Musica Viva Australia Masterclasses
Cello Masterclass with Nicolas Altstaedt
Come behind the scenes with us and be inspired as internationally acclaimed artists share their experience and expertise with talented early-career artists and young music students.
This masterclass will occur in Melbourne.
Nicolas Altstaedt
German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is one of the most versatile and sought-after artists today. As a soloist, conductor, and artistic director, he performs repertoire ranging from early to contemporary music on both period and modern instruments.
Joint appearances with composers such as Thomas Adès, Jörg Widmann, Fazıl Say and Sofia Gubaidulina have consolidated his reputation as an outstanding interpreter of contemporary music. Wolfgang Rihm, Sebastian Fagerlund, Widmann, Marton Illés and Thomas Larcher (among others) have written concertos and other works for him. Composed for him in 2024, Liza Lim’s cello concerto A Sutured World was described in a 5-star review in Limelight as “destined to become a signature work of the cello repertoire”. Altstaedt will also premiere new concertos by Francesca Verunelli, Enno Poppe and Miroslav Srnka in the coming seasons.
Nicolas Altstaedt lutenist Thomas Dunford in Musica Viva Australia’s upcoming national tour.
We would like to thank those who support Musica Viva Australia’s Emerging Artists Program, including Masterclasses, whose collective generosity enables the artistic development of the next generation of Australian chamber musicians: Tom Breen & Rachael Kohn AO |
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