He is a cellist born in Berlin, Germany.His
father was a violinist in the Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra.He studied the cello and piano when he was eight and performed in
public for the first time when he was 18.His professional career has led him
to give orchestral and solo performances all over the world and he has been
well received by international music critics.
BBC
Scottish Symphony recordings Cello
Concerto in C major, (Eugen
d'Albert )
Hyperion 67544 (CD: The Romantic
Cello Concerto-1) Conductor -Carlos
Kalmar Cello - Alban Gerhardt
(This recording was made from a concert in Caird Hall, Dundee on the 17th
and 18th December 2004 and won a 2006 Midem
Classical Award.)
