Germans lament top cellist, 50

Germans lament top cellist, 50

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norman lebrecht

September 09, 2021

The oustanding and versatile cellist Sebastian Hess has died suddenly of an aneurysm.

A student of William Pleeth and Mstislav Rostropovich, he enjoyed a diverse career as a soloist on both baroque and modern instruments. He had close relationships with contemporary composers Moritz Eggert, Jörg Widmann, Hans-Jürgen von Bose and the late Hans Werner Henze.

Hess, who was 50, taught in Munich at the at the University of Music and the Richard Strauss Conservatoire.

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