A •
Jamal Aliyev (born 1993, Azerbaijan) •
Nicolas Altstaedt (born 1982, Germany) •
Tanya Anisimova (born 1966, Russian, also a composer) •
Julian Armour (born 1960, Canadian)
B •
Michael Bach (born 1958, Germany, also composer and visual artist) •
Soo Bae (born 1977, Korean-Canadian, living in United States) •
Zuill Bailey (born 1972, United States) •
Alexander Baillie (born 1956, England) •
Matthew Barley (born 1965, England) •
Maya Beiser (born 1963, Israel, moved to the United States, new classical music) •
Emmanuelle Bertrand (born 1973, France) •
Coenraad Bloemendal (born 1946, Netherlands, moved to Canada) •
Mike Block (born 1982, United States) •
Becca Bradley (born 1991, United States) •
Andreas Brantelid (born 1987, Denmark) •
Carter Brey (born 1954, United States) •
František Brikcius (living, Czech Republic) •
Denis Brott (born 1950, Canada) •
Mario Brunello (born 1960, Italy) •
Max Beitan (born 1986, Russia)
C •
Gautier Capuçon (born 1981, France) •
Colin Carr (born 1957, England) •
Phoebe Carrai (born 1955, United States, baroque and other historical styles) •
Jesús Castro-Balbi (living, of Peruvian descent, moved from France to the United States) •
Rosa Cedrón (born 1972, Spain, also a singer) •
Han-na Chang (born 1982, South Korea, also a conductor) •
Young-Chang Cho (born 1958, South Korea) •
Telalit Charsky (born 1986, Israel) •
Chu Yibing (born 1966, China) •
Myung-wha Chung (born 1944, Korean) •
Lluís Claret (born 1951, Andorra) •
Natalie Clein (living, England) •
Bruno Cocset (born 1963, France) •
Robert Cohen (born 1959, England) •
Christophe Coin (born 1958, France) •
Emilio Colón (born in Puerto Rico, also a composer and conductor) •
Kristina Reiko Cooper (living, United States) •
Marc Coppey (born 1969, France)
D •
Caroline Dale (born 1965, England, classical and popular music) •
Nadine Deleury (France) •
Robert deMaine (born 1969, United States) •
William De Rosa (living, United States) •
Rohan de Saram (born 1939, England, also contemporary music) •
Roel Dieltiens (born 1957, Belgium, baroque and modern cello) •
Denise Djokic (born 1980, Canada)
E •
Angela East (born 1949, UK), continuo player and member of
Red Priest •
Timothy Eddy (living, United States), a founding member of the
Orion String Quartet F •
Yosif Feigelson (born 1955, Latvia) •
Emmanuel Feldman (born 1965, United States) •
Pablo Ferrández (born 1991, Spain) •
David Finckel (born 1951, United States, founding former member of the
Emerson String Quartet) •
C. Myron Flippin (United States) •
Amanda Forsyth (born 1966, Canada) •
Eugene Friesen (born 1952, United States) •
Michaela Fukačová (living, Czech Republic)
G •
Sol Gabetta (born 1981, Argentina) •
Ophélie Gaillard (born 1974, France) •
Alban Gerhardt (born 1969, Germany) •
Kristin von der Goltz (born 1966, Germany, period instrument) •
David Geringas (born 1946, Lithuania) •
Igor Gavrish (born 1945, Russian) •
Rudolf Gleißner (born 1942, Germany) •
Tina Guo (born 1985 in China, raised and living in the United States, also an electric cellist and erhuist) •
Natalia Gutman (born 1942, Russian)
H •
Matt Haimovitz (born 1970, Israel) •
Narek Hakhnazaryan (born 1988, Armenia) •
Yehuda Hanani (born Jerusalem, Israel) •
Richard Harwood (born 1979, England) •
Ofra Harnoy (born 1965, Israel) •
Stjepan Hauser (born 1986, Croatia) •
Frans Helmerson (born 1945, Sweden) •
Catherine Hewgill (born 1963, Australia) - Principal Cello
Sydney Symphony Orchestra •
Desmond Hoebig (born 1961, Canada) •
Louise Hopkins (born 1968, England) •
Dale Henderson (cellist) (New York) - Founder of
Bach in the Subways •
Sébastien Hurtaud (living, France)
I •
Steven Isserlis (born 1958, England) •
Sergei Istomin (Russian, resides in Belgium), period instruments, also plays viola da gamba •
Yuki Ito (born 1990, Japan)
J •
Ádám Jávorkai (born 1977, Hungary) •
Guy Johnston (born 1981, England)
K •
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (born 1999, United Kingdom) •
Ivan Karizna (born 1992, Belarus) •
Anssi Karttunen (born 1960, Finland) •
Paul Katz (living, United States), founding member of the
Cleveland Quartet •
Jonah Kim (born 1988, South Korea) •
Ralph Kirshbaum (born 1946, United States) •
Maria Kliegel (born 1952, Germany) •
Jacob Koranyi (born 1983, Sweden) •
Nina Kotova (born 1969 in Soviet Union, lives in the United States) •
Maxim Kozlov (active 1995 - present, born in Russia, lives in the United States) •
Anatoli Krastev (born 1947, Bulgaria) •
Josef Krecmer (born 1958, Czech Republic) •
Wieland Kuijken (born 1938), Belgium, baroque cello and viola da gamba, also a conductor •
Friedemann Kupsa (born 1943, Austria) •
Aage Kvalbein (born 1947, Norway)
L •
David Lale (Australian cellist) (born 1962, England) •
David Lale (British cellist) (born 1981, England) •
Gerard Le Feuvre (born 1962, Channel Islands) •
Trey Lee Chui-yee (born 1973, Hong Kong) •
Mats Lidström (born 1959, Sweden) •
Jaap ter Linden (born 1947, Netherlands), baroque cello •
Gavriel Lipkind (born 1977, Israel) •
Hugh Livingston (born 1969) •
Julian Lloyd Webber (born 1951, England)
M •
Yo-Yo Ma (born 1955 in France, raised and living in the United States) •
Mischa Maisky (born 1948, Latvia) •
Brian Manker (living, Canada) •
Jonathan Manson (living, born in Scotland), period instruments, also plays viola da gamba •
Alain Meunier (born 1942, France) •
Antônio Meneses (born 1957, Brazil) •
Ailbhe McDonagh (born 1982, Ireland) •
Ivan Monighetti (born 1948, Poland) •
John Moran (born 1963, United States), baroque cello •
Truls Mørk (born 1961, Norway) •
Johannes Moser (born 1979, Germany, lives in Canada) •
Philippe Muller (born 1946, France) •
Daniel Müller-Schott (born 1976, Germany)
N •
Steven Sharp Nelson (born 1977, United States), member Of
The Piano Guys •
Clancy Newman (born 1977, United States) •
Şerban Nichifor (born 1954, Romania), also a composer •
Arto Noras (born 1942, Finland)
O •
Kevin Olusola (born 1988, United States) •
Ouyang Nana (born 2000, China)
P •
Johann Sebastian Paetsch (born 1964, United States) •
Paolo Pandolfo (born 1964, Italy, viola da gamba) •
Angela Park (born 1987, United States) •
Vito Paternoster (born circa 1963 [estimated from other dates], Italy, also a conductor and composer) •
Amit Peled (born 1973, Israel) •
Samuli Peltonen (born 1981, Finland) •
David Pereira (born 1953, Australia) •
Miklós Perényi (born 1948, Hungary) •
Vladimir Perlin (born 1942 in Soviet Union, lives in Belarus, also a conductor and pedagogue) •
Luigi Piovano (living, Italy, baroque and modern cellos, also a conductor) •
Anthony Pleeth (born 1948, England, baroque cello, son and student of
William Pleeth) •
Carlos Prieto (born 1937, Mexico) •
Mark Prihodko (born 1997, Belarus, lives in United States)
Q •
Jean-Guihen Queyras (born 1967 in Canada, lives in France, plays baroque and modern cellos) •
Misha Quint (born 1960 in Soviet Union, moved to the United States)
R •
Giovanni Ricciardi (born 1968, Italy) •
Sharon Robinson (born 1949, United States) • (Kyril)
Kirill Rodin (born 1963, Russian) •
Sergei Roldugin (born 1951, Russia) •
Shauna Rolston (born 1967, Canada) •
Joshua Roman (born 1983, United States) •
Alexei Romanenko (born 1974 in Soviet Union, moved to the United States) •
Nathaniel Rosen (born 1948, United States) •
Martti Rousi (born 1960, Finland) •
Alexander Rudin (born 1960, Russian) •
Martin Rummel (born 1974, Austria)
S •
John Sant’Ambrogio (born 1932, United States) •
Sara Sant'Ambrogio (born 1962, United States) •
Julian Schwarz (born 1991, United States) •
Inbal Segev (born in Israel, lives in the United States) •
Tessa Seymour (born 1993, United States) •
Jacob Shaw (born 1988, born in United Kingdom, lives in Denmark) •
Fred Sherry (born 1948, United States) •
Andrew Shulman (born 1960, England, also a conductor and composer) •
Vedran Smailović (born 1956, Bosnia and Herzogovina, lives in Northern Ireland) •
Brinton Averil Smith (born 1969, in Royal Oak Michigan) •
Giovanni Sollima (born 1962, Italy, also a composer) •
Jeffrey Solow (born 1949, Los Angeles) •
Kian Soltani (born 1992, Austria) •
Julian Steckel (born 1982, Germany) •
Pierre Strauch (born 1958, France) •
Peter Stumpf (United States) •
Luka Šulić (born 1987, Slovenia) •
Hidemi Suzuki (born 1957, Japan, period instruments, also a conductor)
T •
Stéphane Tétreault (born 1993, Canada) •
Camille Thomas (born 1988, France) •
Ronald Thomas (born 1952, United States) •
Doron Toister (born 1957, Israel) •
Fiona Thompson (born in England, lives in the United States) •
Bion Tsang (born 1967, United States)
U •
Frances-Marie Uitti (born 1946, United States, also a composer)
V •
Laura van der Heijden (born 1997, England) •
Jan Vogler (born 1964 in Germany, lives in the United States)
W •
Nathan Waks (born 1951, Australia) •
Christine Walevska (born 1943, Los Angeles, California) •
Raphael Wallfisch (born 1953, England) •
Jian Wang (born 1968, China) •
Wendy Warner (living, United States) •
Graham Waterhouse (born 1962, England, also a composer) •
Paul Watkins (born 1970, Wales) •
Alisa Weilerstein (born 1982, United States) •
Paul Wiancko (born 1983, United States, also a composer) •
Peter Wiley (born 1955, United States) •
Dominique de Williencourt (born 1959, France, also a composer) •
Pieter Wispelwey (born 1962, Netherlands)
XYZ •
Sung-Won Yang (living, South Korea) •
Daniel Yeadon (born 1967, England, lives in Australia) •
Dmitry Yablonsky (living, Russia) •
Igor Zubkovsky (Russian, resides in the United States) == Living non-classical cellists ==