The cellist will join the faculty of Paris’s Alfred Cortot School of Music from September 2025
The Alfred Cortot School of Music in Paris has announced the appointment of Benedict Kloeckner as its new cello teacher.
’Feeling honoured to teach at the same institution as Pablo Casals and Olivier Messiaen,’ said Kloeckner on social media.
Kloeckner won the OPUS Klassik award in 2021. As a soloist, he has performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, the Deutsche Radiophilharmonie, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, the Kremerata Baltica, the MDR Symphony Orchestra and the Munich Chamber Orchestra.
He is the founder and artistic director of the Koblenz International Music Festival. 2025 season highlights include his Budapest debut with András Keller and Janos Balasz at the Liszt Academy, and a return to the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
As a recording artist, he released his latest album of Dvořák with Cristian Măcelaru, the Romanian Chamber Orchestra and Danae Dörke earlier this year. He plans to release a recording of the Elgar Cello Concerto with Măcelaru in 2026.
Kloeckner received his training at the Karlsruhe University of Music with Martin Ostertag and at the Kronberg Academy with Frans Helmerson and Gary Hoffman.
He performs on the 1680 Francesco Rugeri ’Maurice Gendron’ cello, on generous loan.
Read: ‘Creating works inspired by a dire situation’: Benedict Kloeckner’s pandemic project
The number one source for playing and teaching books, guides, CDs, calendars and back issues of the magazine.
In The Best of Technique you’ll discover the top playing tips of the world’s leading string players and teachers. It’s packed full of exercises for students, plus examples from the standard repertoire to show you how to integrate the technique into your playing.
The Strad’s Masterclass series brings together the finest string players with some of the greatest string works ever written. Always one of our most popular sections, Masterclass has been an invaluable aid to aspiring soloists, chamber musicians and string teachers since the 1990s.
The Canada Council of the Arts’ Musical Instrument Bank is 40 years old in 2025. This year’s calendar celebrates some its treasures, including four instruments by Antonio Stradivari and priceless works by Montagnana, Gagliano, Pressenda and David Tecchler.
No comments yet