Victor August Herbert

26 January 2023

(1 February 1859 – 26 May 1924)

American composer, cellist, and conductor

Here is his Cello Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op.8, performed by cellist Lynn Harrell with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner:

Get the sheet music in a critical edition of his Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 8, by Prof. Yuriy Leonovich here, and read more here.

Here is Canadian cellist, Amanda Forsyth, performing his Cello Concerto No. 2 in e minor, Op. 30, with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by her husband, Pinchas Zukerman:

1 February 24

12:00 am

Curator, Brenda Neece Author

Cello Museum founder and curator, Dr. Brenda Neece is a cellist and a researcher specializing in the history of the cello. Before starting The Cello Museum in 2019, she worked as a freelancer and served for just over a decade as a musical instrument museum curator. Her major cello teachers were Rochelle Kidd, Fred Raimi, Martha Gerschefski, and William Pleeth. Her academic mentors were Jon Finson, Marilyn Gombosi, Hélène La Rue, Ferdinand J. de Hen, and Jeremy Montagu.