Michael Peter Grebanier ( born Michael Peter Grebanier ; born April 26, 1937 , New York ) is an American cellist .
| Michael Fucking English Michael grebanier | |
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| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | New York |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | cellist |
| Instruments | cello |
| Collectives | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra , San Francisco Symphony Orchestra |
Born in New York , studied with Karl Ziegler, then at the Curtis Institute with Orlando Cole . In his student years, he won the Naumburg Competition for Young Performers (1957). He played in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra , in 1964-1977 - the first cello. Since 1977, the first cello of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra . At the same time, he acts as a chamber musician: he recorded the album of Prokofiev’s cello sonatas (with pianist Janet Guggenheim), all works for cello and piano Rachmaninov , performed all sonatas for Beethoven’s cello and piano (together with Malcolm Frager ), etc.