Cello for Life
The instrument that touches the soul
Women musician
In the 1800s, it was common for upper-class women
to learn an instrument, often the harp, piano, guitar,
or violin, but only as part of their domestic settings to
increase their prospects of a good marital match rather than publicly perform which was
considered immoral for a woman.
It is only in recent years that women have started to perform
professionally and as soloist more frequently.
The number of women cellists increased dramatically in the latter half of
the twentieth century and today there is a great number of fine
women cellists of the very highest technical ability and
artistic accomplishments.
Great Women Cellists
The list is extensive and happily only representative, as there are uncountable fine women cellists around the globe!
Jacqueline du Pré
Regarded as the
greatest cellist of all times,
Jacqueline du Pré
had her career shortened by
multiple sclerosis,
which forced her to stop performing at the age of 28. Read more in
Wikipedia
A sad but beautiful history worth watching in this
video
Sol Gabeta
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One of the
greatest cellists of our times,
Sol Gabetta
is a young cellist
who was honoured with the Herbert von Karajan Prize at
the Salzburg Easter Festival in 2018 in recognition of her exceptional artistic achievements.
Read more in
Wikipedia
Her performance is powerful and emotionally intense. Check her out in this
video
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