Nicolas altstaedt haydn biography

German-French cellist (born 1982)

Musical artist

Nicolas Altstaedt (born 1982) is a German-Frenchcellist. His versatile career incorporates solo performance, chamber music, conducting, and artistic programming, with a repertoire spanning from early music to the contemporary.

Early life and education

Altstaedt was born in Heidelberg, Germany to a family of German and French descent. His older brother, Christoph Altstaedt, is a conductor.

Nicolas altstaedt haydn biography

From 1996 to 2001, Altstaedt was a student of Marcio Carneiro at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold and went on to learn with Ivan Monighetti at the City of Basel Music Academy. He was also one of Boris Pergamenschikow’s last students at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, and continued studies later with David Geringas and Eberhard Feltz.^[1]

Career

Altstaedt came to international attention as the recipient of the Credit SuisseYoung Artist Award in 2010.

He subsequently debuted with the Vienna Phi