Based in London, Rohan de Saram was, for over twenty years, the 'cellist of the Arditti Quartet, renowned as Europe's leading champions of contemporary music for string quartet. In 2005, Mr. de Saram resumed his solo career, in order once more to perform repertoire from the baroque, classical, romantic, and contemporary periods. Although he has been more recently known as an outstanding performer of contemporary music, it was as a classical artist that Rohan de Saram earlier gained recognition. Having studied 'cello from the age of 11 with Gaspar Cassado in Italy in Siena and Florence, he was awarded, at the age of 17, the coveted Suggia award to study in the UK with Sir John Barbirolli and in Puerto Rico with Pablo Casals--the most renowned 'cellist of the twentieth century. In 1957 Rohan de Saram was invited to give his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Philharmonic, playing Khatchaturian's Cello Concerto.
"There are few of his generation that have such gifts."--Pablo Casals
"de Saram is a Cello Phenomenon, one of the greatest cellists of our time."--Kölnische Rundschau, Germany
Rohan de Saram has performed with the major orchestras of Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, and the former Soviet Union with conductors such as John Barbirolli, Adrian Boult, Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa and William Steinberg, as well as with composers conducting their own works such as Luciano Berio. De Saram has an impressive discography with numerous recordings on labels such as Sony, Phillips, and Montaigne and his recording of the Complete Sequenzas of Luciano Berio was rated one of the New York Times' "10 Best Recordings of 2006." In December 2004 he was awarded an honorary D. Litt., from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. A year later, in December 2005 he received the Deshamaniya, a national honour of Sri Lanka, given by the President of Sri Lanka.
More details at www.rohandesaram.co.uk
"There are few of his generation that have such gifts."--Pablo Casals
"de Saram is a Cello Phenomenon, one of the greatest cellists of our time."--Kölnische Rundschau, Germany
Rohan de Saram has performed with the major orchestras of Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, and the former Soviet Union with conductors such as John Barbirolli, Adrian Boult, Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa and William Steinberg, as well as with composers conducting their own works such as Luciano Berio. De Saram has an impressive discography with numerous recordings on labels such as Sony, Phillips, and Montaigne and his recording of the Complete Sequenzas of Luciano Berio was rated one of the New York Times' "10 Best Recordings of 2006." In December 2004 he was awarded an honorary D. Litt., from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. A year later, in December 2005 he received the Deshamaniya, a national honour of Sri Lanka, given by the President of Sri Lanka.
More details at www.rohandesaram.co.uk