List of cellists

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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[]

B[]

  • 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 1968, Israel, moved to the United States, new classical music)
  • Emmanuelle Bertrand (born 1971, 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)
  • William Butt (born 1968, England)[1]
  • Max Beitan (born 1986, Russia)

C[]

D[]

  • Caroline Dale (born 1965, England, classical and popular music)
  • Nadine Deleury (France)
  • Robert deMaine (born 1969, United States)
  • William De Rosa (living, United States)
  • Rohan de Saram (born 1939, England, also contemporary music)
  • Roel Dieltiens (born 1957, Belgium, baroque and modern cello)
  • Denise Djokic (born 1980, Canada)

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F[]

G[]

  • Sol Gabetta (born 1981, Argentina)
  • Ophelie Gaillard (born 1974, France)
  • Alban Gerhardt (born 1969, Germany)
  • Kristin von der Goltz (born 1966, Germany, period instrument)
  • David Geringas (born 1946, Lithuania)
  • Igor Gavrish (born 1945, Russian)
  • Rudolf Gleißner (born 1942, Germany)
  • Tina Guo (born 1985 in China, raised and living in the United States, also an electric cellist and erhuist)
  • Natalia Gutman (born 1942, Russian)

H[]

I[]

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

J[]

  • Guy Johnston (born 1981, England)

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L[]

M[]

N[]

O[]

P[]

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)

R[]

  • Giovanni Ricciardi (born 1968, Italy)
  • Sharon Robinson (born 1949, United States)
  • (Kyril) Kirill Rodin (born 1963, Russian)
  • Sergei Roldugin (born 1951, Russia)
  • Shauna Rolston (born 1967, Canada)
  • Joshua Roman (born 1983, United States)
  • Alexei Romanenko (born 1974 in Soviet Union, moved to the United States)
  • Nathaniel Rosen (born 1948, United States)
  • Martti Rousi (born 1960, Finland)
  • Alexander Rudin (born 1960, Russian)
  • Martin Rummel (born 1974, Austria)

S[]

T[]

  • Stéphane Tétreault (born 1993, Canada)
  • Camille Thomas (born 1988, France)
  • Ronald Thomas (born 1952, United States)
  • Doron Toister (born 1957, Israel)
  • Fiona Thompson (born in England, lives in the United States)
  • Bion Tsang (born 1967, United States)
  • (born in Zagreb, lives in Vienna)

U[]

  • Frances-Marie Uitti (born 1946, United States, also a composer)

V[]

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

W[]

  • Nathan Waks (born 1951, Australia)
  • Christine Walevska (born 1943, Los Angeles, California)
  • Raphael Wallfisch (born 1953, England)
  • Jian Wang (born 1968, China)
  • Wendy Warner (living, United States)
  • Graham Waterhouse (born 1962, England, also a composer)
  • Paul Watkins (born 1970, Wales)
  • Alisa Weilerstein (born 1982, United States)
  • Paul Wiancko (born 1983, United States, also a composer)
  • Peter Wiley (born 1955, United States)
  • Dominique de Williencourt (born 1959, France, also a composer)
  • Pieter Wispelwey (born 1962, Netherlands)

XYZ[]

Living non-classical cellists[]

B[]

  • Thomas Batuello (born 1994, TV work, rock music)
  • Matt Brubeck (born 1961, United States, jazz music)

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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E[]

F[]

  • Gideon Freudmann (living, eclectic composer, cello rock)
  • Erik Friedlander (born 1960, United States, jazz)
  • Eugene Friesen (born 1952, United States, jazz/improvisational cellist)

G[]

  • Károly Garam (born 1941 in Hungary, moved to Finland, popular musics)
  • Lani Groves (born 1980, South Africa, world musics)
  • Hildur Guðnadóttir (born 1982, Iceland, lives in Germany, solo and in electronica bands)
  • Tina guo (born 1985, China)

H[]

  • Natalie Haas (living, United States, Celtic folk music)
  • Melissa Hasin (born 1954, United States, popular music)
  • Stjepan Hauser (born 1986, Croatia, part of 2Cellos)
  • Svante Henryson (born 1963, Sweden, jazz, rock, also a composer)
  • Tristan Honsinger (born 1949, United States, free jazz and free improvisation)
  • Ivan Hussey (living, leader of Celloman, fusion music)

J[]

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

K[]

L[]

  • Caroline Lavelle (living, British singer-songwriter and cellist)
  • Alexandra Lawn (from indie rock band Ra Ra Riot)
  • Ana Lenchantin (living, United States, from progressive rock band Into the Presence)
  • Max Lilja (born 1975, Finland, from thrash metal band Hevein)
  • Fred Lonberg-Holm (born 1962, United States, jazz)
  • Paavo Lötjönen (born 1968, Finland, from cello metal band Apocalyptica)

M[]

  • Antero Manninen (born 1973, Finland, cello metal)
  • Martin McCarrick (born 1962, England, rock)
  • Kerry Minnear (born 1948, England, multi-instrumentalist, progressive rock with 70s band Gentle Giant)

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P[]

R[]

S[]

  • Jane Scarpantoni (living, United States, alternative rock)
  • Philip Sheppard (living, England, also a composer)
  • Ben Sollee (born 1983, United States, singer-songwriter, eclectic genres)
  • Luka Šulić (born 1987, Croatia, part of 2Cellos)
  • Mark Summer (born 1958, United States, original cellist of Turtle Island String Quartet)

T[]

  • Martin Tillman (born 1964, Switzerland, also a composer)
  • Eicca Toppinen (born 1975, Finland, from cello metal band Apocalyptica)
  • Matt Turner (living, United States)

W[]

  • Kanon Wakeshima (born 1988, Japan, also a vocalist)
  • Aubrey Webber (living, United States, nerd-folk with The Doubleclicks)
  • Gay-Yee Westerhoff (born 1973, England, of crossover band Bond)

XYZ[]


Deceased classical cellists[]

A[]

B[]

  • Felix Battanchon (1814–1893, France)
  • Paul Bazelaire (1886–1958, France)
  • Hugo Becker (1863–1941, Germany)
  • Auguste van Biene (1849–1913, Netherlands, moved to England)
  • Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805), Italy, primarily a composer)
  • Karl Leopold Böhm (1806–1859, Austria)
  • Gaetano Braga (1829–1907, Italy, also a composer)
  • Jean-Baptiste Bréval (1753–1823, France)
  • Christopher Bunting (1924–2005, England)
  • Friedrich Buxbaum (1869–1948, Austria)
  • Anner Bylsma (1934–2019, Netherlands, baroque cello)

C[]

D[]

E[]

F[]

  • Emanuel Feuermann (1902–1942, born in Ukraine, died in the United States)
  • Rocco Filippini (1943–2021, Switzerland)
  • Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (1848–1890, Germany)
  • Pierre Fournier (1906–1986, France)
  • Auguste Franchomme (1808–1884, France)
  • Jacques Franco-Mendès (1816–1889, Netherlands)

G[]

  • Domenico Gabrielli (d.1690, Italy)
  • Raya Garbousova (1909–1997, born in Georgia, Russian Empire)
  • Maurice Gendron (1920–1990, France)
  • Gwyneth George (1920–2016, UK)
  • Georg Goltermann (1825–1876, Germany, also a composer)
  • Bernard Greenhouse (1916–2011, United States, founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio)
  • Friedrich Grützmacher (1832–1903, Germany)

H[]

  • Lynn Harrell (1944–2020, United States)
  • Beatrice Harrison (1892–1965, England)
  • Robert Hausmann (1852–1909, Germany)
  • Victor Herbert (1859–1924, Ireland, primarily remembered as a composer, also a conductor)
  • Florence Hooton (1912-1988, England)
  • Kato van der Hoeven (1877 –1959, Netherlands)

I[]

  • Alexander Ivashkin (1948–2014, Russian)

J[]

K[]

  • John Kennedy (1922–1980, born in England, moved to Australia)
  • Lauri Kennedy (1896–1985, born in Australia)
  • Julius Klengel (1859–1933, Germany)
  • Sviatoslav Knushevitsky (1907–1963, Russia)
  • Antonín Kohout (1919–2013, Czech)
  • Otto van Koppenhagen (1897–1978, Netherlands)
  • Antonín Kraft (1752–1820, Czech)

L[]

M[]

  • Fritz Magg (1914–1997, born in Vienna, moved to the United States)
  • Enrico Mainardi (1897-1976, Italy)
  • Rudolf Matz (1901–1988, Croatia)
  • Joseph Merk (1795–1852, Austria)
  • Frank Miller (1912–1986, United States)
  • Georges Miquelle (1894–1977, born in France, moved to the United States)
  • Víctor Mirecki Larramat (1947–1921, born in France, lived in Spain)
  • Lorne Munroe (1924–2020, United States)
  • Charlotte Moorman (1933–1991, United States, performance art)
  • May Mukle (1880–1963, British)

N[]

  • André Navarra (1911–1988, France)
  • Zara Nelsova (1918–2002, Canada)

O[]

  • Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880, born in Germany, lived in France)

P[]

  • Siegfried Palm (1927–2005, Germany)
  • Aldo Parisot (1918–2018, Brazil, United States)
  • Leslie Parnas (1931–2022, United States)
  • Boris Pergamenschikow (1948–2004, born in Soviet Union, moved to Germany)[3]
  • Gregor Piatigorsky (1903–1976, born in Russia, moved to United States)
  • Alfredo Piatti (1822–1901, Italy)
  • William Pleeth (1916–1999, England, teacher of Jacqueline du Pré)
  • Dominik Połoński (1977–2018, Poland)
  • David Popper (1843–1913, Bohemian born, active in Hungary)

R[]

  • Gábor Rejtő (1916–1987, Hungary)
  • Bernhard Romberg (1767–1841, Germany, also a composer)
  • Leonard Rose (1918–1984, United States)
  • Mstislav Rostropovich (1927–2007, Russia, also a conductor)

S[]

T[]

  • Paul Tortelier (1914–1990, France)
  • Anton Träg (1819–1860, Austria)

V[]

  • Laszlo Varga (1924–2014, Hungary)
  • Aleksandr Verzhbilovich (1850–1911, Russia)
  • J. Louis von der Mehden (1873–1954, United States)

W[]

  • Terence Weil (1921–1995, England)
  • August Wenzinger (1905–1996, Switzerland)
  • Donald Whitton (1923–2018, Canada)

Deceased non-classical cellists[]

A[]

  • Muhal Richard Abrams (1930-2017), United States, jazz, also a composer and multi-instrumentalist)

B[]

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

C[]

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

E[]

  • Mike Edwards (1948–2010, England, member of the Electric Light Orchestra)

K[]

  • Fred Katz (1919–2013, United States, described as "the first real jazz cellist")[4]

M[]

  • Hugh McDowell (1953–2018, England, cellist with rock bands Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II)

P[]

  • Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960, United States, bebop)
  • Kristen Pfaff (1967–1994, United States, alternative rock)

R[]

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

References[]

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