Elbphilharmonie Hamburg · sold outAllerheiligen-Hofkirche Munich · sold outSalle Cortot Paris · sold outTonhalle Zürich · sold outKurhaus Baden-Baden · sold outWiener Musikverein · Brahms Double ConcertoKölner Philharmonie · Schumann, Tchaikovsky, HaydnBerliner Philharmonie · Haydn concertos with the DKOConcertgebouw Amsterdam · 8 Nov 2026Debut with the NCPA Orchestra BeijingBach Suites live at the Philharmonie · 1.4 million viewsDvořák Concerto with Cristian Măcelaru · over 570,000 views
BENEDICT KLOECKNER
Benedict Kloeckner playing his cello in a beam of stage light

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“Remarkable, really remarkable, perfect playing. Absolute control of technique, intonation and colour.”Daniel Barenboim

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OPUS KLASSIK winnerCarnegie HallBerliner PhilharmonieElbphilharmonieConcertgebouwBerlin Classics · Sony

One of the most exciting cellists of his generation.Welt am SonntagAddictively sensuous sound.The StradSensitive, imaginative and above all longingly beautiful.Süddeutsche ZeitungPerfect intonation, fabulous ease and elegance.Neue Zürcher ZeitungBrightness of sound and firm architectural grasp.GramophoneA refined, elegiac, finely differentiated cello sound.Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungRemarkable, really remarkable, perfect playing.Daniel BarenboimAbsolutely timeless.RBB Radio

Live · Berliner Philharmonie

A sound that goes straight to the heart.

Massenet, Méditation from Thaïs

Sold out. This season.

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The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg at duskSold outPhoto: Andrzej Otrębski, CC BY-SA 4.0Hamburg

Elbphilharmonie

 The Tonhalle ZürichSold outPhoto: Juerg.hug, CC BY-SA 3.0Zürich

Tonhalle

The press

Benedict Kloeckner shows how sensitive, imaginative and above all longingly beautiful the cello can be.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
One of the most exciting cellists of his generation.
Welt am Sonntag
Addictively sensuous sound, magnificently brought to life.
The Strad
He astonishes not only with perfect intonation, but with the fabulous ease and elegance of his playing.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Brightness of sound and firm architectural grasp.
Gramophone
A refined, elegiac, cultivated and finely differentiated cello sound.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

The soloist

Concertos, live with orchestra.

From the Berliner Philharmonie to orchestras across Europe: Dvořák, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Haydn, Strauss and Shostakovich, filmed in concert.

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RepertoireDvořákSchumannHaydn C & DTchaikovsky Rococo VariationsElgarShostakovich 1Brahms DoubleBeethoven TripleStrauss Don QuixoteGuldaWeinbergFlem

2026 / 27 and beyond

Highlights of the next seasons

The Golden Hall of the Wiener Musikverein during a concertPhoto: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0

Wiener Musikverein · Golden Hall

Brahms Double Concerto

In the hall where Brahms himself conducted.

Orchestra on the stage of the Kölner PhilharmoniePhoto: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kölner Philharmonie

Three concertos

  • Schumann · Cello Concerto
  • Tchaikovsky · Rococo Variations
  • Haydn · Concerto in C major

Berliner Philharmonie

Haydn concertos in C and DDeutsches Kammerorchester Berlin

Wiener Konzerthaus

RecitalVienna

Beijing · Debut

NCPA OrchestraNational Centre for the Performing Arts

Kurhaus Wiesbaden · 5 Nov 2027

Portuguese PhilharmonicOsvaldo Ferreira

Concerts

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    “One of the most exciting cellists of his generation.”Welt am Sonntag

    Standing ovations from Carnegie Hall to the Berliner Philharmonie, tens of thousands of listeners each season and millions of views online: Benedict Kloeckner is one of the defining cellists of his time.

    He appears as soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London, the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin and Kremerata Baltica, under conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Sir Simon Rattle and Christoph Eschenbach.

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    Recordings

    Berlin Classics & Sony

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    Berlin Classics

    DvořákCello Concerto

    Dvořák: Cello Concerto & PiecesRomanian Chamber Orchestra · Cristian Măcelaru
    Solo

    BachSix Cello Suites

    J. S. Bach: The Cello Suites“Timeless.” RBB Radio, Album of the Week
    Duo

    BrahmsSonatas

    Brahms: Cello Sonataswith Yu Kosuge, piano
    Forthcoming

    Kjell FlemCello Concerto

    World premiere recordingRundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin · Markus L. Frank

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    The audience

    What stays when the last note fades.

    Voices and comments from Cello Magic evenings. Reviews translated from German.

    ★★★★★

    Cello Magic, what an evening! ✨🥰

    “This magical fusion of Benedict Kloeckner and his Ruggeri cello, together with the fantastic Anna Fedorova at the piano, creates an overwhelming, dreamlike world of sound that really gets under your skin. His charming introductions kept bringing smiles to the audience. Brahms' Lullaby at the very end gave us goosebumps. Two once-in-a-century talents. Thank you for this unforgettable evening!”

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    A wonderful concert

    “For the first time I saw and felt how magical a cello can be. I am still enchanted and thrilled.”

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    What a concert

    “I go to concerts regularly, but I have never experienced anything like this. An evening I will never forget.”

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    Utterly captivating

    “Within the first few minutes the music had me completely under its spell. I could have listened for hours.”

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    An experience that moves you

    “I expected a lovely concert and was completely surprised. I will definitely come again.”

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