Alban Gerhardt

Alban Gerhardt is a German cellist born in 1969 in Berlin. He studied under Boris Pergamenschikov and Frans Helmerson. He debuted with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1991 under Semyon Bychkov. Since then, he has performed with leading orchestras worldwide, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic. His repertoire spans classical works to contemporary compositions. He has recorded for labels such as Hyperion and Deutsche Grammophon. His recording of Unsuk Chin's Cello Concerto won the BBC Music Magazine Award in 2015. Gerhardt plays a Matteo Gofriller cello dating from 1710.