Anton Hekking

Anton Hekking ( born September 7, 1856 in The Hague, † November 18, 1935 in Berlin) was a Dutch cellist.

Life

He came from a musical family, which also includes the French cellist André Hekking ( brother) and Gérard Hekking ( cousin ) and belonged. Only 17 years old, he was principal cellist in the symphony orchestra of Utrecht, to then the Pawlowski to join orchestra in Russia. Then he studied from 1873 to 1878 at the Conservatoire de Paris in Léon Jacquard and Pierre Chevillard, where he won a first prize.

This was followed by his first tour in the United States, where he performed, among others, the Russian pianist Anna Essipova. On his return to Europe he joined in 1880 the Bilse chapel in Berlin and was established in May 1882 one of the founders of the Berlin Philharmonic. He left a short time later with this orchestra from to go with the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe and composers on concert tour through Europe. 1884 to 1888 he was a member off and on again the Berlin Philharmonic in to then participate as first cellist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and from 1895 to 1898 in the New York Philharmonic from 1889 to 1891. During this time he has given numerous solo concerts in the U.S. and in Europe.

From 1902 to 1907 he trained with the American pianist Artur Schnabel and the Polish violinist Alfred Wittenberg the first " Hekking Trio ", which initiated the establishment of the Schubert Hall in Berlin. Following the resignation of Arthur Schnabel he sat from 1907 to 1909 the Hekking trio with Wittenberg and the American pianist Clarence Adler continued, which celebrated major successes in the United States. During this time he also taught at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin, which is now affiliated with the University of the Arts.

Hekking played the cello in the romantic style with an impressive vibrato. A replay of the Elégie by Jules Massenet in 1911, which bears witness, is located on the compilation The Recorded Cello, Volume II by Pearl.

Works (selection)

  • Evening Song by Schumann, Stradivari Record G 85
  • Meditation, Ave Maria by Bach, Continental 535
  • Chanson triste by Tchaikovsky, Continental 535
  • Reverie. Schumann, Pathé 54161
  • Chanson triste # # ( Tchaikovsky ), Kalliope K 535
  • Berceuse from Godard, Kalliope K 241

Swell

  • Variations with orchestra, 125 years of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, The Recorded Cello, Vol.II
  • Netherlander
  • Cellist
  • Born in 1856
  • Died in 1935
  • Man
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