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20th-century cellists

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Adrian BelewPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Ahn Eak-taiPerson · Music memorabilia
Alexander RudinPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Israilevich Rudin (born 25 November 1960) is a Russian classical cellist and conductor.
André NavarraPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — André Navarra
Andy RourkePerson · Music memorabiliaAndrew Michael Rourke (17 January 1964 – 19 May 2023) was an English musician best known as the bassist of the 1980s indie rock band the Smiths.
Anna S. ÞorvaldsdóttirPerson · Music memorabilia
Anner BylsmaPerson · Music memorabiliaAnner Bylsma (born Anne Bijlsma; 17 February 1934 – 25 July 2019) was a Dutch cellist who played on both modern and period instruments in a historically informed style.
Antônio MenesesPerson · Music memorabiliaAntônio Jeronimo de Meneses Neto (23 August 1957 – 3 August 2024) was a Brazilian cellist and an academic teacher based in Switzerland.
Arthur RussellPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles Arthur Russell Jr. (May 21, 1951 – April 4, 1992) was an American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician from Iowa, whose work spanned a disparate range of styles.
August WenzingerPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Wenzinger (14 November 1905 - 25 December 1996) was a prominent cellist, viol player, conductor, teacher, and music scholar from Basel, Switzerland.
Beat RichnerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Beat Richner
Bernard GreenhousePerson · Music memorabiliaBernard Greenhouse (January 3, 1916 – May 13, 2011) was an American cellist and one of the founding members of the Beaux Arts Trio.
Caroline LavellePerson · Music memorabiliaCaroline Lavelle is an English singer-songwriter and cellist who has created three solo albums and contributed vocals, music, and production help to many other artists and bands.
David DarlingPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Darling (March 4, 1941 – January 8, 2021) was an American cellist and composer. In 2010, he won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.
Diedre MurrayPerson · Music memorabiliaDiedre Murray is an American cellist and composer specializing in jazz and musical theater. She also works as a record producer and curator.
Dorian RudnytskyPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in New York City to a Ukrainian family. His father was the composer/conductor Antin Rudnytsky, and his mother was the soprano Maria So
Eberhard WeberPerson · Music memorabiliaEberhard Weber is a German double bassist and composer. Weber's compositions blend chamber jazz, European classical music, minimalism and ambien
Erik FriedlanderPerson · Music memorabiliaErik Friedlander (born July 1, 1960) is an American cellist and composer based in New York City.
Fernando VelázquezPerson · Music memorabiliaFernando Velázquez Saiz (born 22 November 1976) is a Spanish concert, film and TV composer.
Gregor PiatigorskyPerson · Music memorabiliaGregor Piatigorsky (Grigory Pavlovich Pyatigorsky; April 17 1903August 6, 1976) was a Ukrainian-born Russian and American cellist.
Heinrich SchiffPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinrich Schiff (18 November 1951 – 23 December 2016) was an Austrian cellist and conductor.
Jaques MorelenbaumPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jaques Morelenbaum 2025
Johann Sebastian PaetschPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Sebastian Paetsch (born in Colorado Springs, U.S. on April 11, 1964) is an American cellist and musician.
Jonathan HarveyPerson · Music memorabiliaJonathan Dean Harvey (3 May 1939 – 4 December 2012) was a British composer. He held teaching positions at universities and music conservatories in Europe and the United States.
José BragatoPerson · Music memorabiliaJosé Bragato (12 October 1915 – 18 July 2017) was an Italian-born Argentine cellist, composer, conductor, arranger and musical archivist who, in his early career, was principal cellist in…
Joseph KeilberthPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Keilberth (19 April 1908 – 20 July 1968) was a German conductor who specialised in opera.
Károly HorváthPerson · Music memorabilia
Kazimierz WiłkomirskiPerson · Music memorabiliaKazimierz Wiłkomirski; (September 1, 1900, Moscow – March 7, 1995, Warsaw) was a Polish cellist, composer and conductor.
Kian SoltaniPerson · Music memorabiliaKian Soltani (born 3 June 1992) is an Austrian-Iranian cellist, born in Bregenz to a family of Iranian musicians.
Kōmei AbePerson · Music memorabiliaKōmei Abe was a neo-classical Japanese composer who specialized in string quartets. He performed both as cellist and clarinetist.
Lluís ClaretPerson · Music memorabiliaLluís Claret (born Lluís Claret i Serra, 10 March 1951) is an Andorran cellist.[1][2] Claret has taught and played internationally as well as in Barcelona.
Lori SingerPerson · Music memorabiliaThe daughter of conductor Jacques Singer, she was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and raised in Portland, Oregon, where her father served as the lea
Lotte BrottPerson · Music memorabiliaCharlotte Brott (Goetzel; February 8, 1922 – January 6, 1998) was a Canadian cellist and music administrator.
Ludwig HoelscherPerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig Hoelscher (23 August 19078 May 1996) was a German cellist. He played internationally as a soloist, and was well known as a chamber musician, first playing from 1932 in Elly Ney's…
Luka ŠulićPerson · Music memorabiliaLuka Šulić (born 25 August 1987) is a Croatian-Slovenian cellist. He was a member of 2CELLOS, along with Stjepan Hauser.
Matt HaimovitzPerson · Music memorabiliaMatt Haimovitz was born in Israel, he grew up in the US from the age of five. He plays mainly a cello made by Matteo Goffriller in 1710.
Mátyás SeiberPerson · Music memorabiliaMátyás György Seiber (lang, sometimes given as Matthis Seyber; 4 May 1905 – 24 September 1960) was a Hungarian-born British composer who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1935…
Max LiljaPerson · Music memorabiliaMax Lilja (born 27 October 1975) is a Finnish cello player. He is best known as a founding member of the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica, a band he left in 2001 to join the Finnish…
Michael DenhoffPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Denhoff (born 25 April 1955 in Ahaus) is a German composer and cellist.
Mike BlockPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Glen Block (born May 25, 1982) is an American cellist, singer, composer, and arranger.
Mischa MaiskyPerson · Music memorabiliaMischa Maisky (Miša Maiskis; Mikhail Leopoldovich Maysky; born 10 January 1948) is a Soviet-born Israeli cellist.
Morey AmsterdamPerson · Music memorabiliaMoritz "Morey" Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 – October 28, 1996) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer.
Mstislav RostropovichPerson · Music memorabiliaMstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (27 March 192727 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor.
Narek HakhnazaryanPerson · Music memorabiliaNarek Hakhnazaryan (born October 23, 1988) is an Armenian cellist who won the gold medal for cello at the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Natalia GutmanPerson · Music memorabiliaNatalia Grigoryevna Gutman (born 14 November 1942), PAU, is a Russian cellist. She began to study cello at the Moscow Music School with R. Sapozhnikov.
Natalie CleinPerson · Music memorabiliaNatalie Clein (born Poole, Dorset) is a British classical cellist. Her mother is a professional violinist.
Nathan BarrPerson · Music memorabiliaNathan Barr (born February 9, 1973; also known as Nate Barr) is an American film and television composer and musician.
Nicolas AltstaedtPerson · Music memorabiliaNicolas Altstaedt (born 1982) is a German-French cellist. His versatile career incorporates solo performance, chamber music, conducting, and artistic programming, with a repertoire spanning…
Oscar PettifordPerson · Music memorabiliaOscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom.
Perttu KivilaaksoPerson · Music memorabiliaPerttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso (born 11 May 1978) is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica.
Sam JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaSamuel Jones (November 12, 1924 – December 15, 1981) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist, and composer.
Siegfried PalmPerson · Music memorabiliaSiegfried Palm (25 April 1927 – 6 June 2005) was a German cellist who is known worldwide for his interpretations of contemporary music.
Steven IsserlisPerson · Music memorabiliaSteven John Isserlis (born 19 December 1958) is a British cellist. An acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, educator, writer and broadcaster, he is widely regarded as one of the leading…
Tanya AnisimovaPerson · Music memorabiliaTanya Anisimova was born in the Chechen city of Grozny into a family of scientists: her father Dr. Mikhail Anisimov is a w
Tomeka ReidPerson · Music memorabiliaTomeka Reid (born 1977) is an American composer, improviser, cellist, curator, and teacher.
Tsuyoshi TsutsumiPerson · Music memorabiliaTsuyoshi Tsutsumi (born July 28, 1942 in Tokyo) is a world-renowned Japanese cellist.
Wesley SchultzPerson · Music memorabiliaWesley Keith Schultz (born December 30, 1982) is an American musician. He is the guitarist and lead vocalist for the folk rock band the Lumineers.
Willem van OtterlooPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Willem van Otterloo (27 December 190727 July 1978) was a Dutch conductor, cellist and composer.
Yo-Yo MaPerson · Music memorabilia

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