Shauna Rolston
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Shauna Rolston is a Canadian cellist. Rolston was born in Edmonton, Alberta.
Rolston was a cello prodigy
when young and attended the Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland at fourteen, where she studied with Pierre Fournier
, and later at the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh (England) where she also studied with William Pleeth
. At sixteen, she played at New York's Town Hall, with her mother at the piano. Following her formative studies at the Banff Centre
and abroad, Rolston earned undergraduate (Art) and graduate (Music) degrees at Yale
where she studied with Aldo Parisot
.
Rolston is an advocate for new music, and has premiered a number of works written for her. Composers who have written for her include Kelly-Marie Murphy, Heather Schmidt, Oskar Morawetz
, Bruce Mather
, Christos Hatzis
and Chan Ka Nin
, as well as Krzysztof Penderecki
, Gavin Bryers, Mark Anthony Turnage, Rolf Wallin
, Augusta Read Thomas
, Karen Tanaka
, and Gary Kulesha
.
Rolston continues to perform regularly around the world appearing in recital and concerto engagements. As a chamber musician, Rolston has performed and recorded with many pre-eminent artists and ensembles including the Gallois Quintet, and pianist Menahem Pressler
.
In 1994 Shauna Rolston joined the music faculty of the University of Toronto
where she is a Professor and Head of the String Department. She is also a regular Visiting Artist for the Music and Sound Programs at the Banff Centre
.
Rolston was a cello prodigy
Child prodigy
A child prodigy is someone who, at an early age, masters one or more skills far beyond his or her level of maturity. One criterion for classifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 18 years old, who is performing at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding...
when young and attended the Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland at fourteen, where she studied with Pierre Fournier
Pierre Fournier
Pierre Fournier was a French cellist who was called the "aristocrat of cellists," on account of his elegant musicianship and majestic sound....
, and later at the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh (England) where she also studied with William Pleeth
William Pleeth
William Pleeth OBE was a well-known British cellist and an eminent teacher, who became widely known as the teacher of Jacqueline du Pré.- Early years :...
. At sixteen, she played at New York's Town Hall, with her mother at the piano. Following her formative studies at the Banff Centre
Banff Centre
The Banff Centre, formerly known as The Banff Centre for Continuing Education, is an arts, cultural, and educational institution and conference complex located in Banff, Alberta...
and abroad, Rolston earned undergraduate (Art) and graduate (Music) degrees at Yale
YALE
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where she studied with Aldo Parisot
Aldo Parisot
Aldo Simoes Parisot is a Brazilian-born American cellist and cello teacher, was formerly a member of the Juilliard School faculty, and currently is serving as a professor of music at the Yale School of Music....
.
Rolston is an advocate for new music, and has premiered a number of works written for her. Composers who have written for her include Kelly-Marie Murphy, Heather Schmidt, Oskar Morawetz
Oskar Morawetz
Oskar Morawetz, CM, O.Ont was a Canadian composer.Morawetz was born in Světlá nad Sázavou, Bohemia . He studied piano and theory in Prague and, following the Nazi takeover of his country in 1938, studied in Vienna and Paris, always staying one step ahead of the invading Nazis...
, Bruce Mather
Bruce Mather
Bruce Mather is a Canadian composer, pianist, and writer who is particularly known for his contributions to contemporary classical music. One of the most notable composers of microtonal music, he was awarded the Jules Léger Prize twice, first in 1979 for his Musique pour Champigny and again in...
, Christos Hatzis
Christos Hatzis
Christos Hatzis is a Greek Canadian composer currently a professor at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto.-Biography:Hatzis was born in Volos, Greece and received his early music instruction at the Volos branch of the Hellenic Conservatory...
and Chan Ka Nin
Chan Ka Nin
Chan Ka Nin is a Canadian composer and music educator of Chinese descent. He became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1971. He has been commissioned write works for such ensembles as the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the CBC Radio Orchestra, the Esprit Orchestra, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra,...
, as well as Krzysztof Penderecki
Krzysztof Penderecki
Krzysztof Penderecki , born November 23, 1933 in Dębica) is a Polish composer and conductor. His 1960 avant-garde Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima for string orchestra brought him to international attention, and this success was followed by acclaim for his choral St. Luke Passion. Both these...
, Gavin Bryers, Mark Anthony Turnage, Rolf Wallin
Rolf Wallin
Rolf Wallin is a Norwegian composer, trumpeter and avant-garde performance artist.Rolf Wallin has established a reputation as one of the leading Scandinavian composers of his generation. He studied in Oslo with Finn Mortensen and Olav Anton Thommessen and later at the University of California...
, Augusta Read Thomas
Augusta Read Thomas
Augusta Read Thomas is an American composer.Augusta Read Thomas was born in Glen Cove, New York. She attended The Green Vale School and later moved on to St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and then studied composition with Jacob Druckman at Yale University and at the Royal Academy of...
, Karen Tanaka
Karen Tanaka
-Biography:Karen Tanaka was born in Tokyo, Japan where she started piano and composition lessons as a child. After studying composition with Akira Miyoshi and piano with Nobuko Amada at Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, she moved to Paris in 1986 with the aid of a French Government Scholarship...
, and Gary Kulesha
Gary Kulesha
Gary Kulesha is a Canadian composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. Since 1995, he has been Composer Advisor to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He has been Composer-in-Residence with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and the Canadian Opera Company . He was awarded the National Arts Centre...
.
Rolston continues to perform regularly around the world appearing in recital and concerto engagements. As a chamber musician, Rolston has performed and recorded with many pre-eminent artists and ensembles including the Gallois Quintet, and pianist Menahem Pressler
Menahem Pressler
Menahem Pressler is a German-born American pianist, founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio.-Professional career:...
.
In 1994 Shauna Rolston joined the music faculty of the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
where she is a Professor and Head of the String Department. She is also a regular Visiting Artist for the Music and Sound Programs at the Banff Centre
Banff Centre
The Banff Centre, formerly known as The Banff Centre for Continuing Education, is an arts, cultural, and educational institution and conference complex located in Banff, Alberta...
.
Discography
- The Romantic Cello, 1983
- Morawetz, Bruch, Fauré, Dvorak, Bliss, 1991
- Saint-Saëns: Chamber Works, 1994
- Cello Sonatas, 1995
- Elgar and Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos, 1995
- Intimate Baroque, 1995
- Strauss, Debussy and Barber Sonatas, 1995
- Squeezplay, 1997
- Les Disques SRC Collection, 1999
- Shauna Rolston, Cello, 2001
- This Is the Colour of My Dreams, 2001
- Dreamscape, 2007
External links
- http://www.shaunarolston.com/
- http://www.mgmg.ca/artists-rolston.php
- http://www.music.utoronto.ca/faculty/faculty_members/faculty_n_to_z/shauna_rolston.htm