Joseph Schuster cello scores collection

Joseph Schuster (1905-1969) was a cellist, conductor, and arranger of cello music. Schuster was born in Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, to a Russian family and began proper cello studies at the Moscow Conservatory until the Russian Revolution prompted his family to flee to Berlin, Germany, where he studied at the Berlin Hochschule with Hugo Becker. Schuster went on to become the solo cellist in the Berlin Philharmonic until he moved to New York in 1934. While in New York he held the position of Principal Cellist with the New York Philharmonic under Bruno Walter. Schuster was soloist in Don Quixote with the New York Philharmonic for Leonard Bernstein's NYP debut. During his final year with the Philarmonic Leonard Rose was his Assistant Principal. The Joseph Schuster Cello Scores Collection contains the score collection of Joseph Schuster. This collection, which consists of 211 scores, includes rare pieces, arrangements by Schuster, original works autographed to Schuster by the composers, and works with thorough markings and edits by Schuster; the collection also includes correspondence between Schuster and composers and publishers.