CELLOMASTERCLASS AND SOLO RECITAL:
ANDREAS BRANTELID (DK/SE)
ACE Honorary Performer
Andreas Brantelid was born in Copenhagen in 1987 to Swedish/Danish parents. As a child Andreas was a Suzuki student at the Suzuki Institute of Copenhagen, while also receiving early tuition from his father the cellist Ingemar Brantelid.
Andreas made his soloist debut at the age of 14 in a performance of the Elgar concerto with the Royal Danish Orchestra in Copenhagen. Today, Andreas is one of the most sought-after performing artists from Scandinavia, winning worldwide critical acclaim for his thought-provoking interpretations, uniquely colorful sound and engaging personality.
Highlights of recent orchestra engagements includes appearances with the London Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, BBC Symphony, and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras, Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Yomiyuri Nippon Symphony, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Radio Symphony, Hamburger Symphoniker, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and Munich Chamber Orchestra, as well as all the major orchestras in the Nordic countries. He has worked with many distinguished conductors and artists including Andris Nelsons, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philippe Herreweghe, Vasily Petrenko, Thomas Dausgaard, Pablo Heras-Casado, Andrew Manze, Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Robin Ticciati, Heinrich Schiff, Daniel Barenboim, Gidon Kremer and Joshua Bell.
Andreas Brantelid has appeared in venues all over the world and has been a member of the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society in New York.
Andreas won first prizes in the 2006 Eurovison Young Musicians Competion, the 2007 International Paulo Cello Competition and, in subsequent years, received music awards and fellowships including the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in 2008, the BBC’s New Generation Artist 2008-2011, The Europan Concert Hall Organization “Rising Star” tour in the 2008/09 season. In 2015 he received the Carl Nielsen Prize in Copenhagen.
Andreas Brantelid has become Artistic Director at the Stavanger International Chamber Music Festival and from the season 2018 Andreas has been appointed senior lecturer in cello at Malmö Academy of Music.
Andreas plays the 1707 ‘Boni-Hegar’ Stradivarius, which has been made available to him by the generous support of Norwegian art collector Christen Sveaas. One of the fractional cellos from Andreas' childhood is still in use by students at the Suzuki Institute in Copenhagen.
Read more about Andreas Brantelid on his website
ANDREAS BRANTELID (DK/SE)
ACE Honorary Performer
Andreas Brantelid was born in Copenhagen in 1987 to Swedish/Danish parents. As a child Andreas was a Suzuki student at the Suzuki Institute of Copenhagen, while also receiving early tuition from his father the cellist Ingemar Brantelid.
Andreas made his soloist debut at the age of 14 in a performance of the Elgar concerto with the Royal Danish Orchestra in Copenhagen. Today, Andreas is one of the most sought-after performing artists from Scandinavia, winning worldwide critical acclaim for his thought-provoking interpretations, uniquely colorful sound and engaging personality.
Highlights of recent orchestra engagements includes appearances with the London Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, BBC Symphony, and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras, Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Yomiyuri Nippon Symphony, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Radio Symphony, Hamburger Symphoniker, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and Munich Chamber Orchestra, as well as all the major orchestras in the Nordic countries. He has worked with many distinguished conductors and artists including Andris Nelsons, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philippe Herreweghe, Vasily Petrenko, Thomas Dausgaard, Pablo Heras-Casado, Andrew Manze, Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Robin Ticciati, Heinrich Schiff, Daniel Barenboim, Gidon Kremer and Joshua Bell.
Andreas Brantelid has appeared in venues all over the world and has been a member of the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society in New York.
Andreas won first prizes in the 2006 Eurovison Young Musicians Competion, the 2007 International Paulo Cello Competition and, in subsequent years, received music awards and fellowships including the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in 2008, the BBC’s New Generation Artist 2008-2011, The Europan Concert Hall Organization “Rising Star” tour in the 2008/09 season. In 2015 he received the Carl Nielsen Prize in Copenhagen.
Andreas Brantelid has become Artistic Director at the Stavanger International Chamber Music Festival and from the season 2018 Andreas has been appointed senior lecturer in cello at Malmö Academy of Music.
Andreas plays the 1707 ‘Boni-Hegar’ Stradivarius, which has been made available to him by the generous support of Norwegian art collector Christen Sveaas. One of the fractional cellos from Andreas' childhood is still in use by students at the Suzuki Institute in Copenhagen.
Read more about Andreas Brantelid on his website
