Klaus Storck

Klaus Storck (11 February 1928 – 18 March 2011[1][2][3]) was a German cellist who appeared internationally as soloist and chamber musician.

[5] He spent several years studying with Enrico Mainardi, on a scholarship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.

He built an extensive classical and romantic repertoire He included pieces by lesser-known composers and works of contemporary music in his programs, such as Britten, Martin, Shostakovich, Genzmer, Bialas, Kagel, Baird and Medek, often in world premieres.

[7] Storck's first recording of Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata on original instruments, with Alfons Kontarsky playing hammerflügel,[8] received special international attention.

[17] He taught master classes all over the world,[5][17] such as in summer 2007 in Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, and in April 2009 at the Musikhochschule Hannover and the Landesmusikakademie Sondershausen [de].