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| name = Nathaniel Rosen
| name = Nathaniel Rosen
| image =
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| caption = Studio portrait of Nathaniel Rosen with his cello
| caption = Studio portrait of Nathaniel Rosen with his cello
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|06|09}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|06|09}}
|birth_place =[[Altadena]], [[California]]
| birth_place = [[Altadena]], [[California]]
| instrument = [[Cello]]
| instrument = [[Cello]]
| genre = [[Classical Music|Classical]]
| genre = [[Classical Music|Classical]]
| occupation = [[Cellist]], [[teacher|instructor]]
| occupation = [[Cellist]], [[teacher|instructor]]
| years_active = 1960's-''present''
| years_active = 1960s–present
| label = [[North Star]], [[John Marks Records]], [[Naxos Records|Naxos]]
| label = [[North Star]], [[John Marks Records]], [[Naxos Records|Naxos]]
| website = {{URL|https://nathanielrosen.net/}}
| notable_instruments = '''Violoncello'''<br>"Mighty Venetian" [[Domenico Montagnana|Domenico Montagnana 1738]]<br>"Ex-Servais" [[Domenico Montagnana|Domenico Montagnana 1738]]}}
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'''Nathaniel "Nick" Rosen''' (born June 9, 1948 in [[Altadena, California]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[cello|cellist]], former gold prize winner at the [[International Tchaikovsky Competition]], and former faculty member at the [[USC Thornton School of Music]] and the [[Manhattan School of Music]].
'''Nathaniel "Nick" Rosen''' (born June 9, 1948 in [[Altadena, California]]) is an American [[cello|cellist]], the gold medalist of the 1978 [[International Tchaikovsky Competition]], and former faculty member at the [[USC Thornton School of Music]] and the [[Manhattan School of Music]].<ref name="Manhattan"/>
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==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Tchaikovsky Competition==
==Tchaikovsky Competition==
Although he first entered the prestigious [[International Tchaikovsky Competition]] in 1966 at the age of 17 and actually was a prize winner, Rosen became only the second-ever American gold prize winner after pianist [[Van Cliburn]] at the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1978.<ref name="Manhattan">Manhattan School of Music [http://www.msmnyc.edu/catalog/facbio.asp?fid=1008173188 faculty biography]. Retrieved March 22, 2007.</ref> He is still the only American cellist to take first prize at the competition. The victory thrust him into the forefront of the classical music circuit.
Although he was a finalist in the prestigious [[International Tchaikovsky Competition]] in 1966 at the age of 17, he returned in 1978 to win the Gold Medal,<ref name="Manhattan">Manhattan School of Music [http://www.msmnyc.edu/catalog/facbio.asp?fid=1008173188 faculty biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903183349/http://www.msmnyc.edu/catalog/facbio.asp?fid=1008173188 |date=2006-09-03 }}. Retrieved March 22, 2007.</ref> thrusting him into the forefront of the classical music circuit. It was however unlikely for an American candidate to win the competition, as the jury was mainly composed of Soviet cellists. The Russian cellist [[Daniil Shafran]] was the one who influenced the jury.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Conversation with Vera Guseva|url=http://www.cello.org/newsletter/articles/shafran/shafran.htm|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.cello.org}}</ref> Rosen remained, thus, the only American cellist to take first prize at the competition until [[Zlatomir Fung]] achieved the same feat in 2019.<ref name="Tchaikovsky Competition">XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition [https://tch16.com/en/news/307.htm]. Retrieved June 27, 2019.</ref>


==Today==
==Today==
He taught at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]] for six years. He has been a member of the faculty at the [[Manhattan School of Music]] <ref name="Manhattan"/> and also enjoys engagements with the [[Thomas More College of Liberal Arts]] in [[Merrimack, New Hampshire|Merrimack]], [[New Hampshire]] and [[Southern Methodist University]] in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]].
He taught at the California State University, Northridge and the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]] for six years. He has been a member of the faculty at the [[Manhattan School of Music]]<ref name="Manhattan"/> and also enjoys engagements with the [[Thomas More College of Liberal Arts]] in [[Merrimack, New Hampshire|Merrimack]], [[New Hampshire]] and [[Southern Methodist University]] in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]].


He has soloed, among other orchestras, with the [[New York Philharmonic]], [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]], [[Czech Philharmonic]], [[London Symphony Orchestra]], [[Philadelphia Orchestra]], [[Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra]], and [[Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra]]. He has also played at numerous chamber festivals including the [[Sitka Summer Music Festival|Sitka]], [[Park City International Music Festival|Park City]], Manchester (VT) Music Festival and [[Casals Festival]]s.
He has soloed, among other orchestras, with the [[New York Philharmonic]], [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]], [[Czech Philharmonic]], [[London Symphony Orchestra]], [[Philadelphia Orchestra]], [[Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra]], and [[Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra]]. He has also played at numerous chamber festivals including the [[Sitka Summer Music Festival|Sitka]], [[Park City International Music Festival|Park City]], Manchester (VT) Music Festival and [[Casals Festival]]s.


Since 2011 he lives in Japan with his Japanese wife and daughters. In 2013 he has moved from [[Matsuyama, Ehime|Matsuyama]] to [[Yamanakako, Yamanashi|Yamanakako]].
Since 2011 he lives in Japan with his Japanese wife and daughters. In 2013 he has moved from [[Matsuyama, Ehime|Matsuyama]] to [[Yamanakako, Yamanashi|Yamanakako]].


His important and historical cello was crafted in 1738 by [[Domenico Montagnana]], the "Mighty Venetian." One of the instrument's previous owners was Adrien-Francois Servais (1807–1866), the man who invented the endpin.
His important and historical cello was crafted in 1738 by [[Domenico Montagnana]], the "Mighty Venetian." One of the instrument's previous owners was Adrien-Francois Servais (1807–1866), the man who invented the endpin.
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://nathanielrosen.net/}}
*[http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/rosen.html Interview with Rosen]
*[http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/rosen.html Interview with Rosen]


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Latest revision as of 11:39, 7 October 2022

Nathaniel Rosen
Born (1948-06-09) June 9, 1948 (age 75)
Altadena, California
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Cellist, instructor
Instrument(s)Cello
Years active1960s–present
LabelsNorth Star, John Marks Records, Naxos
Websitenathanielrosen.net

Nathaniel "Nick" Rosen (born June 9, 1948 in Altadena, California) is an American cellist, the gold medalist of the 1978 International Tchaikovsky Competition, and former faculty member at the USC Thornton School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music.[1]

Early life[edit]

Rosen grew up in a musical household, his father being an amateur violist.[2] At the age of six, Rosen began studying with Eleonore Schoenfeld, professor of cello at the University of Southern California. At age 12, his teacher encouraged him to move on, first intending to study with Gabor Rejto; but, when it was announced that Gregor Piatigorsky was joining USC, Rosen auditioned and was welcomed into his studio and the newly created Institute for Special Musical Studies at the age of 13. Growing up, he also studied chamber music with other renowned teachers who joined Piatigorsky and the institute including Jascha Heifetz and William Primrose.[3] He graduated from John Muir High School in the Class of 1965, and was active in the John Muir orchestra while in Grades 10, 11, and 12.

He soon, however, began to branch out into the musical profession. While a student at the University of Southern California, he became a founding member and eventually principal cellist of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.[2] He also studied with Laurence Lesser. By age 22, the same year he graduated from USC, he had also become Piatigorsky's assistant — a post he maintained for five years. In 1977, at the age of 30, he became principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as well, under André Previn.[2]

Nathaniel Rosen won the coveted Naumburg Competition for cello, and presented recitals in London and New York.

Tchaikovsky Competition[edit]

Although he was a finalist in the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1966 at the age of 17, he returned in 1978 to win the Gold Medal,[1] thrusting him into the forefront of the classical music circuit. It was however unlikely for an American candidate to win the competition, as the jury was mainly composed of Soviet cellists. The Russian cellist Daniil Shafran was the one who influenced the jury.[4] Rosen remained, thus, the only American cellist to take first prize at the competition until Zlatomir Fung achieved the same feat in 2019.[5]

Today[edit]

He taught at the California State University, Northridge and the University of Illinois for six years. He has been a member of the faculty at the Manhattan School of Music[1] and also enjoys engagements with the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, New Hampshire and Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

He has soloed, among other orchestras, with the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. He has also played at numerous chamber festivals including the Sitka, Park City, Manchester (VT) Music Festival and Casals Festivals.

Since 2011 he lives in Japan with his Japanese wife and daughters. In 2013 he has moved from Matsuyama to Yamanakako.

His important and historical cello was crafted in 1738 by Domenico Montagnana, the "Mighty Venetian." One of the instrument's previous owners was Adrien-Francois Servais (1807–1866), the man who invented the endpin.

Discography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Manhattan School of Music faculty biography Archived 2006-09-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Los Angeles Times: "An Artist Finally Gets It on Record" by Daniel Cariaga. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
  3. ^ Internet Cello Society: "Interview with Nathaniel Rosen" by Tim Janof. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
  4. ^ "Conversation with Vera Guseva". www.cello.org. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  5. ^ XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition [1]. Retrieved June 27, 2019.

External links[edit]

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