Frans Helmerson
Frans Helmerson (born 1945) is a Swedish cellist.
Biography
Helmerson was born in 1945 and by the age of 8 began playing cello. Later on, he studied at University of Gothenburg and in both Rome and London.[1] His first concert was in Stockholm, Sweden after which he traveled throughout Europe, Asia, United States, and Russia. He also worked as a conductor with various Scandinavian orchestras and the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia where he still present.[2] In 2002 he became a founder of Michelangelo String Quartet in whose group he had Mihaela Martin, Stephan Picard and Nobuko Imai and worked there as a professor, soloist and conductor. From 2011 to 2012 he was a guest professor at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" where he currently plays a cello of Domenico Montagnana.[3] He published his Dvorak Concerto under BIS Records label which was praised a lot by critics and later on he, along with a conductor of Russian State Symphony Capella, Valery Polyansky, published both Shostakovich's cello concertos which too got acclaim among critics.[4]
References
- ↑ "Frans Helmerson". Musical World. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Frans Helmerson". Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Frans Helmerson". Kronberg Academy. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ↑ "A few words about Frans Helmerson". Verbier Festival. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
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