Michael Flaksman

Born in Akron (Ohio, USA) in 1946. He received his cello lessons first by Ernst Silberstein, then by Leonard Rose and Maurice Eisenberger. He made his debut at the age of seventeen as a soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, and in 1964 and 1965 he was a guest of the Marlboro Festival, where he followed P. Casals’s masterclass and played alongside R. Serkin as other important artists. After graduating from Harvard University he studied harmony and composition with N. Boulanger. He continued his studies with Antonio Janigro and soon became his assistant both in Stuttgart and Salzburg, then succeeded in Stuttgart, and since 1991 he has been a teacher at the Heidelberg and Mannheim high-musical education schools. In Salzburg she debuted European scenes in 1974 and was the winner of the Violoncello International Award in Bologna in the same year.
In 1975 he received the Casals Centennial Award in Barcelona. He has performed extensively in chamber music concerts, recital