Remembering Janos Starker

Janos Starker

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cellist Janos Starker died yesterday in Bloomington, Indiana at the age of 88. You can read about his extraordinary career as a performer and teacher here and here. You may also be interested in this documentary.

Here is his recording of the opening movement of Bach’s Suite for Solo Cello, No. 1 in G Major:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtCkc8QneAw

This 1956 recording of the Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Walter Susskind is also remarkable:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLoAlwFTCLc

Here are the Second and Third Movements of the Dvorak. Find other Starker recordings on iTunes.