Following his Royal Festival Hall debut at the age of 12, Robert Cohen burst onto the international scene at the age of 19 with a recording of the Elgar Cello Concerto which earned a silver disc and placed him at the forefront of his musical generation. Subsequently he has consolidated an award-winning discography ranging from solo Bach, (and the Schubert Quintet with the Amadeus Quartet for DGG) to the concertos of Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Beamish and HK Gruber and a comprehensive British series for DECCA.
The creative give-and-take of the concert hall remains Cohen’s first love however. As a busy performing artist his career takes him to the USA, Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, Japan and the UK. He has performed with such conductors as Claudio Abbado, Maris Jansons, Riccardo Muti and Sir Simon Rattle and his enthusiasm for chamber music provides the bedrock of the Charleston Manor Festival, which he has directed since 1989.
Cohen’s passionate and articulate views on the art of learning, performing and communicating music have stimulated illuminating masterclasses and have been widely broadcast and published. He is a Professor at the Royal Academy of Music, London and at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. In 2009 he launched “Robert Cohen’s Cello Clinic” www.celloclinic.com, a unique personal service giving musicians access to in-depth, specialist diagnosis and resolution of physical and performing issues.
Cohen was recently invited by eminent film producer Don Boyd to become ‘Curator’ of a classical music channel of HiBrow.TV, a new arts based internet global website to be launched later this year. Also to be launched shortly: ‘Cohen Pod Talks’ a ground breaking series of podcasts in which Robert talks with leading figures in the arts, politics and business.
For more information visit www.robertcohen.info
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