Michael Evans
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| Born | 1932 |
| Died | 2021 |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Cellist |
Michael Evans (Cellist) (1932-2021) was a cellist who played in the Dartington String Quartet at Dartington Hall and taught the cello at the Dartington College of Arts..[1] He subsequently became a cellist in The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. He was awarded an Honorary Membership at the Royal College of Music in 1983, where he taught cello.[2]
He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he was taught the cello by William Pleeth. Michael played on a 1726 Stradivarius Cello, the Comte de Saveuse (see List of Stradivarius instruments).[3]
Dartington
At Dartington, Michael became a member of the already extant Dartington String Quartet. While he played with them, the quartet worked closely with Hans Keller on his new methodology for music analysis.[4]
References
- ↑ Michael Evans, 'Life in a String Quartet', Dartington Hall News, 4th August 1967 <https://devon-cat.swheritage.org.uk/records/T/PP/EST/2/A> [accessed 21st Oct 2024]
- ↑ Honorary Members of the Royal College of Music (2022), available at https://www.rcm.ac.uk/about/historyofthercm/honoursandfellowships /List%20of%20HonRCM%202022.pdf [accessed 21 Oct 2024]
- ↑ Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1726, the 'Comte de Saveuse', Tarisio Fine Instruments and Bows <https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/property/?ID=41609> [accessed 21 Oct 2024].
- ↑ Harriet Cunningham, 'Creative Hotspot: a cultural history of Dartington International Summer School of Music, 1953-1959' (unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Technology Sydney, 2019) <https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/creative-hotspot-cultural-history-dartington/docview/3039732547/se-2?accountid=13042> [accessed 21 Oct 2024]
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