Lynn Harrell
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Lynn Harrell was an acclaimed American cellist renowned for his rich tone, virtuosic technique, and distinguished solo and chamber music career with major orchestras worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lynn Harrell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7571186 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lynn Harrell Context triple: [Avery Fisher Prize, notableRecipient, Lynn Harrell]
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A.
Peter Oundjian
Peter Oundjian is a British-Canadian violinist and conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
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B.
Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop is an acclaimed American conductor known for breaking gender barriers in classical music, including becoming the first woman to lead a major American orchestra.
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C.
Hilary Hahn
Hilary Hahn is an acclaimed American violinist renowned for her virtuosity, interpretive depth, and wide-ranging repertoire spanning classical masterworks to contemporary compositions.
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D.
Joshua Bell
Joshua Bell is a renowned American violinist celebrated for his virtuosic technique, expressive performances, and extensive work as a soloist and recording artist with leading orchestras worldwide.
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E.
Jonathan Biss
Jonathan Biss is an American pianist renowned for his interpretations of Beethoven and for his work as a performer, recording artist, and educator.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lynn Harrell Target entity description: Lynn Harrell was an acclaimed American cellist renowned for his rich tone, virtuosic technique, and distinguished solo and chamber music career with major orchestras worldwide.
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A.
Peter Oundjian
Peter Oundjian is a British-Canadian violinist and conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
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B.
Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop is an acclaimed American conductor known for breaking gender barriers in classical music, including becoming the first woman to lead a major American orchestra.
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C.
Hilary Hahn
Hilary Hahn is an acclaimed American violinist renowned for her virtuosity, interpretive depth, and wide-ranging repertoire spanning classical masterworks to contemporary compositions.
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D.
Joshua Bell
Joshua Bell is a renowned American violinist celebrated for his virtuosic technique, expressive performances, and extensive work as a soloist and recording artist with leading orchestras worldwide.
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E.
Jonathan Biss
Jonathan Biss is an American pianist renowned for his interpretations of Beethoven and for his work as a performer, recording artist, and educator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American classical musician
ⓘ
cellist ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Avery Fisher Prize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-01-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-04-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Curtis Institute of Music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juilliard School ⓘ |
| employer |
Cleveland Orchestra
NERFINISHED
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Rice University Shepherd School of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Academy of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Southern California Thornton School of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Harrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Mack Harrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | baritone singer ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | cello ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chamber music collaborations
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rich cello tone ⓘ solo performances with major orchestras worldwide ⓘ virtuosic technique ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cleveland Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recordings of Bach cello suites
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recordings of Dvořák Cello Concerto ⓘ recordings of Elgar Cello Concerto ⓘ |
| occupation |
cellist
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music educator ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Berlin Philharmonic
NERFINISHED
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Boston Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ London Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Houston
NERFINISHED
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Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra ⓘ |
| residence |
Houston
NERFINISHED
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Texas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Nightengale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lynn Harrell Description of subject: Lynn Harrell was an acclaimed American cellist renowned for his rich tone, virtuosic technique, and distinguished solo and chamber music career with major orchestras worldwide.
Referenced by (1)
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