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I've been playing cello for 2 and a half years and violin for about a month. I'm solely a classical musician and I enjoy playing works by Bach, Haydn, Saint-Saëns, Elgar, Schumann, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Handel, and many others. My favorite piece is usually the main one I'm learning, but Haydn's Cello Concerto in C Major takes the cake, I must say. This year, I'm focusing much of my attention on some grueling études by Popper.
My brother's a cellist too, he's been playing for close to 15 years now. His repertoire has similar composers to yours... you might want to take a look at Elgar's cello concerto sometime - it's apparently a difficult piece to perfect, but well worth the effort.