Pierre Fournier
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Called the "aristocrat of cellists" for his elegant musicianship and majestic tone, Pierre Fournier stood among the most distinctive classical cellists of the twentieth century. He made his name with the Concerts Colonne Orchestra in 1925 and went on to tour across Europe and beyond, playing alongside some of the most celebrated musicians of his era. His recordings of the Bach cello suites, made in Hannover in December 1960 and released on Deutsche Grammophon, are still considered among the finest versions ever committed to disc. Fournier received the dedications of both Bohuslav Martinů's Cello Concerto No. 1 and Francis Poulenc's Cello Sonata, a testament to the respect composers held for him. He won Grammy Awards for his chamber music recordings with Arthur Rubinstein and Henryk Szeryng, covering trios by Brahms, Schubert and Schumann. He settled in Geneva after 1956 and kept teaching privately until the end of his life, with Julian Lloyd Webber among his pupils.