Douglas Cummings Explained
Douglas Cummings (1946[1] - 14 May 2014) was a British cellist. His father was the Perth-born violist .[2]
Cummings studied at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM), and was also a student of Gregor Piatigorsky. He became principal cellist of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in 1969[3] and held the post for 24 years, until 1993. He also served as a member of the LSO board of directors.[4] After his departure from the LSO, Cummings taught at the RAM, the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and the Oundle School. He was a founder member of the London Virtuosi Chamber Ensemble. He was also a founder member of the Cummings String Quartet together with his sister Diana Cummings.
His recordings include the 2004 album The British Cello Phenomenon.[5] He also performed and recorded with the Lindsay String Quartet.
References
- Book: Cummings, David. International Who's Who in Classical Music 2003 . Routledge . 2003 . 166 . https://books.google.com/books?id=48V3kmpJEEgC&pg=PA166 . 1-85743-174-X.
- Web site: British cellist Douglas Cummings has died aged 67 . The Strad. 2014-05-16 . 2014-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129085222/http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/british-cellist-douglas-cummings-has-died-aged-67/ . 2014-11-29 . dead .
- Book: Smyth, Alan . To speak for ourselves: the London Symphony Orchestra . Kimber . 1970 . 9780718304911 .
- Web site: LSO Players Emeritus . 2010-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091002022942/http://lso.co.uk/longservice . 2009-10-02.
- Millington, Barry (April 20, 2004). "Various artists: The British Cello Phenomenon", Evening Standard, p. 46.
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