2Cellos - CD

2Cellos: 2Cellos versie op CD in standaard editie. Deze specifieke uitgave werd uitgebracht in Europa bij uitgeverij Masterworks (3) op 18. augustus 2011.

Two young Croatian cellists have recently become a new YouTube sensation. A clip of Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser with their own version of the Michael Jackson classic "Smooth Criminal" has already been clicked and viewed more than 5.6 million times. You can also see 2Cellos as special guests on Elton John's European tour starting June 14. He invited them personally after seeing their video on YouTube. Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser are classically trained cellists. They recently graduated from the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London and the Royal College of Music in Manchester. Sulic has performed around the world in famous concert halls such as the Wigmore Hall in London, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Musikverein in Vienna. He won first prize at the VII. International Cello Competition "Witold Lutoslawski" 2009 in Warsaw. Hauser has also performed around the world in many European countries, South Africa, New Zealand, Asia and the USA, and has made his debuts at the Wigmore Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and the Concertgebouw. Hauser was also the last pupil of Mstislav Rostropovich. He has won numerous first prizes at national and international competitions.

Album valt binnen het genre Klassieke muziek, Modernism en Hedendaagse klassieke muziek.