Alban Gerhardt

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Alban Gerhardt (1969-) is a German cellist. He has performed with many internationally known orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

1 Early life
2 Musical Career
3 Critical Reception
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Early life

Gerhardt was born in 1969 in Berlin, where his father was a violinist in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. He took both piano and cello at the age of eight. ^[1]

[edit] Musical Career

Gerhardt's first public performance came on February 22, 1987, when he played Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 2 in D as part of a chamber orchestra for the Berlin Philharmonic. ^[2]

[edit] Critical Reception

Gerhardt's work has generally been well received by a critics worldwide. On March 30, 2004 a writer in the Berliner Morgenpost wrote "Once again, the cellist proved himself an artist of great conviction." A December 9, 1994 review in Der Taggespiel lauded his playing, saying it was full of "an elegance[;...]spirit; a highly civilized, cultured, and fine sound; extraordinary sensitivity; and an incredible weightless vividness." A music critic in the New York Times wrote on February 7, 1996 "Alban Gerhardt...is an intensely serious artist....His cello playing is bold, technically resourceful and rhythmically incisive." In addition, The Independent said of one of his performances "Gerhardt is a slight man but his sound is big, his musical intelligence without question as he sensitively coaxed the music to sing." ^[3]