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Known as one of the great virtuoso cellists of the 20th century, Janos Starker has built a career that has lasted more than four decades. He prides himself on his technique, his style of playing and his musical intelligence. He has performed works by such composers as David Baker, Antal Dorati, Bernard Heiden, Jean Martinon, Miklos Rozsa and Robert Starer, to name a few. Over the course of his musical career he has played with all the major orchestras and has appeared on every continent in recitals or concerts. He has also been broadcast on radio and television, and has recorded more than 150 works. Janos Starker was born in Budapest in 1924. He began studying the cello when he was six years old and teaching others to play at the age of eight; his public debut was in 1934. He left Hungary at the age of 22 and won the Grand Prix du Disque for his rendition of the "Kodaly Solo Sonata." With an invitation from Antal Dorati, Janos Starker went to the U.S. in 1948 to be first cellist with...