| Biography | Nicolas Altstaedt is a German/French classical cellist. As a soloist, conductor and artistic director, he performs repertoire spanning from early music to the contemporary.
In 2012 Nicolas was chosen by Gidon Kremer to become his successor as the new artistic director of the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival, and in 2014 Adam Fischer asked him to follow in his footsteps as Artistic Director of the Haydn Philharmonie, with whom he regularly performs at Vienna Konzerthaus, Esterhazy Festival and will tour both China and Japan in the next season. Nicolas will be Artistic Director of the Pfingstfestspiele Ittingen 2019 and 2020. |