André Hekking

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André Hekking (July 20, 1866 – December 14, 1925) was a French cellist. Born in Bordeaux, he studied with Charles de Bériot, touring Spain at fifteen. In 1909 he settled in Paris to become a teacher of the cello, having in the meantime gained a reputation throughout Europe as a virtuoso. He joined the faculty of the Paris Conservatory in 1918, becoming a professor a year later; he also taught at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau. He died in Paris.

Hekking was the brother of the cellist Anton Hekking, and was cousin to the cellist Gérard Hekking.

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• David Ewen, Encyclopedia of Concert Music. New York; Hill and Wang, 1959.