Dvorak: Cello Concerto & Pieces Benedict Kloeckner, Danae Dörken, Romanian Chamber Orchestra & Cristian Măcelaru

• Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904): Cello Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 104:
• 1Dvorák: Cello Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro15:49
• 2Dvorák: Cello Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo12:28
• 3Dvorák: Cello Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 104: III. Finale13:06
• From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68:
• 4Dvorák: From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68: No. 5 Waldesruhe05:33
• Rondo in G Minor, Op. 94 for Cello und Piano:
• 5Dvorák: Rondo in G Minor, Op. 94 for Cello und Piano07:14
• Slavonic Dances, Op. 46:
• 6Dvorák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: No. 8 Furiant (Arr. For Cello und Piano)04:36
• Gypsy Songs, Op. 55:
• 7Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55: No. 4, Songs my mother taught Me (Arr. For Cello und Piano)02:23
• Polonaise A Major op. Posth. B 94 for Cello und Piano:
• 8Dvorák: Polonaise A Major op. Posth. B 94 for Cello und Piano07:45
• 4 Lieder, Op. 82:
• 9Dvorák: 4 Lieder, Op. 82: No. 1, Lasst mich allein in meinen Träumen gehen (Arr. for Cello und Piano)04:20
• Total Runtime01:13:14

Info for Dvorak: Cello Concerto & Pieces

Benedict Kloeckner, one of the most remarkable cellists of his generation and winner of the OPUS Klassik 2021, is set to release a new album featuring the beloved Dvořák Cello Concerto. Recorded in collaboration with the SWR, accompanied by the Romanian Chamber Orchestra, which is led by conductor Cristian Măcelaru. This album highlights Kloeckner's exceptional sense of melodic expressiveness and lesser known chamber works for cello and piano by Dvorak. The pieces for cello and piano by Dvořák, some of which are thematically connected to the concerto, showcase the deep musical synergy between Kloeckner and his accompanist, the acclaimed pianist Danae Dörken.

Benedikt Klöckner, cello
Danae Dörken, piano
Romanian Chamber Orchestra
Cristian Macelaru, conductor

Benedict Klöckner
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 Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, the NDR Radiophilharmonie, the MDR-Sinfonieorchester, 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, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Cristian Măcelaru, Ingo Metzmacher, Michael Sanderling, Clemens Schuldt, Heinrich Schiff and Sir Simon Rattle.

He has appeared 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 the Wigmore Hall London.

In the 2022/2023 season he performed all 6 Bach Suites at the Berlin Philharmonie and the Alte Oper Frankfurt. In the 2023/2024 season he will also make his debut at the Philharmonie Paris and the Kölner Philharmonie and return to Kennedy Center Washington, Festspielhaus Baden- Baden and several times to Philharmonie Berlin. Among others, he will be also on Europe tour with the Romanian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Cristian Măcelaru and give his debut with the Armenian National Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Fedoseyev.

Benedict Kloeckner is a welcome guest at festivals all over the world.

His chamber music partners have included Emanuel Ax, Lisa Batiashvili, Yuri Bashmet, Christoph Eschenbach, Vilde Frang, Gidon Kremer, Anne Sophie Mutter and Sir András Schiff.

Benedict Kloeckner regularly works with the great composers of our time. In 2018 he performed the world premiere of Wolfgang Rihm's Double Concerto for 2 Cellos and Strings. At the Seoul Arts Center, he premiered Eun Hwa Cho's Cello Concerto together with the Korean Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Christoph Poppen. With the Mozarteum Orchestra under Peter Tilling, he also gave the Austrian premiere of Dai Fujikura's Cello Concerto in Salzburg. His CD recordings have been highly praised by the international press and won prizes such as the OPUS Klassik award and the Supersonic Award, among others.

His recordings were made in collaboration with artists such as Gidon Kremer, the conductors Heinrich Schiff and Michael Sanderling , the pianists Danae Dörken, Anna Fedorova, Yu Kosuge, Mario Häring, Ragna Schirmer und José Gallardo, the violinists Kirill Troussov, Ragnhild Hemsing and the composer Wolfgang Rihm.

Most recently in 2023, he released a CD with Brahms Cello Sonatas with YU Kosuge on Sony.

Since 2014, Benedict Kloeckner has been also the founder and artistic director of the "International Music Festival Koblenz" IMUKO.

Benedict Kloeckner received his artistic education from Martin Ostertag at the Karlsruhe University of Music and from Frans Helmerson and Gary Hoffman at the Kronberg Academy, made possible by the Angela Winkler Scholarship. He received important impulses and valuable support for his artistic development from Gidon Kremer, Steven Isserlis, Michael Sanderling and Sir András Schiff.

He gives masterclasses around the world and taught at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe.

Benedict Kloeckner plays the “Ex Maurice Gendron” cello by Francesco Ruggeri (1680), a generous loan.

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