Friedrich GAUWERKY
violoncello

Born in Hamburg, Friedrich Gauwerky gave his first public performances at the age of twelve. He maintains worldwide activities as a soloist and as a chamber musican in ensembles such as Trio Pleyel, Ensemble Köln, Ensemble Modern, and ELISION Ensemble. He has been featured as a soloist with several orchestras and has participated in radio and television productions throughout Europe, the USA, Asia, Australia and CIS countries.

He has recorded for Deutshe Grammophon Gesellschaft, RICORDI, ETCETERA, and AMP records. Lectureships in violoncello have been held at various tertiary institutions including the Musikhochschule Köln, the Royal Academy of Music London, the University of California, the University of Adelaide, and others.

ELISION has featured Friedrich as a soloist in the Australian premiere of Volker HEYN's K'mon Siggibeybe for violoncello and nine musicians, and composers who have written for him extensively include Richard BARRETT, David YOUNG, and many others.

January 1998

Friedrich's own site www.gauwerky.de