Cellist

“Alexander Kaganovsky did not just play, he sang on the cello.”

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Alexander Kaganovsky in profile, playing the cello

Biography

Alexander Kaganovsky was born in Kiev, Ukraine.

He had his first music lessons at the age of five. Only a few years later, he played as a soloist for the first time, and at the age of 16, he won the Ukraine Competition.

He continued his studies at the Tel-Aviv Rubin Academy of Music with Prof. Uzi Wiesel and won first prize at the Academy’s competition.

Full biography
Alexander Kaganovsky playing the cello during an orchestra rehearsal, with the conductor beside him

Principal cellist of

Soloist with conductors including

  • Gary Bertini
  • Rudolf Barshai
  • Dmitri Kitayenko
  • Hughes Wolf
  • David Robertson
  • Mario Venzago
  • Nathan Rachlin
  • Andrey Boreyko
  • Ion Marin
  • Christoph König

In the press

All press

“His cello sounded rich in colour and his interpretation polished.”

The Jerusalem Post

“Sometimes the sound of his cello is like a small orchestra.”

The Jerusalem Post

“His sound is very expressive, his musicality and his fine sense of the interpretation of different styles gain my respect.”

Joachim Stutschewsky, cellist

Repertoire

  1. Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
  2. Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
  3. Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
  4. Bloch “Schelomo”, Rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra
  5. Haydn Cello Concerto in C major
  6. Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
  7. Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
  8. Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
  9. Bruch “Kol Nidrei”, Op. 47, for cello and orchestra
  10. Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102, for violin, cello & orchestra
  11. Beethoven Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 56
  12. Strauss Don Quixote: Fantastic Variations for Cello and Orchestra
Complete repertoire

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