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Stephan Rieckhoff
Stephan Rieckhoff was
born in 1953 in Stuttgart. At the age of seven
he took up piano , but soon began taking private
cello lessons and began focusing on the cello
as his principal instrument. During his childhood
Stephan undertook cello studies with Irene Spittler,
André Navarra at the Northwest German Musicacademy
of Detmoéd and later in Freiburg with Christophe
Henkel.
As a young professional
Rieckhoff attended several masterclasses, such
as one with Radu Aldulescu at the Menuhin School
in 1981, Janos Starker and Pierre Fournier.
Rieckhoff simultaneously began developing his
very successful career as an orchestral musician.
From 1976-1978 he played as principal cello
in the Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
under the direction of Paul Angerer. He then
took a position playing with the Sinfonieorchester
des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the direction
of Rafael Kubelik before taking up position
as principal cello at l’Orchestre de la Suisse
Romande.
As well as his orchestral
work, Stephan Rieckhoff’s career has also included
solo work, in particular with l’OSR and le Bachcollegium
München. He also plays much chamber music, in
particular with his brother Leonhard Rieckhoff.
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