1869

Komitas

(8 October [O.S. 26 September] 1869 – 22 October 1935)

Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster

Komitas in 1901/2

Here is Yo-Yo Ma playing “Krunk” (“The Crane”) by Komitas:

1870

Louis Vierne

(25 September 1862 – 11 October 1897)

French composer and organist

Here is the first movement of his Cello Sonata, Op. 27, performed by cellist Hannah Holman and pianist Réne Lecuona:

1922

Svend Westergaard

(8 October 1922 – 22 June 1988)

Danish composer

Here is the first movement of his Cello Concerto, Op. 26 (1961), recorded by cellist Gert von Bülow with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jerzy Semkov:

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1930

Tōru Takemitsu

(8 October 1930 – 20 February 1996)

Japanese composer and writer

Photo by Guy Vivien – This image has been downloaded from this site. Fair use.

Here are Orion and Pleiades for Cello and Orchestra (1984), performed by cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi with the NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hiroyuki Iwaki:

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1954

Carl Vine

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Australian composer

Photo by Keith Saunders © 2011

Here is his “Inner World” for Cello and Chamber Orchestra performed by cellist Ng Pei-Sian:

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1982

Maja Bogdanović

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Serbian cellist

Here she performs the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in a minor, Op. 33, with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Tzigane:

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1987

Andreas Brantelid

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Swedish-Danish cellist

Photo credit: Ida Wang

Here he performs the Dvořák Cello Concerto in b minor, Op. 104, with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest:

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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