Cellist
“Remarkable, really remarkable, perfect playing. Absolute control of technique, intonation and colour.”Daniel Barenboim
OPUS KLASSIK winnerCarnegie HallBerliner PhilharmonieElbphilharmonieConcertgebouwBerlin Classics · Sony
One of the most exciting cellists of his generation.Welt am Sonntag
Addictively sensuous sound.The Strad
Sensitive, imaginative and above all longingly beautiful.Süddeutsche Zeitung
Perfect intonation, fabulous ease and elegance.Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Brightness of sound and firm architectural grasp.Gramophone
A refined, elegiac, finely differentiated cello sound.Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Remarkable, really remarkable, perfect playing.Daniel Barenboim
I really loved his playing!Sir Simon Rattle
Very impressive playing!Gidon Kremer
Fantastic playing, wonderful sound!Yuri Bashmet
Absolutely timeless.RBB Radio
Live · Berliner Philharmonie
Massenet, Méditation from Thaïs
The press
Benedict Kloeckner shows how sensitive, imaginative and above all longingly beautiful the cello can be.Süddeutsche Zeitung
One of the most exciting cellists of his generation.Welt am Sonntag
Addictively sensuous sound, magnificently brought to life.The Strad
He astonishes not only with perfect intonation, but with the fabulous ease and elegance of his playing.Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Brightness of sound and firm architectural grasp.Gramophone
A refined, elegiac, cultivated and finely differentiated cello sound.Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The soloist
From the Berliner Philharmonie to orchestras across Europe: Dvořák, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Haydn, Strauss and Shostakovich, filmed in concert.
Future seasons
Berliner Philharmonie
Haydn concertos in C and DDeutsches Kammerorchester BerlinWiener Konzerthaus
RecitalViennaBeijing · Debut
NCPA OrchestraNational Centre for the Performing ArtsKölner Philharmonie
Three concertosSchumann · Tchaikovsky · Haydn C majorConcerts
“One of the most exciting cellists of his generation.”Welt am Sonntag
Standing ovations from Carnegie Hall to the Berliner Philharmonie, tens of thousands of listeners each season and millions of views online: Benedict Kloeckner is one of the defining cellists of his time.
He appears as soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London, the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin and Kremerata Baltica, under conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Sir Simon Rattle and Christoph Eschenbach.
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“A refined, elegiac, cultivated and finely differentiated cello sound.”
“He shows how sensitive, imaginative and above all longingly beautiful the cello can be.”
“Bringing Benedict Kloeckner's addictively sensuous sound magnificently to life.”
“Brightness of sound and firm architectural grasp.”
Musicians on Benedict
Professor of Cello
The school founded by Alfred Cortot, where Pablo Casals and Nadia Boulanger taught. Benedict Kloeckner's class prepares young cellists for competitions, auditions and the concert stage.
His own concert series
Sold-out evenings from Munich to the Elbphilharmonie. Bach, Chopin, Paganini and Piazzolla, with pianists Anna Fedorova and Danae Dörken.
Recordings
Behind the scenes
More than 74,000 people follow Benedict Kloeckner. Join him on tour, in rehearsal and on stage.
The audience
Voices and comments from Cello Magic evenings. Reviews translated from German.
“This magical fusion of Benedict Kloeckner and his Ruggeri cello, together with the fantastic Anna Fedorova at the piano, creates an overwhelming, dreamlike world of sound that really gets under your skin. His charming introductions kept bringing smiles to the audience. Brahms' Lullaby at the very end gave us goosebumps. Two once-in-a-century talents. Thank you for this unforgettable evening!”
♥ Antje_kk via Instagram“For the first time I saw and felt how magical a cello can be. I am still enchanted and thrilled.”
✓ Verified purchase“I go to concerts regularly, but I have never experienced anything like this. An evening I will never forget.”
✓ Verified purchase“Within the first few minutes the music had me completely under its spell. I could have listened for hours.”
✓ Verified purchase“I expected a lovely concert and was completely surprised. I will definitely come again.”
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For more than twelve seasons, IMUKO has brought world-class artists and the most promising young musicians to the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle.
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AlsoArtistic director of the Paul Juon Festival in Nyon, Switzerland
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Long-term mentoring by renowned artists, scholarships and prizes, real stages and an international network for exceptional young cellists.
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