2007 Death Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century, died of intestinal cancer 1997 Death Danil Shafran, cellist, dies at 74 1995 Death Eleanor Aller, cellist, dies at 78 1995 Death Terence Weil, cellist/teacher, dies at 73 1994 Death Joan Dickson, cellist, professor at Royal College of Music in London, dies at 72 1987 Death Jacqueline du Pre, British cellist, dies at 42 1983 Death Claus Adam, composer, cellist, teacher, performed with Julliard String Quartet 1955 - 1974, composed music for a string trio and cello concerto, dies at 65 1982 Death Tibor de Machula, Hungary/Netherlands cellist, dies at 70 1976 Death Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist, dies at 73 1973 Death Pablo Casals, Spanish cellist, conductor and composer, dies at 96 1961 Event Cellist Jacqueline du President debut in Wigmore Hall 1958 Death Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63 1955 Birthday Yo-Yo, Massachusetts, Paris, France, world famous Chinese cellist 1952 Birthday Melvyn Gale, born in London, England, musician, classical musician, cellist, member, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, runs CD factory 1948 Birthday Nathaniel Rosen, born in Altadena, California, cellist, Tchaikovsky-gold-1978 1946 Birthday Ralph Kirshbaum, born in Denton, Texas, cellist, RNCM Manchester International Festival 1945 Birthday Jacqueline du Pree, Oxford England, cellist 1944 Birthday Myung-Wha Chung, born in Seoul, South Korea, cellist, Chung Sisters 1944 Birthday Lynn Harrell, New York City, cellist 1927 Birthday Mstislav Rostropovich, born in Russia, Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, nickname "Slava", cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century 1924 Birthday Janos Starker, born in Budapest, Hungary, cellist, Chicago Symphony 1953 - 1958 1924 Death Victor Herbert, Irish/US cellist/ composer and conductor, dies at 65 1921 Birthday Joan Dickson, born in England, cellist, professor at Royal College of Music in London, studied with Enrico Mainardi in Paris, performed with Joyce Rathbone 1921 Birthday Terence Weil, cellist/teacher 1918 Birthday Leonard Rose, born in Washington D.C., concert cellist, New York Phil 1943-51 1917 Birthday Claus Adam, born in America, composer, cellist, teacher, performed with Julliard String Quartet 1955 - 1974, composed music for a string trio and cello concerto 1912 Birthday J Tibor de Powerula, de Abrahamfalva, Hungarian/Dutch cellist 1912 Birthday Tibor de Machula, Hungarian/Dutch cellist 1906 Birthday Pierre Fournier, born in Paris, France, violon cellist, Paris Conservatoire 1903 Birthday Gregor Piatigorsky, born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, cellist, or 4/20 1902 Birthday Emanuel Feuermann, born in Kolomea, Galicia, cellist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1898 Birthday Fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist/ composer and conductor, La Guerre 1895 Birthday Henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cellist/pianist/composer 1894 Birthday Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, Residence Orchestra 1876 Birthday Pablo Casals, born in El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain, cellist, conductor and composer 1859 Birthday Julius Klengel, cellist/composer 1841 Death Bernhard Romberg, German cellist/composer, dies 1820 Death Joseph F. Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79 1805 Death Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer/cellist (Minuet), dies at 62 1767 Birthday Bernhard Romberg, German cellist/composer/royal chaplain bandmaster 1743 Birthday [Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer, cellist, Minuet 1742 Death Evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday 1740 Birthday Joseph F. Weigl, German/Austrian, violin cellist 1675 Birthday Evaristo E Felice dall' Abaco, Italian cellist/composer
