureen O’Carroll Age 12

She and her daughter, Leora, wrote a wonderful memoir together:

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1968

Piotr Rubik

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Polish cellist, composer, conductor, vocalist, pianist, and music producer

Piotr Rubik. Photo by Sławek, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Here is his “A Psalm for You”:

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1981

Gautier Capuçon

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French cellist

Gautier Capuçon. Photo © Anoush Abrar.

Here is his dazzling performance of Popper’s Elfentanz with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris conducted by Douglas Boyd:

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1989

Kaitlyn Raitz

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American cellist, composer, photographer, and videographer

Kaitlyn Raitz. Photo by Betsy Phillips

Here is “Maybe, Maybe Not,” written, recorded, filmed, and edited by Kaitlyn Raitz:

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