Franz Helmerson

Role

Cellist

Country

Frans Helmerson began his musical studies with Guido Vecchi in Gothenburg before continuing them with Giuseppe Selmi in Rome and William Pleeth in London. Sergiu Celibidache and Mistislav Rostropovich were his lifelong mentors and had a significant influence on his artistic development. In 1971, he won the Cassado Prize in Florence, the first of many awards that would follow. He has performed in Europe, Japan, Russia, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and the USA.

Perfromed

Champs-Elysées Theater

Frans Hermerson has performed with many internationally renowned orchestras and has received numerous critical acclaim and accolades for his concerts and recordings. Dvořák's concerto with Neeme Järvi and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra has been hailed as "the finest recording available on the market."

Frans Hermerson's interest in chamber music is a driving and crucial force in his musical environment. He is a regular guest at the most renowned European festivals such as the Verbier Festival, the Pablo Casals Festival, the Prades Festival, and the Ravenna Festival. For several years, he was director of the Umea-Korsholm International Chamber Music Festival. In 2002, he founded the Michelangelo String Quartet.

In addition to his career as a soloist and chamber musician, Frans Helmerson has taught for several years as a professor at the Cologne and Madrid Conservatories. Since 2011/2012, he has been a guest professor at the Hans Eisler Music Conservatory in Berlin. In 2016, he was a guest professor at the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin. Since 2006, he has also been a senior professor at the Kronberg Academy. He plays the Stephan-Peter Greiner cello.