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In the News (Sat 18 May 13)

  
  Cellist applauds commitment - Music - Entertainment - theage.com.au
Cellist Alexander Baillie, front, with student pianists, from left, Benjamin Kopp, Tim Young, Brieley Cutting and Amir Farid.
Australians are used to regarding Europe as the heartland of classical culture, so it is surprising to hear a visiting Briton warn that classical music is becoming an endangered species.
Baillie is scathing of the film Hilary and Jackie, about the cellist and her sister, which he says cruelly misrepresents her.
www.theage.com.au /news/music/cellist-applauds/2005/09/06/1125772515533.html   (702 words)

  
  Zuill Bailey - Cellist
Cellist Bailey is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory and the Julliard School.
The spareness of Tchaikovsky’s scoring and the immediacy of the melodic flow were the perfect vehicle to glue audience to cellist, and cellist to cello, orchestra and conductor for a presentation of rapture and technical wizardry that lead to, as one musicologist called it, delightful nostalgia.
Cellist Zuill Bailey was back as the excellent soloist in the second cello concerto of Victor Herbert; his podium collaborator was Stanislaw Skrowaczewski.
www.zuillbailey.com /reviews-print.shtml   (8624 words)

  
 Weekend: Young cellist leads double life
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein is the soloist in the Florida Orchestra’s last masterworks concert this season.
The 19-year-old cellist comes from a famous musical family, Her father, violinist Donald Weilerstein, and mother, pianist Vivian Hornick Weilerstein, are distinguished performers and professors at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein is the soloist in Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme with the Florida Orchestra.
www.sptimes.com /News/051701/Weekend/Young_cellist_leads_d.shtml   (699 words)

  
 cellist - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Prodigiously talented from an early age, she became a pupil of William Pleeth in London in 1955, had...
Toscanini was born on March 25, 1867, in Parma and studied at the Parma and Milan conservatories.
He began as a cellist and assistant chorus master...
uk.encarta.msn.com /cellist.html   (89 words)

  
 Cellist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Lorenz, Cellist Matthias Cellist with focus on contemporary music.
Steven Isserlis - Cellist Information about the celebrated concert cellist, including details on recordings, forthcoming concerts and his book.
Koen, John About his experiences as a cellist in The Philadelphia Orchestra and photos of his travels.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Cellist.html   (170 words)

  
 Music Preview: Cellist Matt Haimovitz serves bach with a beer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The musician in question is cellist Matt Haimovitz, and believe it or not, this scenario has occurred across the United States.
He figured he was set, that he would be a concert cellist for the rest of his life.
Next thing the cellist knew, he was performing in places like CBGB's, and on tour with indie bands on the Ropeadope tour.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/05279/583285.stm   (1274 words)

  
 Cellist faces her toughest workout yet - Arts - Entertainment - smh.com.au
A colleague from the Sydney Symphony came to her rescue, instantly realising that for Hewgill, the orchestra's principal cellist, such an injury could be career-threatening.
For four nights, beginning tomorrow, she will be showcased as principal cellist under the renowned Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit in Haydn's Cello Concerto in D major.
Cellists tend to specialise in either Haydn's concerto in D major, or the one in C Major - "and I've always been a C major girl … I've never really learned the D major before."
www.smh.com.au /news/arts/cellists-toughest-workout-yet/2006/11/28/1164476204529.html   (817 words)

  
 Corinne Flavin; cellist helped found Brown Bag Opera; 73 - The Boston Globe
Corinne Haller Flavin was a cellist who performed with marquee classical musicians -- Igor Stravinsky and Aaron Copland among them -- but she was not above wading into a crowd of schoolchildren to share her unabashed joy in music.
Flavin was a freelance musician who filled in at the Boston Symphony and the Boston Pops and was principal cellist of the New England Chamber Orchestra.
For years she was a member of the Brown Bag Opera, an ensemble dedicated to bringing classical music to nontraditional audiences, particularly children.
www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2004/01/22/corinne_flavin_cellist_helped_found_brown_bag_opera_73   (477 words)

  
 Cellist from the Czech Republic - Michaela Fukacova
Cellist from the Czech Republic - Michaela Fukacova
This cellist has performed widely throughout Europe, USA and Canada, and regularly tours Japan.
This cellist has frequently played concertos with orchestras such as the Czech Philharmonic (including a tour of Japan to celebrate the orchestra’s 100th Anniversary), the Berlin and the Danish National Radio Symphonies, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the NHK Japan, the Orquestra Sinfónica de Radiotelevision Espanola, the BBC Scottish and the English Symphonie.
www.fukacova.com   (212 words)

  
 Cello Player Saves the World!
Cellists seldom become civic heroes -- music doesn't affect wars.
She organzied twenty-two cellists to play in twenty-two public places in Seattle for twenty-two days, and on the final day, all twenty-two played together in one place in front of a store window displaying burned-out bread pans, twenty-two loaves of bread, and twenty-two roses.
The cynic who lives in a dark hole in my most secret mind says one cellist cannot stop a war, and the music can ultimately only a dirge played over the unimaginable.
home.actlab.utexas.edu /~captain/cello.story.html   (1093 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Cellist
After 1769 he was a composer and cellist in Spanish courts.
True to Her Cool: Cellist Madeleine Shapiro Stays True to Her Musical Tastes: Whether the Music is From a Quartet or a Cactus, ?I Just Know What I Like,' the Cellist Says.
REMINDER/World Renowned Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to Perform Live at The Grove on Saturday, August 9: Special Addition to The Grove's Summer Concert Series.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Cellist   (899 words)

  
 cellist: University of Utah News Release: November 19, 2001
November 19, 2001 -- Alisa Weilerstein, a 20-year-old cellist, makes her Salt Lake City debut at Libby Gardner Concert Hall on the University of Utah campus Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
The cellist, the daughter of professional musicians, knew Don Giovanni at age two and a half and made her orchestral debut with the Cleveland Orchestra at age 13.
The Virtuoso Series, now in its second year, assembles a group of the most sought-after musicians on the concert circuit today, performing in the intimate Concert Hall, lauded by performers and concert-goers for its outstanding acoustics.
www.utah.edu /news/releases/01/nov/cellist.html   (236 words)

  
 Find & Book Professional Cellists or Cello Ensembles for Your Next Occasion
Warm and expressive, the cello delivers a rich tone and is, in fact, the lowest-sounding member of the violin family.
Suitable for solos or in ensembles, a cellist doesn't require much space.
Typically a music stand and chair are all that is needed to accommodate a cellist.
www.gigmasters.com /Cello/Cello.asp   (293 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Cellist's 'Goulash!' is red hot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
On the one hand, he is one link in the long tradition of classical cellists, with an impressive repertoire of works.
Haimovitz's new album, "Goulash!" is a fabulous mix of both worlds — it's as cosmopolitan as the cellist himself and puts his instrument in a new light.
It's telling for the musician and for his album that the CD opens with a transcription of a Led Zeppelin song "Kashmir," which is given an amazing treatment for four cellos (performed by Haimovitz's newly formed ensemble UCCELLO).
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,650192869,00.html   (447 words)

  
 Search Results for "Cellist"
...Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, studied at the Stuttgart Conservatory.
...Russian cellist and conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. du Pre, Jacqueline.
...American cellist known for his performances and recordings of orchestral, recital, and chamber music....
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Cellist   (250 words)

  
 The Cellist on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
However, about 100 feet away from the cellist, a young, elegantly clad violinist was playing equally beautiful music with his case open at his feet.
Back at the other street corner, the cellist (pictured here) seemed to be oblivious to the cold shoulders by which he was so often greeted.
The juxtaposition of such wonderfully beautiful music coming from such an old, worn cello was equally as impressive as the juxtaposition of the cellist and his surroundings.
www.flickr.com /photos/bdmckeown/5627897   (3022 words)

  
 Andrew Shulman - Cellist and Conductor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Shulman's careers as 'cellist and conductor have taken him all over the world.
Cellist Andrew Shulman joined the CRSO and Tiemeyer for an intense, spirited performance of Ernest Bloch's "Schelomo", Hebraic rhapsody for cello and orchestra...His flawless performance of "Schelomo" was eloquent and passionate
At the end of 2002 he left the Philharmonic in order to expand his solo, chamber music, teaching and conducting activities still further, having made his family's home in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains.
www.naturalpoise.com /andrew/main.html   (698 words)

  
 Tanya Tomkins, Cellist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
"Cellist Tanya Tomkins is undoubtedly one of the Bay Area's most gifted young Baroque performers.
In the last year she has begun a series of Bach Suites, and on Friday at the Old First Church in San Francisco she presented a taxing solo program with two of these (No.
cellist Tomkins knocked more than a few audience members right out of the ring with her superlative performance of Geminiani's Cello Sonata in C major, Op.
home.att.net /~e.zivian/CellistReviewsRF.html   (522 words)

  
 ARTSEDGE: Yo-Yo Ma, Master Cellist
Explain that there are also important parts inside the cello, such as the sound post that transfers sound from the front of the cello to the back.
Tell students that cellists use a bow — a stick strung with horsehair—to produce sound on the cello.
Tell students that one of the most famous cellists in the world is named Yo-Yo Ma.
artsedge.kennedy-center.org /content/2349   (1054 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Cellist Gone Mad
Yeah this may be a little un-orthodox but my band consists of me and my bass.
Cellist Gone Mad hasn't posted a blog yet.
Cellist Gone Mad hasn't posted any shows yet.
www.purevolume.com /cellistgonemad/photos   (64 words)

  
 cellist - IceRocket Tag
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Don't do it, cellists: Courtney Love is using her MySpace to try and recruit a cello player for her own devious purposes: Travel with Courtney and her band to P...
www.icerocket.com /tag/cellist   (758 words)

  
 Gauche the Cellist // Nausicaa.net
It is rather difficult to make a Kenji story into a movie because there are many Japanese just waiting to rip you apart if you screw up, but Gauche has been highly acclaimed, and is considered one of the best Miyazawa movies.
The story is about a cellist, Gauche, who becomes a better cellist by interacting with animals who visit his home every night.
This page is brought to you by Team Ghiblink.
www.nausicaa.net /miyazaki/goshu   (122 words)

  
 Servais Society - Cellist
It was only with new compositions that the new style of cellists could show their virtuosity.
Because of their valuable contribution to the development of cello technique and to the ‘emancipation’ of the cello as a fully-fledged solo instrument, these ten cellist-composers count as the main cellists of the nineteenth century.
Servais’ merit has to be qualified somewhat: before him, every now and then some cellists placed a little bench or piece of wood underneath their instrument.
www.servais-vzw.org /en/pag_02.php   (1606 words)

  
 Robert Sang-Ung Choi, cellist
Cellist Robert Sang-Ung Choi was born in Chicago and began studying music at the age of three; first the violin and later, the piano and the cello.
Under the guidance of cellist Heidi Litschauer, Sang-Ung developed a pureness and clarity of tone and expression which has brought him rave reviews and countless performances as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in Japan, North America and throughout Europe.
In addition to his work as principal cellist of the Salzburg Chamber Philharmonic, he is also cellist of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
www.geocities.com /r_s_choi/index.html   (312 words)

  
 EMI Classics | Biographies | MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
As a cellist, Rostropovich is noted for his commanding technique and intense, visionary playing.
The cellist on the recording is Rostropovich¹s pupil, the 13-year-old prodigy Han-Na Chang.
He made his public debut as a cellist in 1942 at the age of 15 and was immediately recognised as a potentially great artist.
www.emiclassics.com /artists/biogs/rosb.html   (1158 words)

  
 Norwegian cellist dresses as if he's had successes
The first time cellist Truls Mork entered a major contest, the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, he had to borrow dress shoes for the final round.
The 39-year-old Norwegian cellist, who appears with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra this weekend, was the first Scandinavian to win a prize in the prestigious competition.
He grew up listening to his father, a professional cellist, and his mother, a pianist.
enquirer.com /editions/2000/04/27/loc_norwegian_cellist.html   (926 words)

  
 Cellist, Chapter Three
Walking through the amusement park, Father spoke to the conductor of the outdoor symphony orchestra and found that there was an opening for a cellist.
Shortly after Leonid and Father left, the former cellist of the orchestra reappeared and I was told that I could remain only if I played in the second violin section.
The conductor had a spare instrument for me and was quite unimpressed with my assurances that I couldn't play the violin.
www.cello.org /heaven/cellist/chap3.htm   (1550 words)

  
 Frans Helmerson - www.cellist.nl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson was born in 1945 and began playing the cello at the age of 8.
After studies in Goteborg, Rome and London, followed by a debut in Stockholm, his solo career has taken him on countless tours all over Europe as well as the USA, Asia and Russia.
This cellist was posted by Karel and last edited on 8 March 2004 at 12:03:22 PM.
www.cellist.nl /database/showcellist.asp?id=67   (212 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Cellist 'comes home' to festival
Cellist Scott Ballantyne says that whenever he comes to Utah to perform at the Park City and Salt Lake City Music Festival, it feels like a homecoming.
And while still a teenager, he became one of the youngest members of a major orchestra when then-music director Maurice Abravanel picked him to join the Utah Symphony.
Ballantyne left Utah to attend Juilliard, where he studied with renowned cellist Leonard Rose.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,640194813,00.html   (871 words)

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