Elias Arizcuren

Elias Arizcuren, conductor and cel- list, was born in Spain. He received his first lessons from his father and subsequently studied with Gaspar Cassadó, André Na- varra and Sandor Végh. In 1969 he founded the Mendelssohn Trio, which now has an extensive discography. He established a video method of ‘cello technique’, and wrote several books on ‘cello history’ and has published a collection of works of the repertoire. Elias Arizcuren is often invited to be a member of the jury in international competitions and gives master-classes in many countries, in addition to his activities as a conductor. For years he was a profes- sor of cello and chamber-music at the Conservatories of Amsterdam and Utrecht. Many of his former students now have an international projection.