Progetto Martha Argerich

italiano

Performers

cello

Julian Steckel

 

Born in 1982, after many years with Ulrich Voss, Julian Steckel has studied with Gustav Rivinius in Saarbrucken, Boris Pergamenschikow in Berlin, Heinrich Schiff in Vienna and Antje Weithaas in Berlin. In 2010 he won the first prize of the International ARD Music Competition in Munich, the Munich Chamber Orchestra Prize as well as the Oehms Classics Prize. Earlier he has been prize winner at the Rostropovitch Competition in Paris, the Grand Prix Feuermann in Berlin, the International Casals Competition in Kronberg, the International Lutoslawski Competition in Warsaw to the German Music Competition in Berlin. Appearances as soloist and chamber musician have taken him to both the Philharmonie and the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Herkulessaal and the Philharmonie im Gasteig in Munich, the Laieszhalle in Hamburg, the Salle Pleyel and the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris, the Tonhalle in Zurich, the KKL Luzern and the Seoul Arts Center. After the recording of all Felix Mendelssohn- Bartholdy’s works for cello and piano with Paul Rivinius, 2011 will bring the release of recordings of the cello concertos by Goldschmidt and Korngold, as well as Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo followed by a CD with works by Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Fauré, Poulenc and Boulanger with Paul Rivinius. Steckel is also a member of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under Claudio Abbado.

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