About Valentin Erben
Born 1945. Valentin Erben is an Austrian musician, university teacher and cellist.
Valentin Erben (born 1945 in Vienna) is an Austrian cellist.
Life Erben studied with Walter Reichardt in Munich, Tobias Kühne in Vienna and André Navarra in Paris. In 1970, he became a founding member of the Alban Berg Quartett, with which he played for 38 years. He has taught cello at the Hochschule für Musik Vienna since 1972. He also teaches at the University of Cologne, the Chigiana Academy in Siena, and ProQuartet in Paris.
He won the International Cello Competition in Vienna and the ARD International Music Competition in Munich.
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Who is Valentin Erben?
Austrian cellist
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Valentin Erben was born in 1945 in Vienna, Pernitz.
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Valentin Erben is a musician, university teacher and cellist.
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Valentin Erben is Austrian.
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