Richard Locker

Richard Locker: Jewish Cello Masterpieces

by Elliott Simon
May 6, 2003

The cello has an incredible range of emotional expression, with high notes that can thrill and a deep resonance capable of reaching into your gut and grabbing your attention. Given this, New York City cellist Richard Locker's Jewish Cello Masterpieces is a special delight. A mix of “classical” pieces and “popular” melodies, the recording is foremost a soaring tribute to spiritually influenced music from several disparate quarters.

With literally thousands of sessions to his credit, Locker has played ...