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'''Colin Carr''' (b. |
'''Colin Carr''' (b. 25 October 1957 in Liverpool) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[cello]] soloist, [[chamber music]]ian, [[recording artist]] and [[teacher]]. |
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A professor of cello currently at the [[Royal Academy of Music]]. Carr taught at the [[New England Conservatory]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] for 16 years before taking up his current job at the Royal Academy of Music. In addition, he is also affiliated with the [[State University of New York at Stony Brook]]. He took second place in the international [[Rostropovich Cello Competition]] and won the [[Young Concert Artists International Auditions]] (1978). Carr began playing at the age of five, and studied with [[Maurice Gendron]]. He also attended the Yehudi Menuhin School. He now plays on the 'Marquis de Corberon' [[Stradivarius|Stradivari]] cello, formerly played by [[Zara Nelsova]], and owned by the [[Royal Academy of Music]]. He lives with his wife and three children in a 17th century restored farmhouse outside of Oxford, England. |
A professor of cello currently at the [[Royal Academy of Music]]. Carr taught at the [[New England Conservatory]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] for 16 years before taking up his current job at the Royal Academy of Music. In addition, he is also affiliated with the [[State University of New York at Stony Brook]]. He took second place in the international [[Rostropovich Cello Competition]] and won the [[Young Concert Artists International Auditions]] (1978). Carr began playing at the age of five, and studied with [[Maurice Gendron]]. He also attended the Yehudi Menuhin School. He now plays on the 'Marquis de Corberon' [[Stradivarius|Stradivari]] cello, formerly played by [[Zara Nelsova]], and owned by the [[Royal Academy of Music]]. He lives with his wife and three children in a 17th century restored farmhouse outside of Oxford, England. |
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Colin Carr (b. 25 October 1957 in Liverpool) is a British cello soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and teacher.
A professor of cello currently at the Royal Academy of Music. Carr taught at the New England Conservatory in Boston for 16 years before taking up his current job at the Royal Academy of Music. In addition, he is also affiliated with the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He took second place in the international Rostropovich Cello Competition and won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions (1978). Carr began playing at the age of five, and studied with Maurice Gendron. He also attended the Yehudi Menuhin School. He now plays on the 'Marquis de Corberon' Stradivari cello, formerly played by Zara Nelsova, and owned by the Royal Academy of Music. He lives with his wife and three children in a 17th century restored farmhouse outside of Oxford, England.
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