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American cellist, born December 6, 1951. First American student of Mstislav Rostropovich.
Cellist for the Emerson String Quartet from 1979 to 2013.
Married to Taiwanese-American pianist Wu Han since 1985. The two are co-founders of annual chamber music festival Music@Menlo

ALBUMS


David Shifrin, Susannah Woodruff, Yevgeny Yontov, Eugene Drucker, David Finckel, Mischa Bouvier, Seunghee Lee
Turning Into Song
2023, CD, Album, Musica Solis, ,
Classical/Contemporary
David Finckel, Wu Han, Mendelssohn*, Britten*, Bach*, Debussy*
Bach, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Britten
2018, CD, Artistled,
David Finckel, Wu Han / Mendelssohn*, Britten*, Bach* & Debussy*
The Art Of The Cello - Works by Mendelssohn, Britten, Bach & Debussy
2018, ,
Baroque/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern
Daniel Hope, Paul Neubauer, David Finckel, Wu Han
Brahms · Schumann · Mahler: Piano Quartets
2015, CD, Album, Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon,
Wu Han, Philip Setzer, David Finckel
Dvorak Piano Trios
2012, CD, Album, ArtistLed
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Wu Han, Philip Setzer, David Finckel
Mendelssohn - The Piano Trios
2011, CD, ArtistLed
Wu Han, Philip Setzer, David Finckel
Schubert Piano Trios
2008, CD, Album, ArtistLed
Brahms* - David Finckel, Wu Han
Brahms
2005, CD, Album, ArtistLed
Schubert* - David Finckel, Wu Han
Sonata For Piano D.959 . Sonata For Arpeggione And Piano D.821
2004, CD, Album, ArtistLed
David Finckel, Wu Han
Russian Classics
2001, CD, Album, ArtistLed
David Finckel, Wu Han
Edwin Finckell - Music For Cello
2001, CD, Album, ArtistLed
David Finckel, Wu Han
Beethoven - Complete Works for Piano & Cello
1998, 2xCD, Album, ArtistLed
Tchaikovsky*, Kodály*, Da-Hong Seetoo, Wu Han, David Finckel
Tchaikovsky/Kodály
1997, CD, ArtistLed
Richard Strauss, César Franck, Edwin Finckel, David Finckel, Wu Han
Strauss Franck Finckel
1997, CD, ArtistLed
David Finckel, Wu Han ‒ Grieg* / Schumann* / Chopin*
Music For Cello And Piano
1996, CD, ,
Romantic
Emerson String Quartet
Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon
2016, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Emerson String Quartet
The Emerson Encores
2002
Emerson String Quartet
Dvořák: "American" Quartet; Tchaikovsky: Quartet #1; Borodin: Quartet #2
1995

APPEARANCES +


Beethoven*
The Final Symphony: A Beethoven Anthology
2021, 2xLP, Comp, 180, Z2 Comics, Deutsche Grammophon
Various
DG 120 - The Anniversary Edition
2018, 121xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Blu-ray, Blu-ray-A + Box,, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
Classical/Romantic/Modern/Baroque/Medieval/Choral/Early/Opera/Oratorio/Schlager/Twelve-tone/Radioplay
Augusta Read Thomas
Ritual Incantations
2017, CD, Album, Nimbus Alliance
Various
The History Of Classical Music In 24 Hours
2015, Box, Comp + 24xCD, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon,
Ludwig van Beethoven - Emerson String Quartet
Mittlere Streichquartette = The Middle Quartets = Les Quartuors De La Période Médiane
2013, ,
Classical/Romantic/Chamber Music/String Ensemble
Emerson String Quartet With Paul Neubauer & Colin Carr
Journeys
2013, CD, ,
Romantic/Neo-Romantic
Mozart*, Emerson String Quartet
The Prussian Quartets
2011, CD, ,
Classical
Dvořák*, Emerson String Quartet
Old World – New World
2010
Emerson String Quartet – Janáček* / Martinů*
Intimate Letters
2009, ,
Modern
Bach*, Emerson String Quartet
Fugues
2008
Beethoven*
Essential Beethoven
2007, 23xCD + Box, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
Classical/Romantic
Brahms*, Emerson String Quartet, Leon Fleisher
Piano Quintet / The String Quartets
2007
Emerson String Quartet, Grieg*, Nielsen*, Sibelius*
Intimate Voices
2006, ,
Romantic
Mozart*, Carol Wincenc, Emerson String Quartet
The Flute Quartets, Rondo In G Major
2005, CD, Album, Deutsche Grammophon
Emerson String Quartet, Mendelssohn*
Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets
2005
Haydn* / Emerson String Quartet
The Seven Last Words
2004
Morton Gould, John Harbison, Gabriel Ian Gould, Steven Stucky — Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller
Morton Gould • Symphony No. 2
2003, SACD, Hybrid, Albany Records, Albany Records
Bach*, Emerson String Quartet
The Art Of Fugue
2003
Dennis James
Cristal: Glass Music Through The Ages
2002, CD,
Mozart*, Tchaikovsky*
Trio In E Flat, K498 (Kegelstatt) / Souvenir De Florence
2001, CD, Enh, BBC Music Magazine,
Haydn* - Emerson String Quartet
The Haydn Project
2001, ,
Classical
Webern* - Boulez*
Complete Webern
2000, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
Modern
Shostakovich*, Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets
2000
Shostakovich*, Emerson String Quartet
String Quartet No. 8
1999
Mozart*, Brahms*, David Shifrin · Emerson String Quartet
Clarinet Quintets
1999, CD, ,
Classical/Romantic
Beethoven* - Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets Op.59 No. 3 & Op.132
1998, CD, Album, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
Classical/Romantic
Edgar Meyer, Emerson String Quartet - Meyer* / Rorem*
Quintet / String Quartet No. 4
1998
Schubert*, Emerson String Quartet, Mstislav Rostropovich
Late String Quartets, String Quintet
1998
Ludwig van Beethoven - Emerson String Quartet
The String Quartets
1997
Beethoven*, Emerson String Quartet
Key To The Quartets
1997
Judith Lang Zaimont
Neon Rhythm - Chamber Music Of Judith Lang Zaimont
1996, CD, Arabesque Recordings, ,
Contemporary
Beethoven*, Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets · Op.18 No.3 · Op.130 & "Grosse Fuge"
1996
Vivian Fine
Music Of Vivian Fine
1995, CD, Comp, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Emerson String Quartet
Cuarteto De Cuerda "La Caza" - Cuarteto De Cuerda "Las Disonancias"
1995, CD, Album, RE, Deutsche Grammophon
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carol Wincenc, Emerson String Quartet
Cuartetos Para Flauta Nos. 1-4
1995, CD, Album, RE, Deutsche Grammophon
Schumann* - Menahem Pressler ∙ Emerson String Quartet
Piano Quintet Op. 44 / Piano Quartet Op. 47
1995
Anton Webern – Emerson String Quartet
Works For String Quartet • String Trio Op. 20
1995
Samuel Barber - Cheryl Studer, Thomas Hampson, John Browning (2), Emerson String Quartet
Complete Songs Of Samuel Barber (Secrets Of The Old)
1994, 2x CD, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Dvořák* - Emerson String Quartet, Menahem Pressler
Piano Quintet Op. 81 / Piano Quartet Op. 87
1994
Mozart*, Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets K. 387 & 421 = Streichquartette = Quatuors À Cordes
1994
Harbison*, Wernick*, Schuller*, Emerson String Quartet
American Contemporaries
1993
Schubert* - Emerson String Quartet ∙ Mstislav Rostropovich
Streichquintett C-Dur (String Quintet ∙ Quintette À Cordes) D. 956
1992
Ives* · Barber*, Emerson String Quartet
American Originals (String Quartets)
1992
Brahms* / Schumann* – Emerson String Quartet
String Quartet No. 1 / String Quartet No. 3 (Streichquartette = Quatuors À Cordes)
1991
Mozart*, Carol Wincenc, Emerson String Quartet
Flute Quartets Nos. 1–4 = Flöttenquartette = Quatuors Pour Flûte
1991
Prokofiev*, Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 = Streichquartette = Quatuors A Cordes · Sonata For 2 Violins
1991
Beethoven* / Schubert* - Emerson String Quartet
Streichquartett Op. 135 / Streichquartett D 887 (String Quartets = Quatuors À Cordes)
1990
Gian Carlo Menotti, Scott Nickrenz, Paula Robison
Spoleto Festival U.S.A.; Chamber Music At The Dock Street Theatre: Live From Spoleto '86
1989, 2xCD, Musical Heritage Society
Mozart* / Haydn*, Emerson String Quartet
»Jagd-Quartett = Hunt« • »Dissonanzen-Quartett = Dissonance« / »Kaiser-Quartett = Emperor«
1989, ,
Classical
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Emerson String Quartet
Jagd-Quartett, Dissonanzen-Quartett
1989
Debussy*, Ravel*, Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets = Streichquartette = Quatuors À Cordes
1989
Dvorak*, Mozart*, Vivaldi* - Joshua Bell, Douglas Boyd, Gian Carlo Menotti
Live From Spoleto Festival: USA
1988, LP, DMM, ASV
Various, Antonín Dvořák, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Vivaldi
Spoleto Festival USA '86
1988, CD, Album, ASV Digital, SKC
Gian Carlo Menotti, Scott Nickrenz, Paula Robison
Spoleto Festival U.S.A.; Chamber Music At The Dock Street Theatre: Live From Spoleto '86
1988, 2xLP, DMM, Musical Heritage Society
Schubert* / Beethoven* – Emerson String Quartet
Der Tod Und Das Mädchen / Quartetto Serioso, Op. 95
1988, ,
Romantic/Classical
Bartók*, Emerson String Quartet
6 String Quartets
1988, 2x CD, ,
Modern
Dvořák* / Smetana* - Emerson String Quartet
String Quartet Op. 96 "American, Quartet No. 1 "From My Life"
1986
Tchaikovsky*, Borodin*, Emerson String Quartet
String Quartet No.1 / String Quartet No.2
1986
The Twentieth Century Consort, Christopher Kendall - Albert* / Crumb* / Davidovsky* / Wernick* / Wright*
The Twentieth Century Consort / Vol. II
1982, 2xLP, Album, Smithsonian Collection, ,
Contemporary/Experimental
Vivian Fine
Quartet For Brass / Momenti / Missa Brevis
1981, LP, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI), ,
Contemporary/Modern
Various
Mixed Company (Music From Saint Paul Sunday)
CD, Comp, Minnesota Public Radio,
Mozart*, Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets K. 428 & 464 = Streichquartette = Quatuors À Cordes
CD, Deutsche Grammophon
Beethoven* - Emerson String Quartet
The Late String Quartets
,
Classical