Masterclass Violoncello/Masterclass Violoncello

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Duration: From: August 30, 2026 to: September 6, 2026
Venue: Wuppertal campus of the Cologne University of Music and Dance
Sedanstr. 15
42275 Wuppertal
Germany
Telephone: 0049 221 28380 602
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Lecturers:
violoncello Prof. Andrei Ioniță
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Further information:
Registration deadline: 2026-08-03
Cost Active €300
Passive €150
Registration/Information: Wuppertal location of the Cologne University of Music in cooperation with the Historic City Hall Wuppertal
Sedanstr. 15
42275 Wuppertal
Germany
Telephone: 0049 221 28380 602
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Remarks: Andrei Ioniță was born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1994. He studied with Ani-Marie Paladi in Bucharest and Prof. Jens Peter Maintz at the Berlin University of the Arts. In 2015, he won the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Music Competition. At that point, he had already won prizes at the ARD, Khachaturian, and Feuermann competitions. From 2016 to 2018, the BBC in London awarded him the title of “New Generation Artist,” which boosted his popularity in the UK. This was followed by performances with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Other partners included the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked with renowned conductors such as Lawrence Foster, Herbert Blomstedt, Paavo Järvi, Susanna Mälkki, Cristian Macelaru, Joanna Mallwitz, Manfred Honeck, Sylvain Cambreling, Kent Nagano, and Michael Sanderling. His chamber music partners include Martha Argerich, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Igor Levit, Christian Tetzlaff, Sergei Babayan, and Steven Isserlis. On his highly acclaimed first solo CD, *Oblique Strategies*, Andrei Ioniță presents a world premiere by Brett Dean featuring Bach and Kodály. On this recording, he displays an incredible range of timbres and registers. Please use our website for the registration form. Andrei Ioniță was born in 1994 in Bucharest, Romania. He studied with Ani-Marie Paladi in Bucharest and with Professor Jens Peter Maintz at the Berlin University of the Arts. In 2015, he won the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition. At that time, he was already a prize winner of the ARD, Khachaturian, and Feuermann Competitions. From 2016 to 2018, the BBC in London awarded him the title of "New Generation Artist," which boosted his popularity in Great Britain. This was followed by appearances with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Other partners included the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, the Orquesta dell'Academia Nazionale Santa Cecilia, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He has collaborated with such renowned conductors as Lawrence Foster, Herbert Blomstedt, Paavo Järvi, Susanna Mälkki, Cristian Macelaru, Joanna Mallwitz, Manfred Honeck, Sylvain Cambreling, Kent Nagano, and Michael Sanderling. His chamber music partners include Martha Argerich, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Igor Levit, Christian Tetzlaff, Sergei Babayan, and Steven Isserlis. On his highly acclaimed first solo CD, "Oblique Strategies," Andrei Ioniță presents a world premiere by Brett Dean featuring works by Bach and Kodály. On this recording, he demonstrates the incredible breadth of timbres, registers, and techniques that define the cello. "The instrument finds its way to its musician," Andrei says. He plays a cello by Filippo Fasser from Brescia, Italy. Since the winter semester of 2025/26, he has been a professor at the Wuppertal campus of the Cologne University of Music. Please use our website and register there via the registration form.

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