Lorne Munroe

cellist.^[1] He was principal cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1951 to 1964 and principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic from 1964 to 1996. He was a featured soloist more than 150 times during the 32 seasons he played for the New York Philharmonic. His last performance with the orchestra as a member of the ensemble was on February 27, 1996; although he later returned as a guest artist.^[2]

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in November 1924. When he was three years old he learned to play the cello by using a viola with a leg attached.^[1] He won the Winnipeg Music Competition festival at 10. At age 14, he was sponsored by composer Arthur Benjamin to attend the Royal College of Music in London in 1937–39. In his final year, he played with Benjamin a piece the composer wrote for Munroe. He continued his studies in Philadelphia at the Curtis Institute of Music, where he was a student of cellist Gregor Piatigorsky and Orlando Cole.^[1]

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1950–51, and the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1951.^[1]

Young People's Concert broadcast aired Christmas Day, 1968, in a performance of Richard Strauss' Don Quixote

violist Janée Munroe, with whom he had 10 sons and one daughter. Janée died September 10, 2006.^[4]