János Starker Hungary

Biography

János Starker (Hebrew: ????? ???????, Hungarian: Starker János; July 5, 1924 – April 28, 2013) was a Hungarian-American cellist. From 1958 until his death, he taught at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he held the title of Distinguished Professor. One of the most recorded cellists in the world, Janos Starker has made over 160 recordings of virtually the entire cello literature. He has recorded the Bach solo cello suites five times, most recently for RCA in 1992 for which he won a Grammy award.

Popular Songs

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  Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor: II. Presto non assai

  Piano Trio no. 3 / Cello Sonata no. 2
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  Sonata No. 1: III. Allegro con brio

  Cello Sonatas
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  Symphony no. 3: I. Allegro deciso

  Symphony no. 3 / Kaddish for Cello and Orchestra / Romeo & Juliet / Psalm /
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  Sonata No. 1: II. Lento

  Cello Sonatas
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  Sonata No. 2: I. Allegro

  Cello Sonatas

  60 BPM

Discography

Janos Starker plays Chopin, Mendelssohn, Martinu, Debussy, Bartok, Weiner

1995

Brahms: Sonatas for Piano & Cello / Schumann: Adagio & Allegro

1994

Symphony no. 3 / Kaddish for Cello and Orchestra / Romeo & Juliet / Psalm /

1992

Cello Sonatas

1992

Piano Trio no. 3 / Cello Sonata no. 2

1989

Piano Trios 1 & 2

1988