Gert von Buelow studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen. He gave his debut concert aged 21 and continued his studies with Gregor Piatigorsky in Los Angeles and with Pierre Fournier in Geneva.
His career as a soloist and chamber musician started at festivals in Europe, Brazil, Canada and in the Far East. His partners on stage were musicians like Paul Badura-Skoda, Joerg Demus, Nelson Freire, Michail Jurowski, Karl Leister, Vladimir Mendelssohn and Norman Shettler.
For Danish Radio he recorded classical repertoire and also contemporary music. There are 24 works dedicated to him by Danish composers
(Vagn Holmboe, Yngve Jan Trede, Svend Westergaard and others). In 1992, Gert von Buelow was one of the founders of the International Chamber Music Academy of Kronberg im Taunus (Germany). In 1994 he established the "Edison-Trio" together with the violonist Ya'akov Rubinstein and the pianist Frank-Immo Zichner. Since 1995 he has been Professor of Violoncello, chamber music and historical interpretation at the "Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Rostock" (Germany).
Repertoire
1. The solo part for cello in the following works with orchestra:
- Bela Bartok: 1. Rhapsodie
- Ludwig van Beethoven Triple Concerto
- Ernst Bloch "Shelomo"
- Max Bruch "Kol Nidrei" and Canzona
- Johannes Brahms Double Concerto
- Antonin Dvorak Concerto b-minor op. 101
- Joseph Haydn Concerto in D-Major op. 101
- Frank Martin Ballade
- Bohuslav Martinu Concertino for 13 winds, percussion, piano and cello solo
- Robert Schumann Concerto in a-Minor op. 129
- Richard Strauss "Don Quixote"
- Toru Takemitsu "Orion and Pleiades (1983)
- Yngve Jan Trede Concerto per violoncello et orchestra (1987)
- William Walton Concerto (1956)
- Leo Weiner Romanza for cello, harp and strings
2. Works for cello solo:
- Johann Sebastian Bach
The six Suites for cello solo BWV 1007 - BWV 1012 on the baroque cello
and on the five stringed baroque cello (original version)
- Partita in a-Minor BWV 1013 on the five stringed baroque cello
- Luciano Berio "Les mots sont alles"
- George Crumb Sonata
- Vagn Holmboe Sonata
- Ernst Kreneck Suite
- Georgy Ligeti Sonata
- Per Norgaard "Solo Intimo"
- Max Reger Three Suites
- Yngve Jan Trede Sonata
- William Walton Passacaglia
- Works for cello and piano:
- Ludwig van Beethoven All the works for cello and piano
- Samuel Barber Sonata
- Johannes Brahms Sonata in e-Minor op. 38, Sonata in F-Major op. 99 and the
transcription of the the Sonata for violin op. 78
- Claude Debussy Sonata (1915)
- Cesar Franck Sonata in A-Major
- Sergej Prokofjew Sonata op. 119
- Sergej Rachmaninow Sonata op. 19
- Robert Schumann All the works for cello and piano
- Richard Strauss Sonata op. 6
- Toru Takemitsu "Orion"
- Yngve Jan Trede Sonata for cello and piano
- Anton Webern All the works for cello and piano
3. Works for cello and piano:
- Ludwig van Beethoven All the works for cello and piano
- Samuel Barber Sonata
- Johannes Brahms Sonata in e-Minor op. 38, Sonata in F-Major op. 99 and the
transcription of the the Sonata for violin op. 78
- Claude Debussy Sonata (1915)
- Cesar Franck Sonata in A-Major
- Sergej Prokofjew Sonata op. 119
- Sergej Rachmaninow Sonata op. 19
- Robert Schumann All the works for cello and piano
- Richard Strauss Sonata op. 6
- Toru Takemitsu "Orion"
- Yngve Jan Trede Sonata for cello and piano
- Anton Webern All the works for cello and piano
Contact details and further information
Address:
Wollenweberstr. 24
D-18055 Rostock
Germany
Tel. ++ 49.381.4591550
Fax ++ 49.381.4591551
E-mail Gert von Bulow