List of cellists

Pablo Casals, considered to be one of the most influential cellists

A person who plays the cello is called a cellist. This list of notable cellists is divided into four categories: 1) Living Classical Cellists; 2) Non-Classical Cellists; 3) Deceased Classical Cellists; 4) Deceased Non-Classical Cellists.

The cello (/ˈtʃɛloʊ/ chel-oh; plural cellos or celli) is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments.

To keep the lists usable and useful, please include only those who have attained notability as cellists. Please do not add those known for other activities who happen to play or have played the cello either professionally (e.g., the conductor Arturo Toscanini and composer Heitor Villa-Lobos) or privately (e.g., the actress Rosamund Pike). Also, please do not add people without Wikipedia articles, unless you can also add a reference to verify the person's notability as a cellist.

Living classical cellists

A

Jamal Aliyev
  • Jamal Aliyev (born 1993, Azerbaijan)
  • Nicolas Altstaedt (born 1982, Germany)
  • Tanya Anisimova (born 1966, Russian, also a composer)
  • Julian Armour (born 1960, Canadian)

B

Maya Beiser
  • Michael Bach (born 1958, Germany, also composer and visual artist)
  • Soo Bae (born 1977, Korean-Canadian, living in United States)
  • Zuill Bailey (born 1972, United States)
  • Alexander Baillie (born 1956, England)
  • Matthew Barley (born 1965, England)
  • Maya Beiser (born 1963, Israel, moved to the United States, new classical music)
  • Emmanuelle Bertrand (born 1973, France)
  • Coenraad Bloemendal (born 1946, Netherlands, moved to Canada)
  • Mike Block (born 1982, United States)
  • Becca Bradley (born 1991, United States)
  • Andreas Brantelid (born 1987, Denmark)
  • Carter Brey (born 1954, United States)
  • František Brikcius (living, Czech Republic)
  • Denis Brott (born 1950, Canada)
  • Mario Brunello (born 1960, Italy)
  • Max Beitan (born 1986, Russia)

C

Gautier Capuçon

D

Robert deMaine

E

F

Amanda Forsyth

G

Tina Guo

H

Stjepan Hauser

I

Steven Isserlis
  • Steven Isserlis (born 1958, England)
  • Sergei Istomin (Russian, resides in Belgium), period instruments, also plays viola da gamba
  • Yuki Ito (born 1990, Japan)

J

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O

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Q

  • Jean-Guihen Queyras (born 1967 in Canada, lives in France, plays baroque and modern cellos)
  • Misha Quint (born 1960 in Soviet Union, moved to the United States)

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T

U

V

  • Laura van der Heijden (born 1997, England)
  • Jan Vogler (born 1964 in Germany, lives in the United States)

W

XYZ

Living non-classical cellists

B

C

  • Isobel Campbell (born 1976, Scotland, indie rock)
  • Grace Chatto (living, born 10 December 1985, multi-instrumentalist, key member of band, Clean Bandit.)
  • Gretta Cohn (living, United States, rock musician and radio producer)
  • Melora Creager (born 1966, United States, rock music)

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H

J

  • Jorane (born 1975, Canada, alternative singer-songwriter)

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Deceased classical cellists

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B

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Deceased non-classical cellists

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B

  • David Baker (1931–2016, United States, jazz composer and performer)

C

  • Tom Cora (1953–1998, United States, experimental jazz and rock)

E

H

K

  • Fred Katz (1919–2013, United States, described as "the first real jazz cellist")[3]

M

P

R

  • Arthur Russell (1951–1992, United States, eclectic genres)

See also

  • Music portal

References

  1. ^ Nancy Lenehan – Biography – IMDb
  2. ^ Jessica Duchen (4 May 2004). "Obituary for Boris Pergamenschikow". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Coda magazine. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-10-05 – via books.google.com.