Pieter Wispelwey is one of the first of a generation of performers equally adept on either the baroque or modern cello. His expert stylistic knowledge, original and profound musical thinking, augmented by a phenomenal technique enable him to render individual, yet remarkable interpretations of the cello repertoire from Haydn to Elliott Carter. His career spans five continents with regular recital appearances in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, London, Paris, Buenos Aires, Disney Hall in Los Angeles, and Lincoln Center. He has appeared as soloist with Rotterdam Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Academica Salzburg and Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Svizzera Italiana, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Wispelwey has made numerous recordings for the Channel Classics label, of which no less than six have won international awards. These performances mark his debut with the Handel and Haydn Society.

Pieter Wispelwey appears in Classical Valentine on February 11 and 13, 2005.

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