About Hans Erik Deckert
Lived 1927 – 2022 (aged 95). Hans Erik Deckert was a German musician.
Hans Erik Deckert (11 January 1927 – 20 August 2022) was a German cellist.
Biography Hans Erik Deckert was born in Hamburg on 11 January 1927. He began his musical career at the Musisches Gymnasium Frankfurt with Kurt Thomas. After 1945, he took up studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. Later, he studied among others with Sergiu Celibidache.
In addition to teaching at various Scandinavian conservatories from 1960 to 1989, Deckert has been active internationally as a soloist, chamber musician and conductor. He is founder and president of the Danish section of the European String Teachers Association (ESTA), initiator of the Cello Academy and member of the orchestra of the Royal Opera Copenhagen.
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German musician (1927–2022)
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Hans Erik Deckert was born on 11 January 1927 in Hamburg.
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Hans Erik Deckert died on 20 August 2022 in Copenhagen.
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Hans Erik Deckert was a musician.
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Hans Erik Deckert was German.
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