Gustav Rivinius

Gustav Rivinius (born in 1965 in Saarland) is a German cellist and professor for cello at the Hochschule für Musik Saar.

Rivinius began his cello studies at the age of six with Hermann Dirr in Munich.

Later he studied in Saarbrücken for several years with Ulrich Voss and Claus Kanngiesser, then with David Geringas in Lübeck, with Zara Nelsova at the Juilliard School in New York and finally with Heinrich Schiff in Basel.

After winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition, which was the first time that a German musician was awarded this prize, numerous concert appearances in major music metropolises in Europe, Japan, Mexico and the USA followed.

In 1993 he recorded the complete cello sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven for the WDR.

First Performance of BARDO for Cello with Curved Bow and Orchestra by Hans Zender, Cellist Gustav Rivinius with BACH.Bogen [ 1 ]