Douglas Cameron

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Douglas "Duggie" Cameron (* 1902 in Dundee , † 1972 ) was a British cellist and music teacher.

Cameron didn't begin playing the cello until he was fifteen. From 1919 he studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Herbert Walenn and after completing his studies became a member of the Kutcher String Quartet and the orchestra of Henry Wood and for some time played the cello in the quartet of Harry Blech . Soon afterwards he founded the New London String Quartet , whose director Erich Gruenberg became.

At the age of 25, Cameron became a professor at the Royal College of Music and largely withdrew from concert activities. In 1934 he became a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music . During the Second World War he was first cellist of the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Sydney Beer , and he also began performing regularly with his daughter, the pianist Fiona Cameron . He has worked with conductors such as Rudolf Schwarz , Norman Del Mar and Adrian Boult and has performed Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under John Barbirolli .

For many years Cameron taught the cello section of the National Youth Orchestra and gave summer courses. He was a sought-after teacher, and Emanuel Feuermann was a frequent guest on his courses. His students included Christopher van Kampen , Derek Simpson , Florence Hooton , David Strange , Douglas Cummings , Keith Harvey , Thomas Igloi and Julian Lloyd Webber .

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SURNAME Cameron, Douglas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cameron, Duggie (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British cellist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Dundee
DATE OF DEATH 1972