Historical Events of March 7
7 March
** 1740 - Christian Röttig enters the Imperial Chapel, Vienna, as violoncellist
** 1862 – on this day David Popper performed as cellist in the Beethoven: Archduke Trio, Op.97, at the Prague Girls Reformatory Institute
** 1874 - a concert featuring the cello soloist Karl Davydov, with the participation of Madames Kamenskaya and Belyayeva, as well as N. G. Rubinstein took place in Moscow on 7th March 1874 and featured Schumann's Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 (the soloist Karl Davydov) and Lyudmila's Cavatina from Act I of Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila (sung by Madame Belyayeva).
This was the review by Tchaikovsky:
“Mr Davydov managed to invest it with so much warmth, graceful expressiveness, and tastefulness, that the listeners were quite literally enchanted. As for the lesser works, the most successful was a very nice little piece by Mr Davydov himself which is entitled Am Springbrunnen [German: "By the Fountain"].”
** 1875 – at a Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra concert, Heinrich Röver was cello soloist in the Volkmann – String Serenade No.3 in D minor, Op.69. Orchestral works of Zellner and Mendelssohn were also heard.
Conductor: Otto Dessof
** 1897 – at a Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra concert, Hugo Becker was cello soloist in Dvorak – Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104. Orchestral works of Brahms and Haydn were also heard.
Conductor: Hans Richter / Place: Musikverein, Golden Hall, Vienna
** 1906 – the premiere took place on this day of Dohnányi’s Konzertstück in D Major, for Cello and Orchestra, Op.12 (composed in 1904), in Budapest, Hungary. The soloist was the German cellist Hugo Becker (who was also the dedicatee of the music), with the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer himself. The composer, a wonderful pianist, arranged the music for cello and piano duo a little later.
** 1919 - birth of George Neikrug (New York) d.2019
cellist & professor - renowned cello teacher who was also principal cellist with the Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles orchestras, and the Paramount and Columbia Recording Orchestras. Member of the faculty at the Frankfurt School of Music, Oberlin College, the University of Texas and Boston University.
** 1921 - birth of Mirko Dorner (Budapest) d.2004
cellist, orchestra principal cello, composer and painter {based Germany}
** 1930 - the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Queen's Hall (London) gave a performance conducted by the composer Frank Bridge, featuring the soloists Arthur Catterall (violin) and Lauri Kennedy (cello).
** 1946 - birth of {Sir} Clive Gillinson (Bangalore, India)
cellist, finance director & board of directors of symphony orchestras, executive and artistic director of major concert halls {based U.S.A.}
** 1954 - An interesting recital given by Gaspar Cassadó with Helmuth Barth, piano
Programme: Marcello - Sonata No. 4 in a minor // Couperin - Pastorale // Couperin -I Cherubini // Beethoven - "Magic Flute" variations [which set is unclear] // Strauss - Sonata // Dvorak - Indian Lament // Chopin - Minute Waltz // Fauré - Aprés une Rêve // Cassadó – Requiebros
** 1955 - on this day cellist Pierre Fournier made a live recording of Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, in Cologne, with the Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester conducted by Hans Rosbaud
** 1971 - in the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C., a recital was given by cellist Marc Johnson, with Carolyn Pope /piano
** 1986 - birth of Jan Stokłosa (Krakow, Poland)
composer, arranger, cellist, keyboardist & conductor
