German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is one of the most versatile and sought-after artists today. As a soloist, conductor, and artistic director, he performs repertoire ranging from early to contemporary music on both period and modern instruments.
Since Altstaedt’s critically acclaimed 2010 début with Wiener Philharmoniker and Gustavo Dudamel at the Lucerne Festival, notable residencies and collaborations include Budapest Festival Orchestra (Fischer), SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg (Currentzis), Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (Adès), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Helsinki Festival (Salonen), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Philharmoniker, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (Ticciati), Konzerthausorchester Berlin (Mallwitz), Philharmonia Orchestra (Järvi), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (Shani), Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Emelyanychev), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, NHK and Yomiuri Nippon (Yamada) symphony orchestras, Sydney and New Zealand symphony orchestras (Runnicles), and Australian Chamber Orchestra.
