Robert deMaine
Encyclopedia
Robert deMaine is an American
virtuoso cellist
.
(Franco-Belgian) and Polish
ancestry. His cello
teachers have included his mother, Anna, and sister, Mary, and cellists Jane Smith, Kari Padgett Caldwell, Leonard Rose
, Steven Doane
, Paul Katz
, and Aldo Parisot
.
He made his orchestral début at age 10 with the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra (now the Oklahoma City Philharmonic
), playing Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme
, Op. 33.
and the Eastman School of Music
, and has also studied at the Meadowmount School of Music
, Marlboro Music School and Festival
, and the Juilliard School
.
in San Francisco
, and was the first cellist in the competition's history to win the Grand Prize.
, since 2002.
, and 12 Études-Caprices.
United States
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virtuoso cellist
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...
.
Biography
Robert deMaine was born into a musical family of FrenchFrench people
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(Franco-Belgian) and Polish
Poles
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ancestry. His 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...
teachers have included his mother, Anna, and sister, Mary, and cellists Jane Smith, Kari Padgett Caldwell, 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...
, Steven Doane
Steven Doane
Steven Doane is an American cellist and recitalist.Internationally acclaimed as a soloist, chamber musician, and master teacher, Steven Doane maintains an active performance schedule throughout the U.S and Europe. Starting cello at a young age, his principal teachers included Richard Kapuscinski,...
, Paul Katz
Paul Katz
Paul Katz is an internationally renowned American cellist, best known for his membership of the Cleveland Quartet. Katz currently teaches at the New England Conservatory following positions at Rice University and the Eastman School of Music. He serves on the National Advisory Board of the...
, and Aldo Parisot
Aldo Parisot
Aldo Simoes Parisot is a Brazilian-born American cellist and cello teacher, was formerly a member of the Juilliard School faculty, and currently is serving as a professor of music at the Yale School of Music....
.
He made his orchestral début at age 10 with the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra (now the Oklahoma City Philharmonic
Oklahoma City Philharmonic
The Oklahoma City Philharmonic is the most prominent performing orchestra in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and its environs.- History :The first Oklahoma City orchestra was formed as early as 1924. The Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1938 with Ralph Rose conducting its inaugural season...
), playing Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme
Variations on a Rococo Theme
The Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, for cello and orchestra was the closest Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ever came to writing a full concerto for cello and orchestra. The style was inspired by Mozart, Tchaikovsky's role model, and makes it clear that Tchaikovsky admired the Classical style very...
, Op. 33.
Education
DeMaine is a fellowship alumnus of Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
, and has also studied at the Meadowmount School of Music
Meadowmount School of Music
The Meadowmount School of Music, founded in 1944 by Ivan Galamian, is a 7-week summer school in Westport in Upstate New York for accomplished young violinists, cellists, violists, and pianists training for professional careers in music. The students are required to practice for at least five hours...
, Marlboro Music School and Festival
Marlboro Music School and Festival
The Marlboro Music School and Festival is a retreat for advanced classical training and musicianship held for seven weeks each summer in Marlboro, Vermont...
, and the Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
.
Competitions
In 1990, deMaine was named the winner of the fifth Irving M. Klein International Competition for StringsKlein Competition
The Irving M. Klein International String Competition is recognized as the world’s leading competition for young string musicians and one of the most prestigious international events . It is open to young musicians, ages fifteen to twenty-three and takes place every June in San Francisco, California...
in San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, and was the first cellist in the competition's history to win the Grand Prize.
Current activities
In addition to his activities as a concerto soloist, solo recitalist, chamber musician, recording artist, and teacher, deMaine has been the Principal Cellist of the Detroit Symphony OrchestraDetroit Symphony Orchestra
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Detroit, Michigan. Its main performance center is Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood...
, since 2002.
Compositions
DeMaine has written music for the cello which he regularly performs, including 2 concertiVioloncello concerto
A cello concerto is a concerto for solo cello with orchestra or, very occasionally, smaller groups of instruments....
, and 12 Études-Caprices.