Gavriel Lipkind

Gavriel Lipkind (; born 1977) is an Israeli classical cellist based in The Netherlands. Lipkind made his radio debut performance aged eight, left Israel at an age of about 18, and received degrees from three music colleges. He won awards in music competitions and performed with orchestras until 2002, when he took time off from touring for three years to study music and revise his repertoire. Lipkind released two albums in 2006 and tours solo and with the Lipkind-Quartet.

Early life and career Gavriel Lipkind was born in 1977 in Tel Aviv as the second child of an academic family that had emigrated from Russia. He began to play cello at the age of six, made his radio performance debut at the age of eight, and studied at the S. Rubin Music Academy of Tel Aviv University under classical musician Uzi Wiesel. Lipkind left Israel aged almost 18 and had his military service waived. Lipkind has received awards at the 1994 Rostropovich International Cello Competition in Paris, the 1997 Leonard Rose International Cello Competition in Washington, D.C., and the ARD International Music Competition in Munich. He worked with Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet, Pinchas Zukerman, and Yehudi Menuhin, performed in broadcasting, and played as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. From 2005 to 2006, Lipkind was a fellow of the Akademie Schloss Solitude. It is called "Zihrhonheimer cello" and estimated to have been built between 1670 and 1680.

Personal life Lipkind lives in a nature preserve north of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and is Married to the violinist Anna Lipkind.

Discography Johann Sebastian Bach: 6 Suites a Violoncello Solo Senza Basso (2006) Miniatures & Folklore (2006)