Gary Hoffman is one of the outstanding cellists of our time, combining instrumental mastery, great beauty of sound, and a poetic sensibility. Mr. Hoffman gained international renown upon his victory as the first North American to win the Rostropovich International Competition in Paris in 1986. A frequent soloist with the world’s most noted orchestras, he has appeared with the Chicago, London, Montreal, Toronto, San Francisco, Baltimore and National symphony orchestras as well as the English, Moscow and Los Angeles chamber orchestras, the Orchestre National de France, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Netherlands and Rotterdam philharmonics, the Cleveland Orchestra for the Blossom Festival and Philadelphia Orchestra, among many others. Mr. Hoffman collaborates regularly with such celebrated conductors as André Prévin, Charles Dutoit, Mstislav Rostropovich, Pinchas Zuckerman, Andrew Davis, Herbert Blomstedt, Kent Nagano, Jésus Lopez-Cobos and James Levine.
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| Posted: Jul-27-2012 |
"(Hoffman) His tone is a shade lighter, which I find perfectly suited to this extroverted, quicksilver music; his bowing technique and intonation are immaculate ... this is musicianship not just to admire, but also to treasure. "This disc is a contender for my 2013 Want List, and every lover of Mendelssohn and cello music should seek it out without delay; enthusiastically recommended." — Fanfare
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| Posted: Mar-16-2013 |
 The complete works, including Mendelssohn’s greatest sonata (No. 2) for any instrument. These are fine performances in top-notch sound. |
| Posted: Sep-24-2012 |
| Posted: Jun-13-2012 |