Artist Information
Pieter Wispelwey
Pieter Wispelwey (born 25 September 1962) is a Dutch cellist. In 1992 he was the first cellist to receive the Netherlands Music Prize, given to the most promising young musician in the Netherlands. He has come to be regarded as one of the world's leading cello soloists.[citation needed]
Pieter Wispelwey was born in Haarlem and grew up in Santpoort. From a very early age he was exposed to the sounds of his father's amateur string quartet when they rehearsed at the Wispelwey home. Later on he took lessons from Dicky Boeke and Anner Bylsma in Amsterdam, followed by studies with Paul Katz in the USA and William Pleeth in the UK.
In his twenties Pieter was considered by some to be both an enfant terrible and was typecast as a baroque cellist by others. In 1990 his first recording with Channel Classics Records, the Bach Cello Suites, received considerable acclaim. The support of Channel Classics has enabled him to record his own choice of repertoire, with his own choice of artists and orchestras. This has resulted in records with unusual repertoire such as Franz Schubert violin sonatinas, Frédéric Chopin waltzes, mazurkas and preludes and the Bach Gamba sonatas played with his own personal instrumentations.
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Events
Pieter Wispelwey has been scheduled to appear in 3 events since 2006.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Fri 21st October 2011, 7.30pm, City Halls
Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Season 11/12 Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony
Sun 28th February 2010, 3.00pm, City Halls
International Classical Season 2009/2010 Romantic Bach: Pieter Wispelwey in Recital
Tue 12th October 2010, 7.30pm, City Halls
Links
pieterwispelwey.com (official homepage)
Pieter Wispelwey (wikipedia)
Pieter Wispelwey (Last.fm)
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