Rohan De Saram

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‘Rohan de Saram is a cello phenomenon, one of the greatest of our time.’ Kölnische Rundshau (Cologne) Rohan de Saram (born 9 March 1939) is a British-born Sri Lankan cellist. Until his thirties he made his name as a classical artist, but has since become renowned for his involvement in and advocacy of contemporary music. Rohan de Saram was born to Ceylonese parents in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. At age 11 he studied with Gaspar Cassadó in Siena and Florence. At 17 he won the Guilhermina Suggia Award to study in the UK with Sir John Barbirolli and in Puerto Rico with Pablo Casals. Casals said of him "There are few of his generation that have such gifts". At the invitation of Dimitri Mitropoulos, who described him in 1957 as "a rare genius...a born musician... an amazing...cellist", Rohan was invited to give his Carnegie Hall debut in 1960 with the New York Philharmonic, playing Khachaturian’s Cello Concerto under the baton of Stanisław Skrowaczewski. He has lived in London since 1972, becoming a teacher at Trinity College of Music, London. From 1979 to 2005 de Saram was a member of the Arditti Quartet but now works with other artists to pursue his own artistic vision. He has also toured and recorded with Markus Stockhausen's "Possible Worlds" group. After a recital in the U.S., Gregor Piatigorsky presented him with a special bow. He worked personally with Zoltan Kodaly, Francis Poulenc, Sir William Walton and Dmitri Shostakovich. He has performed with the major orchestra

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Les chefs-d'oeuvre de Vivaldi

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Vivaldi Masterworks

Angelica 1994

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Harmonic Labyrinth

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Bax, Ligeti, Dallapiccola & Cassadó: Works for Solo Cello

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Pfitzner: Cello Concerto in G Major - Mayer: Prahbhanda and Ragamalas

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Xenakis: Chamber Music 1955 -90 [Disc 2]

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Xenakis: Chamber Music, 1955-90 [Disc 1]

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20th Century British Works for Solo Cello

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Vivaldi Edition Vol.1 - Op.1-6

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Britten: Cello Suites

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