Mats Lidström
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Mats Lidström is a cellist currently living in London. In 1993 he was appointed professor at the Royal Academy of Music
by Lynn Harrell
(an Honorary Associate awarded in 1998), where he continues to teach.
He began his own education in Sweden at Gothenburg University
and studied under Leonard Rose
and Channing Robbins at the Juilliard School of Music, New York
. He was the recipient of the Palmaer Prize, Sweden
in 1998.
His international career, now as a soloist, and previously as principal cellist has seen him working with some of the worlds top orchestras, conductors and alongside other soloists, including Vladimir Ashkenazy
, Anne Sofie von Otter, Nigel Kennedy
, Colin Carr
, most of whom he has also recorded with on various labels.
He is dedicated to finding undiscovered music for his instrument and has recorded works by many lesser known composers, such as Koechlin
, Kabalevsky, Kallstenius
and others. Furthmore, he is ever increasingly spending time transcribing works originally for orchestra, piano solo and other instrumental combinations for cello
(often with piano
accompaniment). His personal favourite combination is in fact two cellos with piano.
As a young boy he became hooked on Hergé
's series, The Adventures of Tintin
, and in 2004 he premiered his own work for cello and piano, Suite Tintin. Each movement concentrates on a few frames from a specific story and recreates them musically. Various other compositions include "The Sea of Flowers is Rising Higher", Elegy for solo cello to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales
, "Carnival of Venice" for violin and two cellos, "Christmas Cookies" for mezzo-soprano and three cellos, "Pastoral and Parody" for cello and tuba, "No Stopping Now" for violin and piano, "Maze of Love" for voice, piano and symphony orchestra, "Interlude" for string quartet
and orchestra
.
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
by Lynn Harrell
Lynn Harrell
Lynn Harrell is an American classical cellist.-Biography:Harrell was born in New York City of musician parents; his father was the baritone Mack Harrell and his mother, Marjorie Fulton, was a violinist. At the age of eight he decided to learn to play the cello. When Lynn was 12, his family moved...
(an Honorary Associate awarded in 1998), where he continues to teach.
He began his own education in Sweden at Gothenburg University
Gothenburg University
The University of Gothenburg is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg.- Character :The University of Gothenburg is the third-oldest Swedish university, and with 24,900 full-time students it is also among the largest universities in the Nordic countries...
and studied under Leonard Rose
Leonard Rose
Leonard Rose was an American cellist and pedagogue.Rose was born in Washington, D.C., his parents were immigrants from Kiev, Ukraine...
and Channing Robbins at the Juilliard School of Music, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was the recipient of the Palmaer Prize, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 1998.
His international career, now as a soloist, and previously as principal cellist has seen him working with some of the worlds top orchestras, conductors and alongside other soloists, including Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy is a Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist. Since 1972 he has been a citizen of Iceland, his wife Þórunn's country of birth. Since 1978, because of his many obligations in Europe, he and his family have resided in Meggen, near Lucerne in Switzerland...
, Anne Sofie von Otter, Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy is a British born violinist and violist. He made his early career in the classical field, and he has performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti...
, Colin Carr
Colin Carr
Colin Carr is a British cello soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and teacher.-Biography:Born in Liverpool, Carr is a professor of the cello, currently at the Royal Academy of Music. Carr taught at the New England Conservatory in Boston for sixteen years before taking up his current job at...
, most of whom he has also recorded with on various labels.
He is dedicated to finding undiscovered music for his instrument and has recorded works by many lesser known composers, such as Koechlin
Charles Koechlin
Charles Louis Eugène Koechlin was a French composer, teacher and writer on music. He was a political radical all his life and a passionate enthusiast for such diverse things as medieval music, The Jungle Book of Rudyard Kipling, Johann Sebastian Bach, film stars , travelling, stereoscopic...
, Kabalevsky, Kallstenius
Edvin Kallstenius
Edvin Kallstenius was a Swedish composer and librarian.He arranged the traditional folk tune used as the de facto national anthem of Sweden, Du gamla, Du fria.-Life and career:...
and others. Furthmore, he is ever increasingly spending time transcribing works originally for orchestra, piano solo and other instrumental combinations for cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
(often with piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
accompaniment). His personal favourite combination is in fact two cellos with piano.
As a young boy he became hooked on Hergé
Hergé
Georges Prosper Remi , better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best known and most substantial work is the 23 completed comic books in The Adventures of Tintin series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, although he was also...
's series, The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist , who wrote under the pen name of Hergé...
, and in 2004 he premiered his own work for cello and piano, Suite Tintin. Each movement concentrates on a few frames from a specific story and recreates them musically. Various other compositions include "The Sea of Flowers is Rising Higher", Elegy for solo cello to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
, "Carnival of Venice" for violin and two cellos, "Christmas Cookies" for mezzo-soprano and three cellos, "Pastoral and Parody" for cello and tuba, "No Stopping Now" for violin and piano, "Maze of Love" for voice, piano and symphony orchestra, "Interlude" for string quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
and orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
.
External links
- Mats Lidström's Profile on the RAMRoyal Academy of MusicThe Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
Website - www.matslidstrom.com - Mats Lidström's Personal Website