André Hekking

André Hekking (20 July 1866 – 14 December 1925) was a French cellist.

Born in Bordeaux, he studied with Charles Auguste de Bériot, touring Spain at fifteen.

In 1909, he settled in Paris to become a teacher of the cello, having in the meantime gained a reputation throughout Europe as a virtuoso.

He joined the faculty of the Conservatoire de Paris in 1918 and became a professor a year later.

Among his notable pupils were the cellists Juan Ruiz Casaux, Charles Houdret, and Grace Vamos.