Julian Steckel
Cello
Julian Steckel’s solo career was launched when he won the prestigious ARD International Music Competition in 2010. Since then, he has performed as soloist with orchestras such as the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris and St. Petersburg Philharmonic. He has worked with conductors including Christoph Eschenbach, Sir Roger Norrington, Valery Gergiev, Jakub Hrůša, Fabien Gabel, Anthony Hermus and Michael Sanderling. His chamber music partners include Janine Jansen, Christian Tetzlaff, Karen Gomyo, Antje Weithaas, Renaud Capuçon, Vilde Frang, Antoine Tamestit and Elisabeth Leonskaja.
In 2024 Julian Steckel will open the Dvořák Prague Festival with the Bamberg Symphony and conductor Jakob Hrůša.
Julian Steckel performed with the Auckland Philharmonia on Thursday 15 February at The New Zealand Herald Premier Series: Passion & Mystery
