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Thank you dear Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam for the always special time in your house, this time in the attic in a short break o...

Thank you dear Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam for the always special time in your house, this time in the attic in a short break of Haydn Seasons rehearsals with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century in may this year.
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Nicolas Altstaedt 28.Dec.22

Beautiful memories of a last summer night on the canals of Amsterdam with Luigi Boccherini.Thank you to AVROTROS Prinsengracht...

Beautiful memories of a last summer night on the canals of Amsterdam with Luigi Boccherini.
Thank you to AVROTROS Prinsengrachtconcert and all the incredible musicians and dear…

Nicolas Altstaedt 23.Dec.22

Sndor Veress: Passacaglia concertante Holliger Kremerata Altstaedt Kammermusikfest Lockenhaus

Sndor Veress (1907-1992) : Passacaglia concertante fr Oboe und Streichorchester (1961)
Heinz Holliger, Oboe
Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra
Nicolas Altstaedt
Kammermusikfest Lockenhaus 16/7/2022

Nicolas Altstaedt 26.Nov.22

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robin Ticciati

Unforgettable Dvork Cello Concerto by the ever inspiring and bigger than life musician Steven Isserlis Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO Berlin) Robin Ticciati Philharmonie Berlin

Nicolas Altstaedt 19.Nov.22

Looking forward to be back in the town of my first studies next week with the great Sinfonieorchester Basel.(<a href=

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Looking forward to be back in the town of my first studies next week with the great Sinfonieorchester Basel.(Link)fon...

Looking forward to be back in the town of my first studies next week with the great Sinfonieorchester Basel.
(Link) you Detroit Symphony Orchestra and…

Nicolas Altstaedt 17.Nov.22

Oratorio de la Santa Cueva Cdiz with Eberhard Feltz"Es sind ungefhr fnfzehn Jahre, dass ich von einem Domherrn in Cadix ers...

Oratorio de la Santa Cueva Cdiz with Eberhard Feltz
"Es sind ungefhr fnfzehn Jahre, dass ich von einem Domherrn in Cadix ersucht wurde, eine Instrumentalmusik auf die sieben…

Nicolas Altstaedt 13.Nov.22

Thank you so much Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Osmo Vnsk for a wonderful time together in Seoul Lotte Concert Hal...

Thank you so much Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Osmo Vnsk for a wonderful time together in Seoul Lotte Concert Hall, Seoul, South Korea and on tour Salzburger Festspielhaus…

Nicolas Altstaedt 01.Nov.22

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Endor is back tonight at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland Anna Prohaska Francesco Corti Larsen Strings HarrisonParrott

Nicolas Altstaedt 28.Oct.22

Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben feiert Jubilum in der Elphi

Heartfelt congratulations to Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben and their fantastic team for 60 years of incredible work and contribution to the music life. I had been lucky to play a…

Nicolas Altstaedt 20.Oct.22

Photos from Seattle Symphony's post

Thank you dear Seattle Symphony and Jonathon Heyward for the last days together
Larsen Strings HarrisonParrott Benaroya Hall

Nicolas Altstaedt 05.Oct.22

Roger Federer & Rafa Nadal can't stop laughing when filming charity match promo

Thank you Roger Federer for the music. You will forever remain an inspiration.

Nicolas Altstaedt 23.Sep.22

Henri Duparc (1848-1933): Sonate pour violoncelle et piano2.LargoNicolas Altstaedt, violoncelleThomas Dunford, lutePrinse...

Henri Duparc (1848-1933): Sonate pour violoncelle et piano
2.Largo
Nicolas Altstaedt, violoncelle
Thomas Dunford, lute
Prinsengrachtconcert
Larsen Strings Brinks…

Nicolas Altstaedt 02.Sep.22

Time for Wolfgang Rihm and Arnold Schoenberg with the incredible Ilya Gringolts and Lawrence Power, violist Musikfest Berlin Phi...

Time for Wolfgang Rihm and Arnold Schoenberg with the incredible Ilya Gringolts and Lawrence Power, violist Musikfest Berlin Philharmonie Berlin Ilya Gringolts

Nicolas Altstaedt 27.Aug.22

Thomas Dunford…

Thomas Dunford Prinsengrachtconcert Larsen Strings

Nicolas Altstaedt 24.Aug.22

Boccherini: Fandango - Nicolas Altstaedt & Friends | Prinsengrachtconcert 2022

This weekend the unexpected dream of my life came true playing in the maybe most beautiful concert location in the world, in the heart of Amsterdam, the Prinsengracht. It feels a…

Nicolas Altstaedt 22.Aug.22

Den hye, lyse natt

precious moments in life in family Quatuor Ebne Lawrence Power, violist

Nicolas Altstaedt 18.Aug.22

Nicolas Altstaedt Creation

The commitment and dedication of Nicolas Altstaedt to these two concertos is remarkable and represents a crucial part of the success that the two works have enjoyed with the…

Nicolas Altstaedt 15.Aug.22

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Schackenborg Musikfest Andrej Grilc

Nicolas Altstaedt 14.Aug.22

Photos from Schackenborg Musikfest's post

Magic Schackenborg Musikfest

Nicolas Altstaedt 13.Aug.22

J.S.Bach: Suite No.5 for Violoncello Solo BWV 1011: Gavotte 1/2Stadtkirche Wittenberg Lutherstadt #LucasCranach #martinluther ...

J.S.Bach: Suite No.5 for Violoncello Solo BWV 1011: Gavotte 1/2
Stadtkirche Wittenberg Lutherstadt #LucasCranach #martinluther
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