LYNN HARRELL
Cello
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Lynn Harrell’s presence is felt throughout the musical world. A consummate soloist, chamber musician,
recitalist, conductor and teacher, his work throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia has placed him in the highest
echelon of today’s performing artists including such noted conductor-collaborators as James Levine, Sir Neville
Marriner, Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, André Previn, Sir Simon Rattle, Leonard Slatkin, Yuri Temirkanov, and Michael
Tilson Thomas.
In recent seasons, Lynn performed with the symphonies of Atlanta, Sydney, Boston, Detroit, the China and
Seoul philharmonics, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra to close Carnegie Hall’s season. He served as a juror at
the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition and performed in recital and concerto at the Mariinsky, the latter concert under
Valery Gergiev. He recently performed in the Verbier, Hong Kong International Chamber, La Jolla, Eastern Music,
Scotia and Aspen festivals.
In 2015-2016 Lynn tours Europe with the Mutter-Bronfman-Harrell trio to Berlin, Madrid, Moscow, Milan
and Munich following last season’s North American tour which included Carnegie Hall and Montreal. The trio also
performs Beethoven’s triple concerto at the Salzburg Easter Festival and Dresden Staatskapelle.
Orchestral
engagements include those with the Mexico National Symphony, National Taiwan Symphony and Hangzhou
Philharmonic. He gives recitals in Washington, DC and Philadelphia.
An accomplished recording artist, Lynn Harrell’s discography of more than 30 recordings include the
complete Bach Cello Suites (London/Decca), and two Grammy wins with Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy –
in 1981 for the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio and in 1987 for the complete Beethoven Piano Trios (both Angel/EMI).
Mr. Harrell plays a 2008 Dungey cello. He makes his home in Santa Monica, CA.
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