The cello has always been known as the "Lady of Music", which is related to the elegant and deep sound of the cello. Today, there are really only a handful of famous cellists in the world. When it comes to world-renowned cellists, who comes to your mind first?
These artists have gone through twists and turns on the "road to the top" in the field of cello, and many stories behind them are quite commendable. Here are some of the most famous cello masters in the world.
1. Auguste Franchome
Auguste Franchome (1808-1884) was one of the most important French cellists and composers. The 12 etudes (op.35) he created have become a model textbook widely used today. It not only represents a peak of cello playing skills in the 19th century, but also occupies an extremely important position in the entire history of cello development.
2. Carlo Alfredo Piatti
Nineteenth-century Italian cellist Carlo Alfredo Piatti (1822-1901), his father was a famous violinist, his uncle was a cellist, and he received music instruction from his father and uncle since he was a child. When he was only eight years old, he was able to perform on stage.
At the age of ten, he entered the Milan Conservatory of Music as a teacher at Marigi. In 1837, he performed his concerto works in a public concert at the school.
3. Julius Klengel
Julius Klengel (1859-1933) was a German cellist and composer, and the most famous cello teacher in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His students include Emanuel Feuermann, Gregor Piatigorsky, Alexandre Barjansky, William Pleeth, Edmund Kurtz, Paul Grummer, Guilhermina Suggia, Joachim Stutschewsky and many more.
4. Adrien Francois Servais
Adrien Francois Servais (1807-1866) from Belgium was called Paganini of cello by Berlioz. He is undoubtedly one of the preeminent musicians and cellists of the highest attainments of the nineteenth century.
His achievements on the cello, as well as his astonishing technique and poetic musical compositions, are attested from various sources, reviews, books, and essays. He took the art of cello playing to new and outstanding realms and developed cello playing skills.
5. Paul Tortelier
Paul Tortelier (1914-1990) was born in Paris and entered the Paris Conservatory at the age of 12. He won the first prize of the Paris Conservatory for his performance of the Elgar Violin Concerto. He was a cellist in the orchestra and later performed as a soloist in Europe and the United States.
He is a professor at the Paris Conservatory of Music, and Dupree is his student. He has composed several works for orchestra and cello.
6. Emanuel Feuermann
Emanuel Feuermann (November 22, 1902 - May 25, 1942) was an Austrian cellist who became famous in the United States. Born in Kolomyia, Austria-Hungary on November 22, 1902, died in New York City on May 25, 1942, at the age of forty. His piano learning experience is very interesting: as an enlightenment teacher, his father is proficient in cello and violin.
It turned out that his father wanted to teach him the violin, but he always played the violin upright, and his father had no choice but to teach him the cello. He played in public at the age of 11, and at the age of 12 he premiered Haydn's Cello Concerto in the United States (the orchestra conductor was the famous Weingartner).
