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Exciting 2021 season
Exciting Projects in 2021 ahead: 6 Bach Suites integral recitals in Berlin Philharmonie, Frankfurt Alte Oper and Carnegie hall; South America Tour with Recitals in Teatro Colon Buenes Aires and concerts with Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, Japan Tour with Debut in Suntory hall, South Africa Tour with debuts with Johannisburg and Capetown philharmonic orchestras, debut with with Schumann concerto in Palais des Beaux Arts and return to Seoul Arts Center.
New Bach CD out on Brilliant Classics
„The German Cellist proves to be an impressive Bach Interpreter“
Opus Klassiek, Netherlands
"Absolutely timeless"
Julia Spinola, RBB Radio "Album of the week"
"Kloeckner convinces with the musicality of his phrasing, finely differentiated tempi and flawless intonation. In addition, there is a spontaneous rubato in a generally very warm sounding, as well as dance-like, cantabile and light playing".
5 Stars Pizzicato magazine
„Benedict Kloeckner encompasses the old and the new brilliantly, with striking performances of the suites interspersed with miniatures“
The WholeNote , Canada
„A master of his craft. With full commitment and an immensely creative approach, he has really created something special here“
Hören und Fühlen, Germany
Great review for last concert before lockdown
„The Cello magician“ ...he is a young rock god with a cello ... convinces on world class level...what he transports to the public is remarkable...one is completely under the spell of the soloist... he enchanted the audience with his cello magic.”
DIE RHEINPFALZ, 26.10.20
Orchestra tours
South America Tour with Recitals in Teatro Colon Buenes Aires and concerts with Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, Japan Tour with Debut in Suntory hall, South Africa Tour with debuts with Johannisburg and Capetown philharmonic orchestras, debut with with Schumann concerto in Palais des Beaux Arts and return to Seoul Arts Center.
Supersonic Award for new Rihm Album
„Kloeckner is able to provide an extremely attractive performance“ Pizzicato Magazine.”
Concerts
14/9/2022
Filarmonica del Teatro di Modena
Dvorak Concerto
Henrik Nanasi, conductor
4/9/2022
Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne
Elgar Cello Concerto
Joseph Bastian, conductor
28/8/2022
MDR Musiksommer
26/8/2022
Lago Como Festival, Italy
24/8/2022
Brussels
22/8/2022
Barcelona
12-18/8/2022
Molyvos Festival, Greece
10/8/2022
IMUKO Festival
11/1/22
Ankara, Turkey
Recital with Danae Dörken, CRR Concert Hall
20/1/22
Avila, Spain
29/1/22
Wettenberg
12/2/22
Donaueschingen
Recital with Haiou Zhang
18/2/2022
Klosters, Switzerland
20/2/2022
Haarlem Philharmonie, Netherlands
13/3/2022
Landshut
15/3/2022
Neustadt Saalbau
25/3/2022
Moscow Philharmonic, Russia
27/3-3/4/2022
Washington DC, Evermay Series, USA
About
Benedict Kloeckner, born in 1989, is one of the outstanding artists of his generation. He has won numerous competitions and awards, most recently the OPUS Klassik 2021. He performs worldwide as a soloist with renowned orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London, the Deutsche Radiophilharmonie, the NDR Radiophilharmonie, the MDR Symphony Orchestra, the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie, the Kremerata Baltica, the Camerata Oslo and the Munich Chamber Orchestra and works with renowned conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Christoph Eschenbach, Ingo Metzmacher, Michael Sanderling, Clemens Schuldt, Heinrich Schiff and Sir Simon Rattle. He appears in concert halls such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Carnegie Hall New York, Kennedy Center Washington, Symphony Hall Chicago, Arts Center Seoul, Suntory Hall Tokyo, Musikverein Vienna, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Tonhalle Zurich, Gasteig in Munich, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Rudolfinum Prague, Athenaeum Bucharest and Barbican, Cadogan and Wigmore Hall London.