The 19-year-old Canadian cellist joins the agency for exclusive worldwide representation

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Cellist Luka Coetzee © Andre Harms

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Canadian cellist Luka Coetzee has signed with Sheldon Artists for general management and exclusive worldwide representation. Born in 2004, Coetzee has been hailed as a prodigy, making her professional debut with orchestra at the age of eleven.

She has performed in some of the most notable concert halls globally, such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Tonhalle Zürich, and the Victoria Hall in Singapore, with orchestras including the National Orchestra de Cannes, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, and the Hradec Kralove Philharmonic.

Recent competition wins include the first prize of the 7th International Paulo Cello Competition, the 9th Johansen International Strings Competition, and the 2022 Pablo Casals International Award. In 2020, she released her debut recording of Beethoven Recomposed on the NAXOS label.

Upcoming performance engagements for Coetzee include the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra ,Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic, and an appearance at the Kimito Island Festival in Finland.

Sheldon Artists represents a number of top-level musicians, including violinists Anne-Sophie Mutter, Gidon Kremer, and Vadim Repin.

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