Lynn Harrell
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Biography
The son of musicians, Lynn Harrell was born in New York on January 30, 1944, and took his first cello lessons with Heinrich Joachim of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, before studying at the Juilliard School with Leonard Rose and at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Orphaned at eighteen by his father's death from cancer and his mother's car accident, he joined the Cleveland Orchestra, then directed by George Szell, thanks to his godfather Robert Shaw. After this experience as a solo cellist in an orchestra, Lynn Harrell returned to New York in 1971 to perform in recital. Winner of the inaugural Avery Fisher Prize in 1975, he embarked on an international career and signed a long-term recording contract with the Decca label, performing the great works of the cello repertoire, solo, in duo with pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy and in trio with Itzhak Perlman. In 1994, he was invited to perform at the Vatican in front of Pope John Paul II and at the Grammy Awards ceremony with Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman. A pillar of the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, Lynn Harrell gives master classes and teaches at several institutions, including the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Juilliard School in New York. A competition was created in her name by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Active for eight decades, the cellist led the Concertgebouw Orchestra in the recording of the Cello Concertos by Josef Haydn and C.P.E. Bach (2017). Seized by a heart attack, he died at his home in Santa Monica on April 27, 2020, aged 76.
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- Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129: 1. Nicht zu schnell featuring The Cleveland Orchestra
- Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19 - 1. Lento - Allegro moderato featuring Lynn Harrell
- Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19 - 2. Allegro scherzando featuring Lynn Harrell
- Herbert: Punchinello for Cello & Strings (Transc. Sam Dennison) featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Herbert: Ghazel for Cello & Strings (Transc. Sam Dennison) featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Bloch: Schelomo featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- String Trio in D Major, Op. 8 "Serenade"~5. Andante quasi allegretto featuring Pinchas Zukerman
- Beethoven: String Trio in D Major, Op. 8, 'Serenade': V. Variation 2 featuring Lynn Harrell
- Beethoven: String Trio in D Major, Op. 8, 'Serenade': V. Variation 3 featuring Lynn Harrell
- Serenade for String Trio in D Major, Op. 8: V. (e) Variation IV featuring Lynn Harrell
- Herbert: Pensée amoureuse featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 40 - 4. Allegro featuring Lynn Harrell
- Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 40 - 3. Largo featuring Lynn Harrell
- Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19 - 3. Andante featuring Lynn Harrell
- Prokofiev: Sonata for cello & piano, Op. 119 - 2. Moderato featuring Lynn Harrell
- Prokofiev: Sonata for cello & piano, Op. 119 - 1. Andante grave featuring Lynn Harrell
- String Trio in D Major, Op. 8 "Serenade"~Adagio (Tempo 1) featuring Pinchas Zukerman
- Prokofiev: Sonata for cello & piano, Op. 119 - 3. Allegro ma non troppo featuring Lynn Harrell
- String Trio in D Major, Op. 8 "Serenade"~4. Allegretto alla polacca featuring Pinchas Zukerman
- Shostakovich: Moderato, Op. 40a featuring Lynn Harrell
- Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19 - 4. Allegro mosso featuring Lynn Harrell
- Serenade for String Trio in D Major, Op. 8: III. (e) Adagio featuring Lynn Harrell
- Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 3, Op. 36 No. 2, for Cello and Chamber Orchestra - 4. Mässig bewegte Halbe. Munter, aber immer gemächlich gemäcvhlic featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 3, Op. 36 No. 2, for Cello and Chamber Orchestra - Sehr ruhige und gemessen schreitende Viertel featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
