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Christine Walevska (born March 8, 1945, Los Angeles) is an American classical cellist. She is known for her numerous recordings with
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and performing concerts worldwide. In 1975, she became the first American concert musician to perform in
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under the regime of
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. The music critic Antonio Hernandez of the Brazilian newspaper ''
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'' referred to Walevska as the "goddess of the cello," a moniker to which she has often since been referred.


Stolen cello

When Christine was small, her father bought her a rare antique concert-quality children's cello, hoping to spur her interest in the instrument, which it did. After she graduated to a full size cello, the instrument was stolen, and its whereabouts remained unknown for 40 years. When finally found, the current owner (who did not know it had been stolen) had rented it out to another very young but supremely talented cellist, whose family had spent years looking for a concert quality instrument suitable for a young cellist. After meeting the young girl, who loved the instrument as she did, Christine decided not to pursue retrieving her stolen property until after the student had graduated to a larger cello.


CD releases

* Prokofiev & Khachaturian: Cello Concertos (O.National de l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Eliahu Inbal – 1972) , Philips Classics 434 166-2 , 1CD ℗ 1992 * Haydn: Cello Concertos (English Chamber O., Edo de Waart – 1972) , Philips Classics 438 797-2 , compilation 2CD ℗ 1993 * Christine Walevska – Legendary Recordings / ''the complete Philips original releases'' , Decca Classics P480 4532 , 5CD box ℗ 2010 * Saint-Saëns: Music for Cello and Orchestra (O.National de l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Eliahu Inbal – 1973) , Decca Eloquence 4822033 , 1CD ℗ 2016 * Christine Walevska – Goddess of the Cello (Akimi Fukuhara, piano) , Leaf Music LM206 , 1CD ℗ 2017 * Músicos.ar , Christine Walevska / Daniel Goldstein & Friends (Pablo Agri, Matias Grande, Elizabeth Ridolfi) , Fonocal , 1CD ℗ 2019 * Christine Walevska "the beauty & the bow" private archive recordings (works by: Bach, Sancan, Tchaikovsky, Bolognini, Ravel, Haydn/Piatigorsky, Nin, Saint-Saëns, Françaix, Ginastera, Bloch, Couperin/Bazelaire, Prokofiev, Debussy, Weber/Piatigorsky, Chopin/Piatigorsky, Chopin/Fournier, Brahms, Dvorak, Popper, Piazzolla, W.Schuman, Hindemith, Beethoven)
Rhine Classics RH-034
, 8CD box ℗ 2024
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Official website
Living people 1945 births Musicians from Los Angeles Classical musicians from California American women classical cellists American classical cellists 21st-century American women {{cellist-stub