Ralph Kirshbaum
(Cello)
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Ralph Kirshbaum
(Cello) Biography:
"...a musician of the highest class." The Times The distinguished career of Texas-born Ralph Kirshbaum encompasses the worlds of solo performance, chamber music and recording and clearly places him in "...the highest echelon of today's cellists." (Los Angeles Times) He enjoys the affection and respect not only of audiences world-wide but also of his many eminent colleagues. Ralph Kirshbaum has long been recognised as one of the world’s leading ‘cellists and throughout his career has appeared with most of the world's great orchestras and conductors including Sir Colin Davis, Sir George Solti, Andre Previn, Zubin Mehta, Kurt Masur, Sir Simon Rattle and most recently a major series of concerts with James Levine and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Aside from his busy concerto schedule, his recital programmes are much in demand and he regularly appears at several of the great international festivals such as Edinburgh, Bath, Verbier, Lucerne, Aspen, Santa Fe and Ravinia. He continues to delight in the pleasures of chamber music, having enjoyed long associations with György Pauk, Peter Frankl and Pinchas Zukerman as well as many other leading chamber musicians, including Yefim Bronfman, Leif Ove Andsnes, Lang Lang, Vadim Repin, Joshua Bell and the Emerson String Quartet. Ralph Kirshbaum’s many recordings have included the 1983 Gramophone Magazine "Record of the Year" world premiere recording of Tippett's Triple Concerto, the Elgar and Walton Concertos, the complete Bach Suites for Solo Cello, the Ravel, Shostakovich and Brahms Piano Trios and the Barber Concerto and Sonata. Also noteworthy is the recording of the Brahms Double and Beethoven Triple Concertos with Pinchas Zukerman, John Browning and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. Most recently released is his recording of the Shostakovich and Prokofiev Sonatas with the pianist Peter Jablonski. In 1988, he founded and became Artistic Director of the RNCM Manchester International Cello Festival. The festival gathered together the world's greatest cellists in a celebration of the cello, its music and musicians. The final festival took place from 2nd – 6th May, 2007. Entitled “From Britten to Britain” this festival featured 36 cellists from 20 different countries and received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award in the Festivals and Concert Series category. He also serves as honorary president of the London Cello Society. Ralph Kirshbaum is International Chair of Cello at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and has recently taken up his appointment to the Gregor Piatigorsky chair at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He gives annual master classes at The International Musician's Seminar in Prussia Cove, the London Masterclasses and throughout the world. He has served on the US President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities for the past 5 years. The rare Montagnana Cello that Ralph Kirshbaum plays once belonged to the 19th century virtuoso, Piatti. This biography is for website use only. For a full and updated biography please email info@ingpen.co.uk Contact Details: Territories: |
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