A person who plays the

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

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 The violin family of musical instruments was developed in Italy in the 16th century. At the time the name of this family of instruments was viole da braccio which was used to distinguish them from the viol family (viole ''da gamba''). The standa ...

of musical instruments.

Living classical cellists

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Jamal Aliyev Jamal Aliyev ( az, Camal Əliyev; born 2 September 1993 in Baku) is a Turkish cellist. In 2017 Aliyev made his solo debut at the BBC Proms with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall—London live on radio and TV, won the "Arts Club ...

(born 1993, Azerbaijan) * Nicolas Altstaedt (born 1982, Germany) *

Tanya Anisimova Tanya Anisimova (born February 15, 1966) is an American cellist and composer of Russian descent. Tanya Anisimova was born in the Chechen city of Grozny into a family of scientists: her father Dr. Mikhail Anisimov is a well-known physicist. Her ...

(born 1966, Russian, also a composer) * Julian Armour (born 1960, Canadian)

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* Michael Bach (born 1958, Germany, also composer and visual artist) * Soo Bae (born 1977, Korean-Canadian, living in United States) *

Zuill Bailey James Zuill Bailey, better known as Zuill Bailey (born 1972) is a Grammy Award-winning American cellist, chamber musician, and artistic director. A graduate of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and the Juilliard School, he ha ...

(born 1972, United States) * Alexander Baillie (born 1956, England) *

Matthew Barley Matthew Barley (born 2 May 1965) is an English cellist.Giles Masters"The Week Ahead: Kontakion" ''The Oxford Culture Review'', 28 November 2013. He is best known for his performances of core classical music, improvisation, and contemporary music ...

(born 1965, England) * Maya Beiser (born 1968, Israel, moved to the United States, new classical music) *

Emmanuelle Bertrand Emmanuelle Bertrand (born 5 November 1973 in Firminy, Loire), is a French cellist. Biography Bertrand studied with Jean Deplace and Philippe Muller, and received early support from Henri Dutilleux. Nicolas Bacri has dedicated to her his ''Fourth ...

(born 1971, France) *

Coenraad Bloemendal Coenraad Bloemendal (born April 30, 1946 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-born Canadian cellist, who has performed, taught and recorded primarily in the field of classical music during a career that has spanned more than four decades. Formal training I ...

(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 František Brikcius is a Czech cellist. Early life František Brikcius was born in Prague. From early childhood, he began to play the cello and later studied at the Prague Conservatoire under Professor Jaroslav Kulhan. He was accepted into th ...

(living, Czech Republic) *

Denis Brott Denis Brott , SMOM (born December 9, 1950) is a Canadian cellist, music teacher, conductor and founder and artistic director of thMontreal Chamber Music Festival

(born 1950, Canada) * Mario Brunello (born 1960, Italy) * William Butt (born 1968, England) * Max Beitan (born 1986, Russia)

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Gautier Capuçon With Jean-Claude Casadesus Gautier Capuçon (born 3 September 1981) is a French cellist. Biography Gautier Capuçon was born in Chambéry, Savoie, the youngest of three siblings. His brother is the violinist Renaud Capuçon. He started learn ...

(born 1976, France) *

Colin Carr Colin Carr (born 25 October 1957) is a British cello soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and teacher. Biography Born in Liverpool, Carr is professor of cello at the Royal Academy of Music. He taught at the New England Conservatory in Bosto ...

(born 1957, England) * Phoebe Carrai (born 1955, United States, baroque and other historical styles) * Jesús Castro-Balbi (living, of Peruvian descent, moved from France to the United States) * Han-na Chang (born 1982, South Korea, also a conductor) *

Young-Chang Cho Young-Chang Cho (born 1958 in Seoul) is a Korean classical cellist teaching at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany's Ruhr Area. Career Young-Chang Cho was born in Seoul in 1958. He began cello lessons at the age of eight. From 1971 ...

(born 1958, South Korea) * Chu Yibing (born 1966, China) *

Myung-wha Chung Myung-wha Chung (born 19 March 1944) is a Korean cellist. Biography Myung-wha Chung was born in 1944 in Seoul, Japanese Korea (today South Korea), to a musical family. Her younger sister is the violinist Kyung-wha Chung, and her younger bro ...

(born 1944, Korean) * Lluís Claret (born 1951, Andorra) *

Natalie Clein Natalie Clein (born Poole, Dorset) is a British classical music, classical cello, cellist. Her mother is a professional violinist. Her sister is the actress Louisa Clein. Early life and education Clein started playing the cello at the age of ...

(born 1977, England) *

Bruno Cocset Bruno Cocset (born in 1963 in France) is one of the most influential baroque cello players of this century. After studying in National Conservatory of Tours, he received classes from Anner Bylsma, Jaap Schröder and Christophe Coin. He has worke ...

(born 1963, France) * Robert Cohen (born 1959, England) *

Christophe Coin Christophe Coin (; born 26 January 1958) is a French cellist, viola da gamba player and conductor active in the field of historically informed performance. He is the cellist of the Quatuor Mosaïques and is the director of the Ensemble Baroque de L ...

(born 1958, France) *

Emilio Colón Emilio Colón (born 1967) is an American solo cellist, chamber musician, Conducting, conductor, composer and pedagogue. He was born in Puerto Rico. He is an international artist, concertizing in Canada, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Italy, ...

(born in Puerto Rico, also a composer and conductor) *

Marc Coppey Marc Coppey (born 1969 in Strasbourg) is a French contemporary classical cellist. Biography In 1988 at the age of 18, Marc Coppey won the two highest prizes of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition: the first prize and the special ...

(born 1969, France) *

Ouyang Nana Ouyang Nana (; born June 15, 2000) is a Taiwanese singer, musician and actress, known for coming of age romance film '' Secret Fruit'' and the cyberpunk action film '' Bleeding Steel''. Career Music Inspired by cellist Mei-Ying Liao, Ouyang Na ...

(born 2000, China)

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* Caroline Dale (born 1965, England, classical and popular music) * Nadine Deleury (France) * Robert deMaine (born 1969, United States) *

William De Rosa William De Rosa is an American cellist. De Rosa was lauded as "one of the most brilliant cello talents in the world" by Leonard Rose. Early life After capturing first prize in the Young Musicians Foundation Piatagorsky Award, De Rosa studied at ...

(living, United States) * Rohan de Saram (born 1939, England, also contemporary music) *

Roel Dieltiens Roel Dieltiens (born 1956) is a Belgian cellist and composer. Dieltiens plays both Baroque and modern cello. Dieltiens grew up in a musical family and initially studied piano. At the age of fifteen, just as he was about to give up music, his elde ...

(born 1957, Belgium, baroque and modern cello) * Denise Djokic (born 1980, Canada)

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Angela East Angela East is a British cellist and member of baroque group Red Priest. East won the Arts Council's Suggia Award at the age of 14 and continued her studies at the Royal Academy of Music under Derek Simpson and later with André Navarra and Chr ...

(born 1949, UK), continuo player and member of

Red Priest Red Priest is a British Baroque instrumental group that was formed in 1997 by Piers Adams. Currently it is composed of four performers: Adams on recorder, Adam Summerhayes on violin, Angela East on cello and David Wright on harpsichord. The gr ...

Timothy Eddy Timothy Eddy is an American cellist from Exeter, New Hampshire who is a founding member of the Orion String Quartet, a resident ensemble of the Mannes College The New School for Music. In 1978 he joined the Bach Aria Group and is a former member o ...

(living, United States), a founding member of the Orion String Quartet

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Yosif Feigelson Yosif Feigelson (born 1954, Latvia ) is a concert cello, cellist living in the United States. Feigelson is a former student of Mstislav Rostropovich and Natalia Gutman, and the winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition and International ...

(born 1955, Latvia) *

Emmanuel Feldman Emmanuel Feldman (born 1965)Karissa S. Wang, "Husband-wife duo's music is really deep," ''The Patriot Ledger'', June 1, 1994. is an American classical cellist and teacher based in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the co-founder of the cello-double b ...

(born 1965, United States) * Pablo Ferrández (born 1991, Spain) * David Finckel (born 1951, United States, founding former member of the

Emerson String Quartet The Emerson String Quartet, also known as the Emerson Quartet, is an American string quartet that was initially formed as a student group at the Juilliard School in 1976. It was named for American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson and beg ...

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C. Myron Flippin C. Myron Flippin is an American conductor and cellist, best known for conducting the North Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra in a performance at Carnegie Hall on April 6, 2008, and as guest conductor for MidAmerica Productions on June 6, 2010, in ...

(United States) * Amanda Forsyth (born 1966, Canada) *

Ricardo Roberto Francia Ricardo Roberto Francia (20 May 1932 – 1 November 2021) was an Argentine musician, cellist, and music arranger. Early life and education Ricardo Roberto Francia was born in Buenos Aires on 20 May 1932. He graduated from Manuel de Falla Conserva ...

(born 1932, Argentina) *

Eugene Friesen Eugene Friesen (born 1952) is an American cellist and composer. Early life Friesen was born in 1952 to Russian Mennonite parents. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Music. Career Friesen has been a member of the Paul Winter Consort sinc ...

(born 1952, United States) *

Michaela Fukačová Michaela Fukačová (born 27 March 1959) is a Czech cellist. She took up the cello aged 14, and won the Beethoven Cello Competition two years later. She is a past winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. She studied at the Brno Co ...

(living, Czech Republic)

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Sol Gabetta Sol Gabetta (born 18 April 1981) is an Argentine cellist. The daughter of Andrés Gabetta and Irène Timacheff-Gabetta, she has French and Russian ancestry. Her brother Andrés is a baroque violinist. Career Gabetta began to learn violin at t ...

(born 1981, Argentina) * Ophelie Gaillard (born 1974, France) * Alban Gerhardt (born 1969, Germany) * Kristin von der Goltz (born 1966, Germany, period instrument) *

David Geringas David Geringas ( lt, Dovydas Geringas; born 29 July 1946 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian cellist and conductor who studied under Mstislav Rostropovich. In 1970 he won the gold medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. He also plays the b ...

(born 1946, Lithuania) *

Igor Gavrish Igor Gavrish (also ''Gavris'' or ''Gavrysh''; born 1945) is a Russian cellist and Professor of Cello at the Moscow Conservatory. He was the winner of the 1968 Pablo Casals Cello Competition at the Budapest International Competition, and of the Inte ...

(born 1945, Russian) *

Rudolf Gleißner Rudolf Gleißner, usually transcribed as Rudolf Gleissner, (born March 17, 1942, at Nürnberg) is a German cellist. He studied cello in Nürnberg, Munich and Detmold with André Navarra, Enrico Mainardi and Pablo Casals Pau Casals i De ...

(born 1942, Germany) *

Tina Guo Tina Guo () (born 28 October 1985) is a Chinese-born American cellist and erhuist from San Diego. Her international career as a cellist, electric cellist, erhuist, and composer is characterized by videos featuring theatrical backdrops and elabora ...

(born 1985 in China, raised and living in the United States, also an electric cellist and erhuist) *

Natalia Gutman Natalia Grigoryevna Gutman (russian: Наталья Григорьевна Гутман) (born 14 November 1942 in Kazan), PAU, is a Russian cellist. She began to study cello at the Moscow Music School with R. Sapozhnikov. She was later admitted t ...

(born 1942, Russian)

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Matt Haimovitz Matt Haimovitz (born December 3, 1970) is a cellist based in the United States and Canada. 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. Family, musical education and ea ...

(born 1970, Israel) *

Narek Hakhnazaryan Narek Hakhnazaryan ( arm, Նարեկ Հախնազարյան) (born October 23, 1988) is an Armenian cellist who won the gold medal for cello at the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition. Biography Hakhnazaryan was born and raised by his mu ...

(born 1988, Armenia) * Yehuda Hanani (born Jerusalem, Israel) * Richard Harwood (born 1979, England) *

Ofra Harnoy Ofra Harnoy ( he, עופרה הרנוי; born January 31, 1965) is an Israeli-Canadian cellist. She is a Member of the Order of Canada. By joining the international artists roster of RCA Victor Red Seal, Harnoy became the first Canadian classic ...

(born 1965, Israel) * Stjepan Hauser (born 1986, Croatia) *

Frans Helmerson Frans Helmerson (born 1945) is a Swedish cellist, pedagogue, and conductor. Biography Helmerson was born in 1945 and by the age of 8 began playing cello. Later on, he studied with Guido Vecchi in Götheborg, Giuseppe Selmi in Rome, and with Willia ...

(born 1945, Sweden) *

Catherine Hewgill Catherine Hewgill (born 1963) is an Australian cellist. Since 1990 she has been the principal cellist of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician she was a founding member of the Novalis Quartet and has recorded with The Australian T ...

(born 1963, Australia) - Principal Cello

Sydney Symphony Orchestra The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra that was initially formed in 1908. Since its opening in 1973, the Sydney Opera House has been its home concert hall. Simone Young is the orchestra's chief conductor and fir ...

Desmond Hoebig Desmond Hoebig is a Canadian cellist with a career as a soloist, orchestral and chamber musician. Hoebig has held the chair of Principal Cellist in the Cleveland Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Hoebig is ...

(born 1961, Canada) *

Louise Hopkins Louise Hopkins (born 1965) is a British contemporary artist and painter who lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland. Biography Hopkins was born in Hertfordshire, England and completed the Foundations Studies course at Brighton Polytechnic from ...

(born 1968, England) *

Dale Henderson (cellist) Dale Henderson (born in 1976) is an American cellist. He plays a 1914 Thomas James Holder cello. Henderson is the founder and thought leader for the worldwide music movement Bach in the Subways, and has toured the world performing equal access co ...

(New York) - Founder of

Bach in the Subways Bach in the Subways is a grass-roots movement to bring public attention to classical music, mainly through free concerts in celebration of the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach (March 21). First performed as solo concerts in the New York City Subw ...

Sébastien Hurtaud Sébastien Hurtaud is a French classical cellist. Life Youth Hurtaud was born in La Rochelle in a family of artists: an older brother tenor and recorder player, Jean-Christophe Hurtaud and a sister pianist and art historian, Marie-Caroline Hur ...

(living, France)

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

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Guy Johnston Guy Johnston (born 1981) is a British cellist and the winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year award in 2000. He has subsequently enjoyed a successful international career as a soloist and chamber musician and currently serves as an Associat ...

(born 1981, England)

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* Sheku Kanneh-Mason (born 1999, United Kingdom) * Ivan Karizna (born 1992, Belarus) * Anssi Karttunen (born 1960, Finland) * Paul Katz (living, United States), founding member of the Cleveland Quartet *

Jonah Kim Jonah Kim (born June 8, 1988), is a South Korean cellist based in the United States. He has been referred to as "the next Yo-Yo Ma" and is known for his "technical finesse" and "romantic and ardent" playing style. Kim made his debut in 2002 with W ...

(born 1988, South Korea) *

Ralph Kirshbaum Ralph Henry Kirshbaum (born March 4, 1946) is an American cellist. During his career he has performed as soloist with major orchestras worldwide, won prizes in several international competitions, and recorded extensively. Early life and education ...

(born 1946, United States) *

Maria Kliegel Maria Kliegel (born 14 November 1952) is a German cellist. Professional career Kliegel was born in Dillenburg, Hesse. She studied under Janos Starker starting at the age of 19. She won first prize at the American College Competition, First Germ ...

(born 1952, Germany) *

Jacob Koranyi Jakob Koranyi (born 28 May 1983 in Stockholm) is a Swedish cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings ...

(born 1983, Sweden) * Nina Kotova (born 1969 in Soviet Union, lives in the United States) *

Anatoli Krastev Anatoli Krastev - (Bulgarian: Анато́ли Кръс́тев (born September 6, 1947) is a prominent Bulgarian cellist and pedagogue. He is widely considered to be one of the most important Bulgarian performers. Since 2008, he has been Vice-re ...

(born 1947, Bulgaria) *

Josef Krecmer Josef may refer to * Josef (given name) * Josef (surname) * ''Josef'' (film), a 2011 Croatian war film *Musik Josef Musik Josef is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments. It was founded by Yukio Nakamura, and is the only company in Japan s ...

(born 1958, Czech Republic) *

Joel Krosnick Joel Krosnick (born 1941, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American cellist who has performed as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the world for over 40 years. As a member of the Juilliard String Quartet from 1974 to 2016, he ...

(born 1941, United States), was member of

Juilliard String Quartet The Juilliard String Quartet is a classical music string quartet founded in 1946 at the Juilliard School in New York by William Schuman. Since its inception, it has been the quartet-in-residence at the Juilliard School. It has received nume ...

Wieland Kuijken Wieland Kuijken (; born Dilbeek, 31 August 1938) is a Belgian musician and player of the viola da gamba and baroque cello. Biography Kuijken started his career in music in 1952 with the Brussels Alariusensemble of which he formed part until ...

(born 1938), Belgium, baroque cello and viola da gamba, also a conductor *

Friedemann Kupsa Friedemann Kupsa (* September 7, 1943 in St.Pölten, Austria) is an Austrian Cellist. Friedemann Kupsa studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Vienna, and attended masterclasses with Daniil Shafran (cello) and the La Salle Quartet (chambe ...

(born 1943, Austria) * Aage Kvalbein (born 1947, Norway)

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David Lale (Australian cellist) David Lale (born 1962) is a cellist from England, who now lives in Australia. He is Principal Cellist ofThe Queensland Orchestra He studied at the Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conser ...

(born 1962, England) *

David Lale (British cellist) David Lale (born 1981) is a cellist from the United Kingdom. He is a member of thLale String Quartetand plays regularly in a number of orchestras in the UK including the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra. David is the nephew o ...

(born 1981, England) * Gerard Le Feuvre (born 1962, Channel Islands) * Trey Lee Chui-yee (born 1973, Hong Kong) *

Mats Lidström Mats Lidström (born 1959) is a Swedish solo cellist, recording artist, chamber musician, composer, teacher and publisher. His first teacher was Maja Vogl, of the music conservatory in Gothenburg. He then went on to study at the Juilliard Schoo ...

(born 1959, Sweden) *

Jaap ter Linden Jaap ter Linden (born 10 April 1947, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch cellist, viol player and conductor. He specialises in performance of baroque and classical music on authentic instruments. He began his career as principal cellist of notable baroq ...

(born 1947, Netherlands), baroque cello *

Gavriel Lipkind Gavriel Lipkind ( he, גבריאל ליפקינד; born 1977) is an Israeli classical cellist based in The Netherlands. Lipkind made his radio debut performance aged eight, left Israel at an age of about 18, and received degrees from three music co ...

(born 1977, Israel) *

Hugh Livingston Hugh Livingston (born 1969) is an American cellist, recording artist, composer, and site-specific sound installation artist. He specializes in improvisation, electroacoustic music, Japanese music, and collaboration with visual artists. Education ...

(born 1969) *

Julian Lloyd Webber Julian Lloyd Webber (born 14 April 1951) is a British solo cellist, conductor and broadcaster, a former principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the founder of the In Harmony music education programme. Early years and education Julian ...

(born 1951, England) * Sam Lucas (born 1996, Australia)

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Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma ('' Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...

(born 1955 in France, raised and living in the United States) *

Mischa Maisky Mischa Maisky ( lv, Miša Maiskis, he, מישה מייסקי, russian: Миша Майский; born 10 January 1948) is a Soviet-born Israeli cellist. Biography Mischa Maisky was born in 1948 in Riga and is the younger brother of organist, ha ...

(born 1948, Latvia) *

Brian Manker Brian Manker is the Principal Cellist of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and cellist of the New Orford String Quartet and the Adorno Quartet. Manker has performed throughout North America as a member of the H ...

(living, Canada) * Jonathan Manson (living, born in Scotland), period instruments, also plays viola da gamba * Alain Meunier (born 1942, France) * Antônio Meneses (born 1957, Brazil) *

Ailbhe McDonagh Ailbhe McDonagh (born 29 November 1982 in Dublin) is an Irish concert cellist and composer. Her compositions have been published by Boosey & Hawkes, Hal Leonard, RIAM and ABRSM. She performs worldwide as a soloist, chamber musician, recording a ...

(born 1982, Ireland) * Ivan Monighetti (born 1948, Poland) * John Moran (born 1963, United States), baroque cello *

Truls Mørk Truls Olaf Otterbech Mørk (born 25 April 1961) is a Norwegian cellist. Biography Mørk was born in Bergen, Norway to a cellist father, John Fritjof Mørk, and a pianist mother, Turid Otterbech. His mother began teaching him the piano when he w ...

(born 1961, Norway) * Johannes Moser (born 1979, Germany, lives in Canada) * Philippe Muller (born 1946, France) *

Daniel Müller-Schott Daniel Müller-Schott (born 1976) is a German cellist. Born in Munich, he studied with Walter Nothas, Austrian cellist Heinrich Schiff and British cellist Steven Isserlis. Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter personally coached him in her foundation, ...

(born 1976, Germany)

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Steven Sharp Nelson Steven Sharp Nelson (born July 5, 1977) is an American cellist. He is best known as "The Cello Guy" of the classical new-age musical group The Piano Guys, with whom he has released eight number-one albums and dozens of music videos. He also has ...

(born 1977, United States), member Of

The Piano Guys The Piano Guys is an American musical group consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and music producer Al van der Beek. Originating in Utah, they gained popularity through YouTube, where in 20 ...

Clancy Newman Clancy Newman (born 1977) is an American cellist and composer. In 2001 he won first place in the International Naumburg Competition, and in 2004 he received an Avery Fisher Career Grant. Newman was born in Albany NY in 1977, to Australian parents. ...

(born 1977, United States) * Şerban Nichifor (born 1954, Romania), also a composer * Arto Noras (born 1942, Finland) *

Nancy Lenehan Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s. She is best known for Audrey in ''Grace Under Fire'' (1993-1998), Kay Hickey in ''My Name Is Earl'' (2005-2008), and Angela in ' ...

(born 1953, United States), learning to play

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Kevin Olusola Kevin Oluwole Olusola, also known as K.O., (born October 5, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter, beatboxer, and cellist. Olusola is best known as the beatboxer of the a cappella group Pentatonix. After the group won NBC's '' The Sing-Off'' ...

(born 1988, United States) *

(born 2000, China)

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* Johann Sebastian Paetsch (born 1964, United States) * Paolo Pandolfo (born 1964, Italy, viola da gamba) * Angela Park (born 1987, United States) * Saerom Park (born 1981, South Korea) *

Vito Paternoster Vito Paternoster is an Italian cellist, recording for Musicaimmagine. He has served as principal cellist for I Musici (Rome). Paternoster is the first cellist to record the complete Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Cello (orig. violin), after ...

(born circa 1963 stimated from other dates Italy, also a conductor and composer) *

Amit Peled Amit Peled (born 1973) is an Israeli-American cellist, conductor, and pedagogue. He plays a ca. 1695 Grancino cello on loan from the Roux Family Foundation. From 2012-2018 he played Pablo Casals's 1733 Matteo Goffriller cello. Prior to Casals's c ...

(born 1973, Israel) *

Samuli Peltonen Samuli Peltonen (born 1981) is a Finnish cellist. Education Samuli Peltonen started his cello studies with his father Jussi Peltonen in Seinäjoki. He continued with Timo Hanhinen in Turku (1998–2002) and with Arto Noras in Sibelius Acade ...

(born 1981, Finland) *

David Pereira 250px David Pereira (born 21 September 1953) is an Australian classical cellist, considered one of the finest working today. He was Senior Lecturer in Cello at the Canberra School of Music from 1990 to 2008. Later he worked there as a Distingui ...

(born 1953, Australia) * Miklós Perényi (born 1948, Hungary) * Vladimir Perlin (born 1942 in Soviet Union, lives in Belarus, also a conductor and pedagogue) *

Luigi Piovano Luigi Piovano is an Italian cellist and conductor. He is Principal Cellist of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, guest Principal Cellist of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and guest principal cellist of the Seoul Philharmon ...

(living, Italy, baroque and modern cellos, also a conductor) *

Anthony Pleeth Anthony Pleeth, born in 1948 in London, is an English cellist, specialising in the historically informed performance of music of the 18th and 19th centuries on period instruments. Biography and career He studied cello with his father, renowned ...

(born 1948, England, baroque cello, son and student of

William Pleeth William Pleeth OBE (12 January 1916 – 6 April 1999) was a well-known British cellist and an eminent teacher, who became widely known as the teacher of Jacqueline du Pré. Biography Early years William Pleeth was born in London. His p ...

) * Carlos Prieto (born 1937, Mexico)

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Jean-Guihen Queyras Jean-Guihen Queyras is a French cellist. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 11 March 1967, and moved with his parents to Algeria when he was 5 years old; the family moved to France 3 years later. He is a professor at the Musikhochschule Fr ...

(born 1967 in Canada, lives in France, plays baroque and modern cellos) *

Misha Quint Misha Quint (born April 27, 1960) is a Russian-born classical Cello, cellist and music director. Career Quint was born in Leningrad. He began cello at the age of nine and debuted with his first orchestra at the age of thirteen after winning the ...

(born 1960 in Soviet Union, moved to the United States)

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* Giovanni Ricciardi (born 1968, Italy) * Sharon Robinson (born 1949, United States) *(Kyril) Kirill Rodin (born 1963, Russian) *

Sergei Roldugin Sergei Pavlovich Roldugin (Russian: Сергей Павлович Ролдугин, born September 28, 1951 Sakhalin) is a Russian cellist and businessman, based in St Petersburg. He is a close friend of Vladimir Putin. He has been implicated i ...

(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 Nathaniel "Nick" Rosen (born June 9, 1948 in Altadena, California) is an American cellist, the gold medalist of the 1978 International Tchaikovsky Competition, and former faculty member at the USC Thornton School of Music and the Manhattan School o ...

(born 1948, United States) *

Martti Rousi Martti Arvo Henrik Rousi (born 2 November 1960 in Piikkiö), is a Finnish cellist. Martti Rousi started to play the cello at the age of 8 in Turku. His first teachers were Timo Hanhinen and Seppo Kimanen. He then studied at the Sibelius Academy wi ...

(born 1960, Finland) *

Alexander Rudin Alexander Israilevich Rudin (born 1960) is a Russian classical cellist and conductor. Biography and career Rudin was born in 1960, in Moscow, and he studied piano and cello at the Gnessin Institute before later studying conducting at the Mosco ...

(born 1960, Russian) * Martin Rummel (born 1974, Austria)

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John Sant’Ambrogio John Sant’Ambrogio (born June 12, 1932 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is an American cellist. He studied music at Lebanon Valley College (B.A., 1954) and at Ohio University (M.M., 1959). He studied cello with Diran Alexanian (1948 to 1950), with Pau ...

(born 1932, United States) * Sara Sant'Ambrogio (born 1962, United States) *

Niklas Schmidt Niklas Uwe Schmidt (born 1 March 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Toulouse. At international level, he represented Germany's U16, U17, and U19 youth teams. Club career Schmidt is a youth e ...

(born 1958, Germany) *

Julian Schwarz Julian Schwarz (born January 18, 1991) is an American cellist of Austrian descent who graduated from Juilliard School. Schwarz is currently on the cello faculty of Eastern Music Festival and as of August 2017, the assistant professor of cello at ...

(born 1991, United States) * Inbal Segev (born in Israel, lives in the United States) *

Tessa Seymour Tessa Seymour (born June 9, 1993) is an American cellist. Early life On June 9, 1993, Seymour was born in Berkeley, California to Norwegian and Russian parents. She started learning to play the cello at the age of six. Education At age 16, s ...

(born 1993, United States) *

Fred Sherry Fred Sherry (born 1948) is an American cellist who is particularly admired for his work as a chamber musician and concert soloist. He studied with Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School before winning the Young Concert Artists International Audition ...

(born 1948, United States) * Andrew Shulman (born 1960, England, also a conductor and composer) * Vedran Smailović (born 1956, Bosnia and Herzogovina, lives in Northern Ireland) * Giovanni Sollima (born 1962, Italy, also a composer) * Jeffrey Solow (born 1949, Los Angeles) *

Kian Soltani Kian Soltani ( fa, کیان سلطانی; born 3 June 1992) is an Austrian-Iranian cellist, born in Bregenz to a family of Iranian musicians. He has held the post of principal cellist in Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, where he ...

(born 1992, Austria) *

Pierre Strauch Pierre Strauch (born 1958) is a French cellist, composer and conductor. Strauch studied cello with Jean Deplace. Strauch won fourth prize at the Rostropovitch Cello Competition in 1977. In 1978 Strauch joined the ensemble intercontemporain, a ...

(born 1958, France) * Peter Stumpf (United States) * Luka Šulić (born 1987, Slovenia) *

Hidemi Suzuki is a Japanese cellist and conductor. Career Suzuki took his music degrees at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, with a focus on cello and conducting. After a successful career as a modern cellist, he went to the Netherlands in 1984 to s ...

(born 1957, Japan, period instruments, also a conductor)

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* Stéphane Tétreault (born 1993, Canada) * Camille Thomas (born 1988, France) * Ronald Thomas (born 1952, United States) * Doron Toister (born 1957, Israel) *

Fiona Thompson Fiona Thompson is an English cellist. She began studying cello in her native England at the age of seven and studied with Leonid Gorokhov at the Royal Northern College of Music, and with Ronald Leonard at the University of Southern California. ...

(born in England, lives in the United States) * Bion Tsang (born 1967, United States)

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Frances-Marie Uitti Frances-Marie Uitti (born 1946) is an American cellist and composer known for her use of extended techniques and performance of contemporary classical music. Tom Service, music critic for the ''Guardian'' newspaper, has called her "arguably the w ...

(born 1946, United States, also a composer)

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* Laura van der Heijden (born 1997, England) *

Jan Vogler Jan Vogler (born February 18, 1964) is a German-born classical cellist who lives in New York City."About Jan Vogler"< ...

(born 1964 in Germany, lives in the United States)

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Nathan Waks Nathan Waks (born 1951) is an Australian cellist, composer, record producer, arts administrator and wine company owner. Early years Waks was born in 1951, into a musical family, his mother being a talented pianist.Christine Walevska Christine Walevska (born March 8, 1945, Los Angeles) is an American classical cellist. She is known for her numerous recordings with Philips Records and performing concerts worldwide. In 1975, she became the first concert musician to perform ...

(born 1943, Los Angeles, California) *

Raphael Wallfisch Raphael Wallfisch (born 15 June 1953 in London) is a British cellist and professor of cello. As a soloist he performs regularly with leading orchestras around the world, as well as together with duo partner John York (piano), or as member of the ...

(born 1953, England) * Jian Wang (born 1968, China) * Wendy Warner (living, United States) *

Graham Waterhouse Graham Waterhouse (born 2 November 1962) is an English composer and cellist who specializes in chamber music. He has composed a cello concerto, '' Three Pieces for Solo Cello'' and '' Variations for Cello Solo'' for his own instrument, and str ...

(born 1962, England, also a composer) * Paul Watkins (born 1970, Wales) *

Alisa Weilerstein Alisa Weilerstein (born April 14, 1982) is an American classical cellist. She was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow. Life and career Weilerstein was born in Rochester, New York. to a secular Jewish family. She started playing the cello at age four. ...

(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 Pieter Wispelwey (born 25 September 1962) is a Dutch cellist. In 1992, he was the first cellist to receive the Netherlands Music Prize, a government-awarded prize given to the most promising young musician in the Netherlands. He has come to be ...

(born 1962, Netherlands)

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* Sung-Won Yang (living, South Korea) *

Daniel Yeadon Daniel Yeadon is a British-born Australian cellist and viola da gambist. Together with his partner Neal Peres Da Costa and artistic director Richard Tognetti he won the 2008 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album for the album ''Bach: Sonatas for V ...

(born 1967, England, lives in Australia)

Living non-classical cellists

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

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* Isobel Campbell (born 1976, Scotland, indie rock) * Grace Chatto (living, born 10 December 1985, multi-instrumentalist, key member of band, Clean Bandit.) *

Gretta Cohn Gretta Cohn is a cellist who is best known for playing cello in the rock group Cursive from 2001-2005. She left the group in August 2005. Her departure was announced on the Cursive website in late August: Cursive regrets to announce the departure ...

(living, United States, rock musician and radio producer) *

Melora Creager Melora Creager (born March 25, 1966) is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, performing artist and founder of the rock band Rasputina. Early life, beginnings and Rasputina Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and adopted by a graphic designer and ...

(born 1966, United States, rock music)

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* Caroline Dale (born 1965, England, classical and popular music)

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Rushad Eggleston Rushad Robert Eggleston (born September 30, 1979) is an American cellist, composer, jazz vocalist, & performer. Eggleston's music can be eccentric, with many references to fantasy and goblins. Eggleston is known for inventing words, and for hi ...

(born 1979, United States, cello rock)

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* Gideon Freudmann (living, eclectic composer, cello rock) *

Erik Friedlander Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City. A veteran of New York City's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with sax ...

(born 1960, United States, jazz) *

(born 1952, United States, jazz/improvisational cellist)

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* Károly Garam (born 1941 in Hungary, moved to Finland, popular musics) *

Lani Groves Lani Groves (born 1980 in Bloemfontein) is a South African musician and actor. She began playing the cello and singing at the age of five years. Groves performs regularly at musical events across the Gauteng region in South Africa. In 2004, Grov ...

(born 1980, South Africa, world musics) *

Hildur Guðnadóttir Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir (born 4 September 1982) is an Icelandic musician and composer. A classically trained cellist, she has played and recorded with the bands Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, Múm, and Stórsveit Nix Noltes, and ...

(born 1982, Iceland, lives in Germany, solo and in electronica bands) *

Tina guo Tina Guo () (born 28 October 1985) is a Chinese-born American cellist and erhuist from San Diego. Her international career as a cellist, electric cellist, erhuist, and composer is characterized by videos featuring theatrical backdrops and elabora ...

(born 1985, China)

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* Natalie Haas (living, United States, Celtic folk music) * Melissa Hasin (born 1954, United States, popular music) * Stjepan Hauser (born 1986, Croatia, part of

2Cellos 2CELLOS (stylized 2CΞLLOS) were a Croatian cellist duo, consisting of classically trained cellists Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser. Signed to Sony Masterworks since 2011, they released six albums. They played instrumental arrangements of wel ...

) *

Svante Henryson Svante Henryson (born 22 October 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a composer, cellist, bass guitarist and double bassist, active within jazz, classical music, and hard rock. Biography Childhood and studies Svante Henryson grew up in Umeå in nor ...

(born 1963, Sweden, jazz, rock, also a composer) * Tristan Honsinger (born 1949, United States, free jazz and free improvisation) *

Ivan Hussey Celloman is the artist name of cellist Ivan Hussey. The music combines world music, jazz, and classical with African and Middle Eastern rhythms. Musical career Ivan Hussey's musical career began when he joined the Reggae Philharmonic Orches ...

(living, leader of Celloman, fusion music)

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

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Zoë Keating Zoë Clare Keating (born February 2, 1972) is a Canadian-American cellist and composer once based in San Francisco, California, now based in Vermont. Music career Keating performed from 2002 to 2006 as second chair cellist in the cello rock ba ...

(born 1972, Canada, cello rock and classical, also a soundtrack composer) *

Julia Kent Julia Kent is a Canadian cellist and composer from Vancouver, Canada, and based in New York City, United States. She has performed as a member of Rasputina and with Antony and the Johnsons. Musical career Kent creates music using looped cell ...

(living, born in Canada, cello rock) *

Perttu Kivilaakso Perttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica. Like fellow band members Eicca Toppinen and Paavo Lötjönen, he attended Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He plays a German 19th century cello; he started pla ...

(born 1978, Finland, from cello metal band

Apocalyptica Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso, and jazz drummer Mikko Sirén. Originally a classic ...

) * Brent Kutzle (born 1987, United States, in band

OneRepublic OneRepublic is an American pop rock band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2002. It consists of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Tedder, lead guitarist and violist Zach Filkins, rhythm guitarist Drew Brown, bassist and cel ...

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Caroline Lavelle Caroline 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. Career Lavelle studied at the Royal College of Music in London. ...

(living, British singer-songwriter and cellist) *

Alexandra Lawn Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, violinist Rebecca Zeller and drummer Kenny Bernard. History Ra Ra Riot formed in January 2006, playing at houses and venu ...

(from indie rock band

Ra Ra Riot Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, violinist Rebecca Zeller and drummer Kenny Bernard. History Ra Ra Riot formed in January 2006, playing at houses and venu ...

) *

Ana Lenchantin Ana Lenchantin is an Argentine-American cellist of French ancestry, known for frequent appearances with American rock bands such as Train, Into the Presence, The Eels, Gnarls Barkley, No Doubt, Arthur Lee and Love, A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Na ...

(living, United States, from progressive rock band Into the Presence) *

Max Lilja Max 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 thrash metal band Hevein. Beginning in 2007, Lilja has ...

(born 1975, Finland, from thrash metal band Hevein) * Fred Lonberg-Holm (born 1962, United States, jazz) *

Paavo Lötjönen Paavo Lötjönen (born 29 July 1968) is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica. Paavo comes from a family where both of his parents were professional musicians. At the age of 6, he took a cello and decided that would be the instrument he ...

(born 1968, Finland, from cello metal band

)

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Antero Manninen Antero Manninen (born 19 January 1973), also known as ‘‘‘Mr. Cool’’’, is a session musician and former band member of Finnish Cello metal quartet Apocalyptica. He was an official member but did not write the music and left in 1999 due ...

(born 1973, Finland, cello metal) *

Martin McCarrick Martin McCarrick (born 29 July 1962) is an English cellist, keyboardist, guitarist and composer. Aside from being a live and recording artist, he is also a teacher and visiting lecturer in music. Career His first recording in the pop/rock are ...

(born 1962, England, rock) * Kerry Minnear (born 1948, England, multi-instrumentalist, progressive rock with 70s band

Gentle Giant Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980. The band were known for the complexity and sophistication of their music and for the varied musical skills of their members. All of the band members were multi-inst ...

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(born 1977, member of "The Piano Guys")

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* Neyla Pekarek (born 1986, United States, also a vocalist, from folk rock band

The Lumineers The Lumineers are an American alternative folk band based in Denver, Colorado. The founding members are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing to ...

)

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* Saskia Rao-de Haas (born 1971, Netherlands, primarily known for

Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sit ...

, also a composer) * Ernst Reijseger (born 1954, Netherlands, improvisation) *

Hank Roberts Hank Roberts (born March 24, 1954, Terre Haute, Indiana) is an American jazz cellist and vocalist. He plays the electric cello, and his style is a mixture of rock, jazz, avant-garde, folk, and classical influences. He emerged with the downtown Ne ...

(born 1954, United States, jazz)

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* 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

) *

Mark Summer Mark Summer is the original cellist of the Turtle Island Quartet; he is a co-founder of the quartet and performed with Turtle Island (a.k.a. Turtle Island String Quartet) from its founding in 1985 until the fall of 2015. Biography Born on Apr ...

(born 1958, United States, original cellist of Turtle Island String Quartet)

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* Martin Tillman (born 1964, Switzerland, also a composer) *

Eicca Toppinen Eino Matti "Eicca" Toppinen (born 5 August 1975) is a Finnish cellist, songwriter, producer, arranger, and (as a hobby) drummer. In 1993 he formed the quartet Apocalyptica. Biography Toppinen grew up in Vantaa's Hakunila and has three siste ...

(born 1975, Finland, from cello metal band

) * Matt Turner (living, United States)

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Kanon Wakeshima is a Japanese musician and singer. Originally produced by musician and fashion designer Mana, Wakeshima debuted under the DefStar Records label on May 28, 2008 with the single "Still Doll", the ending theme for the anime adaptation of the manga ...

(born 1988, Japan, also a vocalist) *

Aubrey Webber The Doubleclicks are a nerd-folk musical duo based in Portland, Oregon, consisting of siblings Laser Malena-Webber (on guitar, ukulele, or cat keyboard) and Aubrey Turner. They first became known for performing nerd-friendly comedy music, inclu ...

(living, United States, nerd-folk with

The Doubleclicks The Doubleclicks are a nerd-folk musical duo based in Portland, Oregon, consisting of siblings Laser Malena-Webber (on guitar, ukulele, or cat keyboard) and Aubrey Turner. They first became known for performing nerd-friendly comedy music, inclu ...

) *

Gay-Yee Westerhoff Gay-Yee Westerhoff (born 14 June 1973, in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England), is an English cellist of the all female string quartet, Bond. She studied A-level music at Wyke College in Hull and holds an Honours Degree in music from Trin ...

(born 1973, England, of crossover band Bond)

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* Alexander Zhiroff (born 1951, Russian, world music)

Deceased classical cellists

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*Claus Adam (1917–1983, United States, also a composer) *Joseph Alexander (cellist), Joseph Alexander (c.1770–1822, Germany) *Diran Alexanian (1881–1954, Armenia) *Francesco Aliani (1762–1812, Italy) *Karl Andersen (1903–1970, Norway, also a composer) *Olivier Aubert (1763–c.1830, France, also a composer)

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*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)

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*Pau Casals (1876–1973, Spain, also a composer and conductor) *Juan Ruiz Casaux (1889–1972, Spain) *Gaspar Cassadó (1897–1966, Spain, also a composer) *Giacobbe Cervetto (died 1783, Italy, moved to England) *James Cervetto (1748–1837, UK) *Mabel Chaplin (1870–1960, UK, member of the Chaplin Trio; also played viola ga gamba) *Giovanni Battista Cirri (1724–1808, Italy, also a composer) *Jennifer Ward Clarke (1935–2015, UK) *Orlando Cole (1908–2010, United States) *Nelson Cooke (1919–2018, Australia, career partly in UK) *Bernhard Cossmann (1822–1910, Germany) *John Crosdill (1751–1825, UK) *Douglas Cummings (1944–2014, UK)

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*Karl Davydov (1838–1889, Russia) *Jules Delsart (1844–1900, France) *Jean Deplace (1944–2015, France) *Friedrich Dotzauer (1783–1860, Germany) *Karl Drechsler (1800–1873, Germany) *Jean-Louis Duport (1749–1819, France, brother of Jean-Pierre Duport) *Jean-Pierre Duport (1741–1818, France, brother of Jean-Louis Duport) *Jacqueline du Pré (1945–1987, England)

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* Maurice Eisenberg (1900–1972, United States)

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*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)

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*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)

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*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)

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*Alexander Ivashkin (1948–2014, Russian)

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*Antonio Janigro (1918–1989, Italy) *Ivor James (1882–1963, British) *Nicasio Jiménez (1849–1891, Cuba) *Vivian Joseph (1916-2005, British)

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*John Kennedy (cellist), 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)

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*Salvatore Lanzetti (1710–1780, Italian) *Robert Lindley (1776–1855, British) *Joseph Linke (1783–1837, Austria) *Martin Lovett (1927–2020, England)

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*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 (cellist), 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)

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

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

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*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) *Gregor Piatigorsky (1903–1976, born in Russia, moved to United States) *Alfredo Piatti (1822–1901, Italy) *

(1916–1999, England, teacher of Jacqueline du Pré) *Dominik Połoński (1977–2018, Poland) *David Popper (1843–1913, Bohemian born, active in Hungary)

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*Gabor Rejto, 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)

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*Karel Pravoslav Sádlo (1898–1971, Czech) *Miloš Sádlo (1912–2003, Czech) *Felix Salmond (1880–1952, England) *Heinrich Schiff (1951–2016, Austria) *Franz Schmidt (composer), Franz Schmidt (1874–1939, Austria, also a pianist and a composer) *Georg Schnéevoigt (1872–1947, Finnish, also a conductor) *Eleonore Schoenfeld (1925–2007, born in Slovenia, died in the United States) *Joseph Schuster (cellist), Joseph Schuster (1903–1969, born in Turkey, died in the United States) *Adrien François Servais (1807–1866, Belgium) *Daniil Shafran (1923–1997, Russian) *Natalia Shakhovskaya (1935–2017, Russian) *Harvey Shapiro (musician), Harvey Shapiro (1911–2007, American) *Anna Shuttleworth (1927–2021, England) *František Sláma (cellist), František Sláma (1923–2004, Czech) *Benyamin Sönmez (1983–2011, Turkey) *George Sopkin (1914–2008, United States) *David Soyer (1923–2010, United States) *William Henry Squire (1871–1963, England) *János Starker (1924–2013, born in Hungary, died in the United States) *Leo Stern (1862–1904, England) *Guilhermina Suggia (1885–1950, Portugal)

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

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

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

Deceased non-classical cellists

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

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

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

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

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*Fred Katz (cellist), Fred Katz (1919–2013, United States, described as "the first real jazz cellist"){{cite book, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4qAJAQAAMAAJ&q=%22fred+katz%22+cellist , title=Coda magazine, via=books.google.com , date=2010-05-27 , accessdate=2011-10-05

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

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

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

References

Lists of musicians by instrument, Cellists Cellists,