Claire Sojung Henkel and Jens Peter Maintz Cello Duo Concert

At Youngsan Art Hall on December 7

Two top-tier cellists, who share a teacher-student relationship, will present a rare cello duo concert.

Claire Sojung Henkel, Associate Principal Cellist of the Staatskapelle Berlin, and Jens Peter Maintz, Principal Cellist of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, will hold their first duo concert at 7:30 p.m. on December 7 at the Youngsan Art Hall.

Claire Sojung Henkel is the first Asian tenured member and Associate Principal Cellist of the Staatskapelle Berlin and is actively performing throughout Europe. From 2004 to 2008, she was also the first Korean tenured member of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. In October 2022, she joined the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra's European tour as Principal Cellist and has since regularly appeared as guest principal at Seoul Philharmonic performances, earning significant acclaim in Korea as well. She plays an Antonio Casini cello crafted in Modena, Italy, around 1680.

Cellist Jens Peter Maintz is a renowned cello virtuoso who gained prominence by winning the cello category at the ARD International Music Competition in 1994, a category that had not seen a winner for 17 years. He served as Principal Cellist of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and, since 2006, has been Principal Cellist of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra at the invitation of Claudio Abbado.

He is also highly regarded as an educator. Since 2004, he has been a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts, and since 2017, he has also been a professor at the Reina Sof?a School of Music in Madrid. Claire Sojung Henkel is among his students.

At this concert, the duo will perform a diverse selection of works spanning from classical and romantic to 20th-century music, featuring pieces by Haydn, Gli?re, Ligeti, Mozart, Offenbach, and Paganini.

Prior to the concert, masterclasses will also be held. Claire Sojung Henkel will lead a masterclass on December 4 at Songwoo Hall in Songwoo Trading, and Jens Peter Maintz will conduct his masterclass on December 10.

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