Rohan de saram biography of mahatma

          Sri Lankan cellist Rohan de Saram is famous worldwide for his interpretations of classical and contemporary works from the East and West....

          RIP Rohan de Saram.

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        2. Sri Lankan cellist Rohan de Saram is famous worldwide for his interpretations of classical and contemporary works from the East and West.
        3. RIP Rohan de Saram.
        4. Rohan de Saram performed as a young prodigy for Pablo Casals who said “There are few of his generation that have such giftsâ€.

          5. Rohan de Saram

          British and Sri Lankan cellist (1939–2024)

          Rohan de Saram

          De Saram, c. 1990

          Born(1939-03-09)9 March 1939

          Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

          Died29 September 2024(2024-09-29) (aged 85)

          London, England

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          DeshamanyaFrank Rohan de Saram (9 March 1939 – 29 September 2024) was a British and Sri Lankan cellist who focused on contemporary music both as a soloist and as the cellist of the Arditti Quartet from 1979 to 2005.

          He learned both Western music and Kandyan traditional drumming in Sri Lanka early in life, and studied cello in Italy from age 11, and further in England and with Pablo Casals in Puerto Rico. He began an international career playing in London's Royal Festival Hall (1956) and Wigmore Hall (1959), and Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1960.

          De Saram became fascinated with contemporary music in 1972, when he performed Nomos Alpha for solo cello by Iannis Xenakis. He joine