ber ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁Hall , ▁London , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁when ▁he ▁gave ▁the ▁first ▁London ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁c ello ▁con cer to ▁by ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Bl iss . ▁Through out ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁has ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁mus icians , ▁including ▁conduct ors ▁Ye h udi ▁Menu hin , ▁Lor in ▁Ma az el , ▁Ne ville ▁Mar r iner , ▁Georg ▁Sol ti , ▁Y ev gen y ▁S vet lan ov , ▁Andrew ▁Davis ▁and ▁Es a - P ek ka ▁Sal onen , ▁pian ists ▁Cl iff ord ▁Cur zon ▁and ▁Murray ▁Per ah ia ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁St é ph ane ▁Gra pp elli , ▁El ton ▁John ▁and ▁Cle o ▁La ine . ▁He ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁The ▁Str ad ▁as ▁the ▁" do yen ▁of ▁British ▁cell ists ". ▁ ▁His ▁many ▁record ings ▁include ▁his ▁BR IT ▁Award - win ning ▁El gar ▁C ello ▁Con cer to ▁conducted ▁by ▁Ye h udi ▁Menu hin ▁( ch osen ▁as ▁the ▁fin est ▁ever ▁version ▁by ▁BBC ▁Music ▁Magazine ), ▁the ▁D vo ř ák ▁C ello ▁Con cer to ▁with ▁V ác lav ▁Ne umann ▁and ▁the ▁Czech ▁Phil harm onic , ▁T cha ik ov sky ' s ▁Roc oco ▁Vari ations ▁with ▁the ▁London ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁under ▁Maxim ▁Sh ost akov ich ▁and ▁a ▁coupling ▁of ▁Brit ten ' s ▁C ello ▁Sym phony ▁and ▁Wal