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Raphael Wallfisch (born 15 June 1953 in
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) 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 trio "Shaham Erez Wallfisch". He has recorded more than 80 CDs, which include some of the most important works for his instrument.


Career

Raphael Wallfisch's parents were professional musicians, his father was renowned concert pianist
Peter Wallfisch Hans Peter Wallfisch (20 October 1924 – 10 November 1993) was a concert pianist and teacher, resident in Britain from 1951. Life Wallfisch was born in Breslau, Lower Silesia, in 1924. In 1938 he emigrated to Palestine; he studied at the Jerusa ...
, his mother cellist and founding member of the
English Chamber Orchestra The English Chamber Orchestra (ECO) is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and their ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall. The orchestra regularly tours in the UK and internation ...
, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch. Raphael began his cello studies at the age of 8, and was greatly inspired by hearing an extraordinary performance when he was 14. Margaret Campbell describes this moment in her book ‘The Great Cellists’ (Faber & Faber): “… he was taken to a broadcast performance of the Brahms Double Concerto with Ida Haendel and Zara Nelsova as soloists: the sound of the cello made such an impression on him that he became obsessed with playing it.” At that time his cello teacher was
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and Wallfisch remembers: “Her influence was very strong and I always felt that her own connections with Casals and Fournier were reflected in the ideas that she tried to pass on to me. Her beautiful playing was always an inspiration to me.” Fleming suggested that Raphael further his studies with the great Italian cellist
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in Rome. “His extraordinary personality and incomparable techniques had a huge influence on me; his fingering principles I pass on to my own students today especially the extended use of thumb position.” recalls Wallfisch. At the age of 17 he entered the
Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke ...
, where he studied with Derek Simpson, and – after winning a scholarship in 1974 – with
Gregor Piatigorsky Gregor Piatigorsky (, ''Grigoriy Pavlovich Pyatigorskiy''; August 6, 1976) was a Russian Empire-born American cellist. Biography Early life Gregor Piatigorsky was born in Ekaterinoslav (now Dnipro, Ukraine) into a Jewish family. As a child, h ...
at the
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in Los Angeles (together with
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, Jeffrey Solow, Denis Brott and
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 ...
). Piatigorsky invited him to play private chamber concerts together with
Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz (; December 10, 1987) was a Russian-born American violinist. Born in Vilnius, he moved while still a teenager to the United States, where his Carnegie Hall debut was rapturously received. He was a virtuoso since childhood. Fritz ...
. After his return to London he won „The 1977 Gaspar Cassadó International Violoncello Competition“ in Florence, starting his international career as a solo performer. As a soloist Wallfisch has performed with the
London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London's orchestras, symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's ...
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Philharmonia Orchestra The Philharmonia Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London. It was founded in 1945 by Walter Legge, a classical music record producer for EMI. Among the conductors who worked with the orchestra in its early years were Richard Strauss, ...
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London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is one of five permanent symphony orchestras based in London. It was founded by the conductors Sir Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent in 1932 as a rival to the existing London Symphony and BBC Sym ...
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, that performs and produces primarily classic works. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable ...
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BBC Symphony Orchestra The BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC SO) is a British orchestra based in London. Founded in 1930, it was the first permanent salaried orchestra in London, and is the only one of the city's five major symphony orchestras not to be self-governing. T ...
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English Chamber Orchestra The English Chamber Orchestra (ECO) is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and their ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall. The orchestra regularly tours in the UK and internation ...
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The Hallé The Hallé is an English symphony orchestra based in Manchester, England. It supports a choir, youth choir, youth training choir, children's choir and a youth orchestra, and releases its recordings on its own record label, though it has occasiona ...
Manchester,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England. It is the resident orchestra at Symphony Hall: a B:Music Venue in Birmingham, which has been its principal performance venue since 1991. Its a ...
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Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is bas ...
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Konzerthausorchester Berlin The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is a German symphony orchestra based in Berlin. The orchestra is resident at the Konzerthaus Berlin, designed by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The building was destroyed during World War II, and was rebui ...
, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra,
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) is an American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The largest performing arts organization in Indiana, the orchestra is based at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis on Monument Cir ...
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Minnesota Orchestra The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded originally as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1903, the Minnesota Orchestra plays most of its concerts at Minneapolis's Orchestra Hall. History Emi ...
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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The VSO performs at the Orpheum, which has been the orchestra's permanent home since 1977. With an annual operating budget of $16 million, it is ...
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Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra ( pl, Orkiestra Filharmonii Narodowej w Warszawie) is a Polish orchestra based in Warsaw. Founded in 1901, it is one of Poland's oldest musical institutions. History The orchestra was conceived on ...
and Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; He was an invited guest performer at festivals like the Aldeburgh Festival, Spoleto Festival, Pablo Casals Festival in Prades, Oslo Chamber Music Festival,
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival The Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival is a classical music festival held each summer throughout the state of Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany. History The festival was founded in 1986 by German concert pianist Justus Frantz. In 2006, the 21 ...
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BBC Proms The BBC Proms or Proms, formally named the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Ha ...
and the
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. Wallfisch's duo partner for more than 40 years is pianist
John York John C. York (born April 18, 1949) is a retired American cancer research pathologist, married to Marie Denise DeBartolo York, and former co-owner and current co-chairman of the San Francisco 49ers.Hagai Shaham (violin) and
Arnon Erez ''Arnon Erez is an acclaimed Israeli pianist and chamber musician,Zurich University of the Arts Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK, german: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste) has approximately 2,500 students, which makes it the largest arts university in Switzerland. The university was established in 2007, following the merger between Zurich ...
ZHdK, at the Hochschule für Musik Mainz, he taught at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jaz ...
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ( gd, Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba), formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( gd, Acadamaidh Rìoghail Ciùil is Dràma na h-Alba) is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production, and ...
and
Royal Northern College of Music The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a conservatoire located in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music educatio ...
(RNCM). Currently he is a professor at the
Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music is a music school, conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the Undergraduate education, undergraduate to the Doctorate, doctoral level in a ...
and the International Chair of Violoncello and Chamber Music at the
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is a music and dance conservatoire based in London, England. It was formed in 2005 as a merger of two older institutions – Trinity College of Music and Laban Dance Centre. The conservatoire has ...
. He held several masterclasses and workshops, for example regularly at the Pablo Casals International Cello Festival, at the „Piatigorsky International Cello Festival“, the „Alion Baltic International Music Festival“ or the 2016 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown International Cello Festival.


Instrument

Wallfisch currently plays the Domenico Montagnana “Ex-Romberg” cello from 1733, he owns a contemporary cello by Patrick Robin and a five-string cello by Kai-Thomas Roth.


Family

Raphael Wallfisch was born into a family of professional musicians: His father is Breslau-born pianist and piano professor
Peter Wallfisch Hans Peter Wallfisch (20 October 1924 – 10 November 1993) was a concert pianist and teacher, resident in Britain from 1951. Life Wallfisch was born in Breslau, Lower Silesia, in 1924. In 1938 he emigrated to Palestine; he studied at the Jerusa ...
, his mother cellist and Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch (who was a member of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, and later in London a co-founder of the
English Chamber Orchestra The English Chamber Orchestra (ECO) is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and their ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall. The orchestra regularly tours in the UK and internation ...
). Wallfisch is married to Australian violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch, their three children are film composer and
Academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...
-member Benjamin Wallfisch, cellist and baritone Simon Wallfisch, and singer-songwriter Joanna Wallfisch. Raphael Wallfisch's younger sister is psychotherapist and trauma expert
Maya Lasker-Wallfisch Maya Lasker-Wallfisch (born 1958 in London) is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, author and educator, specialising in transgenerational trauma. Biography Maya Jacobs Lasker-Wallfisch was born as Marianne Lasker-Wallfisch in London into a fami ...
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Recordings

Wallfisch is on a mission to record the most important pieces for his instrument to be published on CD. This includes well-known works by Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann and Dvořák, but also rediscoveries by Dohnányi, Hindemith or André Caplet. He has a passion for the cello pieces of British composers (like Gerald Finzi,
Frederick Delius file:Fritz Delius (1907).jpg, Delius, photographed in 1907 Frederick Theodore Albert Delius ( 29 January 1862 – 10 June 1934), originally Fritz Delius, was an English composer. Born in Bradford in the north of England to a prosperous mercan ...
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Arnold Bax Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, (8 November 1883 – 3 October 1953) was an English composer, poet, and author. His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works, but he is best known for his orchestral musi ...
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Arthur Bliss Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss (2 August 189127 March 1975) was an English composer and conductor. Bliss's musical training was cut short by the First World War, in which he served with distinction in the army. In the post-war years he qu ...
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Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...
, Ernest John Moeran) – some pieces were especially written for him and he regularly works in close cooperation with composers such as Sir
Peter Maxwell Davies Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (8 September 1934 – 14 March 2016) was an English composer and conductor, who in 2004 was made Master of the Queen's Music. As a student at both the University of Manchester and the Royal Manchester College of Mus ...
, Kenneth Leighton,
James MacMillan Sir James Loy MacMillan, (born 16 July 1959) is a Scottish classical composer and conductor. Early life MacMillan was born at Kilwinning, in North Ayrshire, but lived in the East Ayrshire town of Cumnock until 1977. His father is James MacMi ...
, John Metcalf,
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, Robert Simpson, Robert Saxton, Roger Smalley, Giles Swayne,
John Tavener Sir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 1944 – 12 November 2013) was an English composer, known for his extensive output of choral religious works. Among his best known works are '' The Lamb'' (1982), ''The Protecting Veil'' (1988), and '' Son ...
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Adrian Williams Adrian Williams (born 16 August 1971) is a former Wales international footballer and former Didcot Town manager. Club career Reading Born in Reading, Williams started his career with Reading, making his first appearance in the 1991–92 seaso ...
, Jonathan Dove. Another mission is to record the works of Jewish composers who lost their voices in exile ( Karl Weigl, Hans Gál,
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (3 April 1895 – 16 March 1968) was an Italian composer, pianist and writer. He was known as one of the foremost guitar composers in the twentieth century with almost one hundred compositions for that instrument. In ...
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Berthold Goldschmidt Berthold Goldschmidt (18 January 190317 October 1996) was a German Jewish composer who spent most of his life in England. The suppression of his work by Nazi Germany, as well as the disdain with which many Modernist critics elsewhere dismissed h ...
, Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Franz Reizenstein,
Robert Starer Robert Starer (8 January 1924 in Vienna – 22 April 2001 in Kingston, New York) was an Austrian-born American composer, pianist and educator. Robert Starer began studying the piano at age 4 and continued his studies at the Vienna State Academ ...
, Paul Ben-Haim, Ernest Bloch). For many years he has worked together with record labels EMI,
Chandos Records Chandos Records is a British independent classical music recording company based in Colchester. It was founded in 1979 by Brian Couzens.Naxos (company), Naxos, Nimbus Records, Lyrita and cpo. Raphael Wallfisch is the solo cellist on the following recordings:


Solo & Duo (with John York)

* 2022:
Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...
: 12 pieces for Cello; with English String Orchestra,
Kenneth Woods Kenneth Allen Woods (born 1968) is an American conductor, composer and cellist, resident in the UK. Early career Woods studied conducting at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. His subsequent conducting mentors have includ ...
. Label Lyrita. * 2021: Bernhard Romberg: Cello Concertos 4 & 6 + Rondo capriccioso; with London Mozart Players. Label
Classic Produktion Osnabrück Classic Produktion Osnabrück (often referred to as cpo, in lowercase) is a record label founded in 1986 by Georg Ortmann and several others. Its declared mission is to fill niches in the recorded classical repertory, with an emphasis on romanti ...
. Review by Sarah Urwin Jones for BBC Music Magazine: “Wallfisch sa convincing champion of Romberg's skill.” * 2021: The Best of
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; with Carl Raven, English Northern Philharmonia, Ireland National Symphony Orchestra,
Northern Chamber Orchestra The Northern Chamber Orchestra (NCO) is a chamber orchestra based in Manchester, England. Established in 1967, the orchestra gives concerts at Heritage Centre, Macclesfield and The Stoller Hall, Manchester as well as a Christmas concert at Tat ...
, Manchester Sinfonia, East Winds, Maggini Quartet, English Piano Trio, Paul Daniel,
Andrew Penny Andrew Jonathan Penny MBE (born 4 December 1952, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English conductor. He has recorded a complete cycle of Malcolm Arnold's symphonies. From 1982 to 2022, he was Musical Director of the ...
, Nicholas Ward,
Richard Howarth Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...
. Label Naxos. *2021: Richard Blackford: Niobe Kalon + Blewbury Air; with
Tamsin Waley-Cohen Tamsin may refer to: * Tamsin, short form of Thomasina Persons * Tamsin (given name) * Tamsin Agnes Margaret Olivier, English actress; daughter of actors Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright * Tamsin Blanchard, British fashion journalist * Tamsin ...
, Adrian Farmer, Albion Quartet, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,
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, Jiri Rozen. Label Nimbus. * 2021: Bohuslav Martinu: 3 Cello Sonatas, 7 Arabesques; with John York (piano). Label Nimbus. * 2020:
Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...
: Cello sonatas Op. 78, Op. 120, arranged for cello; with John York (piano). Label Nimbus. * 2020:
Roger Sacheverell Coke Roger Sacheverell Coke ( ("cook"); 20 October 1912, Pinxton, nr Alfreton, Derbyshire – 23 October 1972) was an English composer and pianist. Life Roger Sacheverell Coke was from a wealthy family. He inherited the family estate of Brookhill ...
: Cello Sonatas; with Simon Callaghan. Label Lyrita. * 2019: Karl Weigl: Cello Concerto - Cello Sonata; with John York,
Edward Rushton Edward Rushton (1756–1814) was a British poet, writer and bookseller from Liverpool, England. He worked as a sailor aboard a slave ship as a young man, and became an abolitionist as a result. After losing his own vision, he opened a school ...
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Konzerthausorchester Berlin The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is a German symphony orchestra based in Berlin. The orchestra is resident at the Konzerthaus Berlin, designed by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The building was destroyed during World War II, and was rebui ...
, Nicholas Milton. Label CPO/Deutschlandfunk Kultur. * 2019: Ben-Haim, Bloch,
Korngold Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born American composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and compo ...
: Cello Concertos; with BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Lukasz Borowicz; Label CPO. * 2019:
Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...
: Cello Sonatas; mit John York (Piano). Label Nimbus * 2018: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Cello Concerto op. 43 + Fantasy op. 52 + Concertino op. 43b; with
Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra The Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (KSO, Norwegian: ''Kristiansand Symfoniorkester'') is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Kristiansand. The KSO performs its concerts primarily at the Kilden Performing Arts Centre, and also at Kristians ...
& Lukasz Borowicz. Label CPO * 2018:
Berthold Goldschmidt Berthold Goldschmidt (18 January 190317 October 1996) was a German Jewish composer who spent most of his life in England. The suppression of his work by Nazi Germany, as well as the disdain with which many Modernist critics elsewhere dismissed h ...
, Franz Reizenstein: Cello Concertos; with
Konzerthausorchester Berlin The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is a German symphony orchestra based in Berlin. The orchestra is resident at the Konzerthaus Berlin, designed by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The building was destroyed during World War II, and was rebui ...
, Nicholas Milton. Label CPO/Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Review by Michael Cookson for Musicweb International: “Throughout the album soloist Raphael Wallfisch, such an expert communicator, performs with unerring resolve and with fire in his belly. With immaculate intonation Wallfisch plays his Montagnana (1733) ‘ex-Romberg’, producing an attractively rich and warm sound.” * 2017: Hans Gal,
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (3 April 1895 – 16 March 1968) was an Italian composer, pianist and writer. He was known as one of the foremost guitar composers in the twentieth century with almost one hundred compositions for that instrument. In ...
: Cello Concertos; with
Konzerthausorchester Berlin The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is a German symphony orchestra based in Berlin. The orchestra is resident at the Konzerthaus Berlin, designed by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The building was destroyed during World War II, and was rebui ...
, Nicholas Milton. Label CPO/ Deutschlandfunk Kultur. * 2016: Ernest Bloch: Music for Cello and Piano; with John York. Label Nimbus. Review in BBC Music Magazine: “Raphael Wallfisch and John York work hand in glove to deliver an expressive account of the Sonata, and are careful not to overdo the histrionics in Nigun. They are particularly impressive in negotiating the rhapsodic changes of mood and timbre in the Suite, and the recording balance is admirable.” * 2017: Andrzej Panufnik: Complete Symphonic Works (8 CDs); with Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Lukasz Borowicz, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Ewa Kupiec; Label cpo. Awards: Musicweb International Recording of the Year, Pizzicato Supersonic Award November 2010. * 2017: Serge Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas volume II, Sonatas nos. 9 & 10, Sonatinas nos. 1 & 2 + Cello Sonata; with Peter Donohoe (Piano). Label Somm. Review by Erik Levi for BBC Music Magazine: “The performance of the Prokofiev Sonata from Wallfisch and York is an entirely different matter. Here both artists inject a real sense of atmosphere into the opening paragraph, exploiting the multi-faceted character of the music to the full, and they are equally irresistible in the gentle mockery of the Moderato.” * 2016: Rebecca Clarke: Music for Cello & Piano; with John York. Label Lyrita. Review by Robert Hugill: “The Sonata for Cello and Piano, transforming the viola sonata, was made with the collaboration of cellist May Mukle, with whom Clarke played. The transcription is surprisingly successful, especially when played with the vibrancy that Wallfisch gives it. After an eye-catching opening gesture, the Impetuoso first movement really lives up to its marking, with a passionate flowing performance from Wallfisch. The Vivace second movement is characterful and vivacious with some perky moments, whilst the Adagio third movement is elegantly elegiac. Wallfisch brings out a lovely singing tone here, making the movement vibrantly intense and both performers give the piece a lovely freedom. The concluding Allegro is vivid and fast, yet still big boned and dramatic.” * 2016: Bernard van Dieren: ‘Chinese’ Symphony; with BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, Rebecca Evans, Catherine Wyn Rogers, Nathan Vale, Morgan Pearse, David Soar, William Boughton. Label Lyrita * 2016: John Ireland: Music for String Orchestra, Sonata in G minor, A Downland Suite, In a May Morning; with Orchestra of the Swan, David Curtis. Label Naxos * 2016 DVD: The Royal Ballet: Elizabeth; with Zenaida Yanowski (dancer), Carlos Acosta (dancer), Will Tuckett (choreography), Martin Yates (music), David Kempster (baritone). * 2015: British Music for Cello and Piano.
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, Josef Holbrooke,
William Busch William Busch (24 June 1901 – 30 January 1945) was a British composer and musician. Busch studied music in London, Berlin and the United States. His composition teachers included John Ireland and Bernard van Dieren. He worked as a concert ...
; with Raphael Terroni, Piano. Label Naxos * 2015: British Cello Concertos: John Joubert, Robert Simpson, Christopher Wright; with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, William Boughton. Label Lyrita * 2015: Seiber, Dorati, Bartók; with BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Gabór Takács-Nagy; Label Nimbus * 2015: Geoffrey Bush: Small Pieces for Orchestra; with
Northern Chamber Orchestra The Northern Chamber Orchestra (NCO) is a chamber orchestra based in Manchester, England. Established in 1967, the orchestra gives concerts at Heritage Centre, Macclesfield and The Stoller Hall, Manchester as well as a Christmas concert at Tat ...
, Nicholas Ward. Label Lyrita * 2015: Kenneth Leighton: Complete Chamber Works for Cello; with Raphael Terroni. Label Naxos * 2015:
Miklós Rózsa Miklós Rózsa (; April 18, 1907 – July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer trained in Germany (1925–1931) and active in France (1931–1935), the United Kingdom (1935–1940), and the United States (1940–1995), with extens ...
: Cello Concerto, Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Cello; with Philippe Graffin (Violine), BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth. Label Alto * 2015:
Patric Standford Patric Standford (5 February 1939 – 23 April 2014) was an English composer, supporter of composers' rights, educationalist and author. Early life and education Patric John Standford (real name John Gledhill) was born in Barnsley, moved to t ...
: Symphony No. 1 ‘The Seasons’, Cello Concerto, Prelude to a Fantasy; with Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones. Label Naxos * 2014:
Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...
: The Sonatas and Variations for cello and piano; with John York. Label Nimbus * 2014: Zemlinsky Cello Sonata + Goldmark + Korngold; with John York (piano). Label Nimbus * 2014:
Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...
, Dohnányi, Kodaly – Music for Cello and Piano; with John York (piano). Label Nimbus * 2014: Delius & Grieg: The complete works for cello & piano; with John York (piano). Label Nimbus * 2014: Chopin Cello Sonata + Sonatas by Karol Szymanowski &
Simon Laks Simon (Szymon) Laks (1 November 1901 – 11 December 1983) was a Polish Jewish composer and violinist, who became head of the prisoners' orchestra at Birkenau-Auschwitz. Biography Simon Laks was born in Warsaw on 1 November 1901. He was born a R ...
; with John York (piano). Label Nimbus * 2014: Serge Prokofiev,
Rodion Shchedrin Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin ( rus, Родион Константинович Щедрин, , rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin; born 16 December 1932) is a Soviet and Russian composer and pianist, winner of USSR Sta ...
: Cinq Mélodies, Parabola Concertante, Concertino, Classical Symphony; with Southbank Sinfonia, Simon Over. Label Nimbus * 2014: Nicholas Maw: Sonata Notturna + Life Studies; with English String Orchestra, William Boughton. Label Nimbus. * 2014: Arnold Cooke: Three String Sonatas; with Susanne Stanzeleit (violin), Morgan Goff (viola), Raphael Terroni (piano). Label Naxos * 2014: Dmitri Shostakovich: complete works for cello (2 CDs); with John York, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins. Label Nimbus * 2014: Shchedrin: Cello Sonata + Ancient Melodies of Russian Folk-song; with Rodion Shchedrin (Piano). Label Nimbus * 2014: British Music for Cello and Piano:
William Busch William Busch (24 June 1901 – 30 January 1945) was a British composer and musician. Busch studied music in London, Berlin and the United States. His composition teachers included John Ireland and Bernard van Dieren. He worked as a concert ...
, Kenneth Leighton,
William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (7 April 177023 April 1850) was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication ''Lyrical Ballads'' (1798). Wordsworth's '' ...
, Arnold Cooke; with Raphael Terroni, Piano. Label Naxos * 2014: 20th Century works for cello & strings: Lutoslawski - Metamorphoses + Maconchy - Epyllion + Hindemith - Trauermusik +
Patterson Patterson may refer to: People * Patterson (surname) Places ;Canada * Pattersons Corners, Ontario * Patterson Township, Ontario *Patterson, Calgary a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta. ;United States of America * Patterson, Arkansas * Patterson ...
- Cello Concerto + Kopytman - Kaddish; with Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra, William Boughton. Label Nimbus * 2014:
Weber Weber (, or ; German: ) is a surname of German origin, derived from the noun meaning " weaver". In some cases, following migration to English-speaking countries, it has been anglicised to the English surname 'Webber' or even 'Weaver'. Notable pe ...
, Spohr,
Reicha Anton (Antonín, Antoine) Joseph Reicha (Rejcha) (26 February 1770 – 28 May 1836) was a Czech-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalized French composer and music theorist. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Beethoven, he is now best reme ...
; + Danzi; with
Northern Chamber Orchestra The Northern Chamber Orchestra (NCO) is a chamber orchestra based in Manchester, England. Established in 1967, the orchestra gives concerts at Heritage Centre, Macclesfield and The Stoller Hall, Manchester as well as a Christmas concert at Tat ...
& Nicholas Ward. Label Nimbus * 2014: John Metcalf: Mapping Wales, Plain Chants, Cello Symphony; with Catrin Finch, Cardiff Ardwyn Singers, Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra, Raicho Christov, William Boughton. Label Nimbus * 2014:
William Busch William Busch (24 June 1901 – 30 January 1945) was a British composer and musician. Busch studied music in London, Berlin and the United States. His composition teachers included John Ireland and Bernard van Dieren. He worked as a concert ...
: Cello Concerto, Piano Concerto; with
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, that performs and produces primarily classic works. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable ...
, Vernon Handley, Piers Lane. Label Lyrita * 2014:
Tavener Sir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 1944 – 12 November 2013) was an English composer, known for his extensive output of choral religious works. Among his best known works are '' The Lamb'' (1982), ''The Protecting Veil'' (1988), and ''Song ...
: The Protecting Veil, Thrinos, Eternal Memory; with
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, that performs and produces primarily classic works. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable ...
, Justin Brown. Label RPO * 2014:
C.P.E. Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and sec ...
: Cello Concertos; with Scottish Ensemble, Jonathan Morton. Label Nimbus * 2014:
Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...
: Cello Concerto, Works for Cello and Piano; with John York (piano), Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra, Niklas Willen. Label Nimbus * 2014:
Bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
: Oration +
Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...
: Cello Concerto + Holst: Invocation; with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Dickins. Label Nimbus * 2013: Arthur Honegger: the complete chamber music (4 CDs), with Pascal Devoyon, Dong-Suk Kang, Pierre-Henri Xuereb, Raphael Wallfisch, Alain Marion, Michel Arrignon, Thierry Caens, Quatuor Ludwig; Label Timpani * 2013: Bloch: Schelomo, Voice in the Wilderness + Caplet: Epiphanie +
Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In ...
: Kaddish; with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Benjamin Wallfisch. Label Nimbus. Review by Leslie Wright on MusicWeb International: "Schelomo is a different matter, where the competition is fiercer. There have been many recordings of it by such cellists as Mstislav Rostropovich, Pierre Fournier, and Yo-Yo Ma, but Rafael Wallfisch has absolutely nothing to fear in comparison. In fact, Wallfisch may be just about the best I’ve heard in this work." * 2013: Maurice Jacobson: Theme and Variations, The Music Room, Mosaic, The Song of Songs; with Julian Jacobson (piano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Mariko Brown (piano). Label Naxos * 2013:
Cyril Scott Cyril Meir Scott (27 September 1879 – 31 December 1970) was an English composer, writer, poet, and occultist. He created around four hundred musical compositions including piano, violin, cello concertos, symphonies, and operas. He also wrot ...
: Piano Concerto in D, Op. 10 (1900) + Cello Concerto, Op. 19 (1902) + Ouverture to Pelleas and Melisande; with Peter Donohoe (piano), BBC Concert Orchestra, Martin Yates. Label Dutton * 2012: Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor + Dohnányi: Konzertstück in D major; with
London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London's orchestras, symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's ...
, Charles Mackerras. Label Chandos * 2011:
Adrian Williams Adrian Williams (born 16 August 1971) is a former Wales international footballer and former Didcot Town manager. Club career Reading Born in Reading, Williams started his career with Reading, making his first appearance in the 1991–92 seaso ...
: Images of a mind. Works for Cello. Label Metronome * 2011:
Arnold Arnold may refer to: People * Arnold (given name), a masculine given name * Arnold (surname), a German and English surname Places Australia * Arnold, Victoria, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria Canada * Arnold, Nova Scotia Uni ...
: Cello Concerto + Symphony for Strings + Fantasy for Recorder and String Quartet; with Esther Ingham, John Turner (Recorder), Carl Raven,
Northern Chamber Orchestra The Northern Chamber Orchestra (NCO) is a chamber orchestra based in Manchester, England. Established in 1967, the orchestra gives concerts at Heritage Centre, Macclesfield and The Stoller Hall, Manchester as well as a Christmas concert at Tat ...
, Manchester Sinfonia, Nicholas Ward, Richard Howarth; Label Naxos * 2011: Joseph Holbrooke: The Pit and the Pendulum, Cello Concerto, Pandora, Symphony No. 4; with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, George Vass. Label Dutton * 2010: Benjamin Wallfisch: Escape Velocity; with Michael Collins (Klarinette), Gould Piano Trio, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, O Duo, Orchestra of St. John's, Jemima Phillips (harp), Trio Tagarela, York 2. Label Quartz * 2010: Giles Swayne: Stabat mater, The silent land, Magnificat I, Ave verum corpus; with The Dmitri Ensemble, Graham Ross. Label Naxos * 2009: martinů: cello concertos, cello concertino; with Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlávek. Label Chandos * 2007: Gerald Finzi: Violin and Cello Concertos; with Tasmin Little (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, Vernon Handley, Richard Hickox. Label Chandos * 2005: Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Death in Venice (Suite); with
English Chamber Orchestra The English Chamber Orchestra (ECO) is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and their ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall. The orchestra regularly tours in the UK and internation ...
, Steuart Bedford. Label Chandos * 2005: Kenneth Leighton: Cello Concerto, Symphony No. 3, ‘ Laudes musicae’; with Neil Mackie (Tenor), Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomas. Label Chandos * 2004: Moeran: Violin Concerto, Lonely Waters, Whythorne's Shadow, Cello Concerto; with Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Ulster Orchestra, Norman del Mar, Vernon Handley. Label Chandos * 2004: Strauss: Symphony No. 2 in F Minor, Six Songs, Romanze for Cello and Orchestra; with
Eileen Hulse Eileen ( or ) is an Irish feminine given name anglicised from Eibhlín and may refer to: People Artists *Eileen Agar (1899–1991), British Surrealist painter and photographer *Eileen Fisher (born 1950), clothing retailer and designer *Eileen ...
(Sopran), Raphael Wallfisch, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi. Label Chandos * 2003: Bax: Orchestral Works, Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto, Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex); with Lydia Mordkovitch (Violin), Margaret Fingerhut (Piano),
London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is one of five permanent symphony orchestras based in London. It was founded by the conductors Sir Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent in 1932 as a rival to the existing London Symphony and BBC Sym ...
, Bryden Thomson. Label Chandos * 2002:
Aram Khachaturian Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (; rus, Арам Ильич Хачатурян, , ɐˈram ɨˈlʲjitɕ xətɕɪtʊˈrʲan, Ru-Aram Ilyich Khachaturian.ogg; hy, Արամ Խաչատրյան, ''Aram Xačʿatryan''; 1 May 1978) was a Soviet and Armeni ...
: Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto; with Lydia Mordkovitch (Violine) * 2002:
Dimitri Kabalevsky Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky (russian: Дми́трий Бори́сович Кабале́вский ; 14 February 1987) was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent. He helped set up the Union of Soviet Co ...
: Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto No. 2; with London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson; Lydia Mordkovitch (Violine), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi. Label Chandos * 2001: Finzi &
Leighton Leighton may refer to: Places In Australia: * Leighton, Western Australia, a beachside locality In the United Kingdom: *Leighton, Cambridgeshire *Leighton, Cheshire *Leighton, North Yorkshire **Leighton Reservoir * Leighton, Shropshire *Leighto ...
: Cello Concertos; with
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is a music organisation based in Liverpool, England, that manages a professional symphony orchestra, a concert venue, and extensive programmes of learning through music. Its orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmon ...
, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Bryden Thomson. Label Chandos * 2001:
Menotti Menotti may refer to the following people: ;Given name *Menotti Aristone (c.1942–2013), American jockey *Menotti de Tomazzo Sobrinho (born 1943), Brazilian football player *Menotti Del Picchia (1892–1988), Brazilian poet, journalist and painte ...
: Apocalisse, Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra, Suite from ‘Sebastian’; with Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Richard Hickox. Label Chandos * 2000:
Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...
: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major opus 58 + Triple Concerto in C major opus 56 for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra; with
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, that performs and produces primarily classic works. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable ...
, Howard Shelley, Michael Roll (piano), Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin). Label RPO, DDD * 1999:
James MacMillan Sir James Loy MacMillan, (born 16 July 1959) is a Scottish classical composer and conductor. Early life MacMillan was born at Kilwinning, in North Ayrshire, but lived in the East Ayrshire town of Cumnock until 1977. His father is James MacMi ...
: The World's Ransoming, Cello Concerto; with Christine Pendrill (Englischhorn),
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) is a Scottish broadcasting symphony orchestra based in Glasgow. One of five full-time orchestras maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), it is the oldest full-time professional ra ...
,
Osmo Vänskä Osmo Antero Vänskä (born 28 February 1953) is a Finnish conductor, clarinetist, and composer. Biography Vänskä started his musical career as an orchestral clarinetist with the Turku Philharmonic (1971–76). He then became the principal cl ...
. Label BIS * 1995:
Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespre ...
: Cello Concerti Vol. 1, RV 398, 399, 404, 406, 410, 412 & 419; with City of London Sinfonia, Nicholas Kraemer. Label Naxos * 1995:
Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespre ...
: Cello Concerti Vol. 2, RV 400, 401, 408, 413, 422 & 531; with City of London Sinfonia, Nicholas Kraemer. Label Naxos * 1995:
Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespre ...
: Cello Concerti Vol. 3, RV 402, 403, 407, 409, 418, 423 & 424; with City of London Sinfonia, Nicholas Kraemer. Label Naxos. * 1995:
Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespre ...
: Cello Concerti Vol. 4, RV 405, 411, 414, 416, 417, 420 & 421; with City of London Sinfonia, Nicholas Kraemer. Label Naxos * 1995: English Cello Sonatas: Rubbra, Moeran,
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
; with John York. Label MP/DDD * 1992: Hindemith: Cello Concerto, The Four Temperaments; with Howard Shelley (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier. Label Chandos * 1991:
Respighi Ottorino Respighi ( , , ; 9 July 187918 April 1936) was an Italian composer, violinist, teacher, and musicologist and one of the leading Italian composers of the early 20th century. His compositions range over operas, ballets, orchestral suit ...
: The Birds, Three Botticelli Pictures, Il Tramonto, Adagio con variazoni; with
Bournemouth Sinfonietta The Bournemouth Sinfonietta was a chamber orchestra founded in 1968 as an offshoot of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. It was disbanded in November 1999 after increasing difficulties in obtaining funding from local councils led to the decisio ...
, Tamas Vasary, Linda Finnie (Sopran). Label Chandos * 1989:
Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...
: Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra Op. 102 + Bruch: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 1 Op. 2; with Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi. Label Chandos * 1989:
Peter Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most pop ...
: Music for Cello & Orchestra; with
English Chamber Orchestra The English Chamber Orchestra (ECO) is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and their ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall. The orchestra regularly tours in the UK and internation ...
, Geoffrey Simon. Label Chandos * 1989:
Barber A barber is a person whose occupation is mainly to cut, dress, groom, style and shave men's and boys' hair or beards. A barber's place of work is known as a "barbershop" or a "barber's". Barbershops are also places of social interaction and publi ...
: Cello Concerto + Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1; with
English Chamber Orchestra The English Chamber Orchestra (ECO) is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and their ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall. The orchestra regularly tours in the UK and internation ...
, Geoffrey Simon. Label Chandos * 1989: Dvořák: Cello Concerto Op. 104 + Dohnányi: Konzertstück for cello & orchestra Op. 12; with
London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London's orchestras, symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's ...
, Charles Mackerras. Label Chandos. Awards: Critics' Choice of that year. Review in the Guardian: “The power of Wallfisch's attack, his ability to play even the most formidable bravura passages in tempo, is the more impressive, when he can also treat the work's great lyrical moments with such hushed intensity.”


Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch

* 2019:
Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...
: Piano Trios Vol. 1, Trio Op. 97 ‘Archduke’, Triple Concerto; with Orchestra of the Swan, Eckehard Stier. Label Nimbus * 2018:
Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...
: Klaviertrio Nr. 1 d-moll op. 63, Dvořák: Klaviertrio Nr. 4 e-moll op. 90 „Dumky-Trio“, Grieg: Andante con moto c-moll; Label Nimbus * 2016:
Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...
(2 CDs): Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 + Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 87 + Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 101 + Concerto for Violin & Cello, Op. 102; with
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie The Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, also known as the Rheinische Philharmonie, is a professional symphony orchestra in Koblenz, Germany. Founded in Autumn of 1945, it was adopted as an orchestra of the German state with state tax support ...
, Daniel Raiskin. Label Nimbus * 2015:
Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...
: Elegiac Trio +
Anton Arensky Anton Stepanovich Arensky (russian: Анто́н Степа́нович Аре́нский; – ) was a Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music. Biography Arensky was born into an affluent, music-loving ...
: + Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2; Label Nimbus * 2014:
Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In ...
: Trio + Fauré: Trio +
Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most infl ...
: Violin Sonata & Cello Sonata; Label Nimbus * 2012:
Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sym ...
: Piano Trios op 49 & op 66,
Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...
: Five Canons op 56; Label Nimbus


Competitions and Accolades

In 1974 Wallfisch won a scholarship to study with
Gregor Piatigorsky Gregor Piatigorsky (, ''Grigoriy Pavlovich Pyatigorskiy''; August 6, 1976) was a Russian Empire-born American cellist. Biography Early life Gregor Piatigorsky was born in Ekaterinoslav (now Dnipro, Ukraine) into a Jewish family. As a child, h ...
in Los Angeles, and in 1977 he won „The Gaspar Cassadó International Violoncello Competition“ in Florence. He served as a jury member at the
Mstislav Rostropovich Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, (27 March 192727 April 2007) was a Russian cellist and conductor. He is considered by many to be the greatest cellist of the 20th century. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well ...
Violoncello Competition in Paris in 1990, in 2018 at the International
Eleonore Schoenfeld Eleonore Schoenfeld (March 6, 1925 – January 1, 2007) was an American musician, considered one of the most influential cellists of the 20th century. Biography Born in Maribor, Slovenia to a Polish father and a Russian mother, Schoenfeld mov ...
Competition in Harbin, China as well as 2020 at the International
George Enescu George Enescu (; – 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher. Regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history, Enescu is featured on the Romanian five lei. Biogr ...
Competition in Bucharest, Romania.Festival Enescu
Übersicht 2020


References


External links


Website Raphael Wallfisch

Konzertdirektion Martin Müller
Agent Website
Official Website of Trio "Shaham–Erez-Wallfisch"

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance
International Chair of Violoncello and Chamber Music
Royal College of Music London
Professor of cello
Youtube: An Afternoon with Gregor Piatigorsky (1976)
Short documentary by Steve Grumette, including Raphael Wallfisch in his early twenties. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallfisch, Raphael 1953 births Living people English people of German-Jewish descent English classical cellists Jewish classical musicians Musicians from London Zurich University of the Arts faculty 20th-century classical musicians 21st-century classical musicians 21st-century English musicians 20th-century English musicians 20th-century cellists 21st-century cellists