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About Benjamin
Winner, George Enescu International Competition (2022) European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) Rising Star, 2024/25 Season
Luxembourgish cellist Benjamin Kruithof is emerging as one of the most promising instrumentalist talents of his generation. His first-prize winning performance of the Dvořák Cello Concerto at the George Enescu International Competition (2022) was praised as being “noble, singing, beautiful” (Bachtrack). For the 2024/25 season, Benjamin will be a European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) Rising Star artist, having been nominated by Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Philharmonie du Luxembourg.
The ECHO Rising Star programme will see Benjamin perform on some of Europe’s most renowned stages, with recitals in Cologne, Luxembourg, Birmingham, Amsterdam, Vienna, Budapest, Gateshead, Hamburg, Dortmund, Stockholm, Barcelona, Katowice, Lisbon, Brussels, Porto, Lyon, London and Baden-Baden. Acclaimed British composer Sally Beamish has specially composed a new work dedicated to Benjamin 'Reverie' for this tour; inspired by his Luxembourgish heritage. The programme will also see Benjamin engaging in outreach activities and other opportunities for professional development through customised workshops and mentorship schemes.
Further highlights for Benjamin this season will include his debut recitals at Alte Oper Frankfurt and Musikebouw Eindhoven, and performing as part of the opening season of London's newest concert venue; Bechstein Hall. Concerto projects will include Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and the Schumann concerto with the Heidelberger Symphoniker, for the closing concert of the 2025 Heidelberger Frühling Festival.
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Worldwide General Management with Askonas Holt
Season Highlights
Video
Benjamin Kruithof performs Rachmaninoff's Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19
Artist: Benjamin Kruithof (accompanied by Marco Sanna) Piece: Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19 Recorded October 2024 in Philharmonie Luxembourg Permission from Philharmonie Luxembourg / Celia Ruiz Artacho / SARUME MEDIA Credit: Philharmonie Luxembourg
PlayingBenjamin Kruithof plays Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major
Credit: Solistes Européens /Philharmonie Luxembourg / Yunus Tuncali
PlayingBenjamin Kruithof plays Rachmaninov Cello Sonata
Credit: Philharmonie Luxembourg / Celia Ruiz Artacho / SARUME MEDIA
PlayingBenjamin Kruithof plays Dvorak's Cello Concerto
Benjamin Kruithof performs Dvorak’s “Waldesruhe” with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. Copyright: Gouvernment LU Credit: Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
PlayingBenjamin Kruithof plays Dvorak's Cello Concerto
Benjamin Kruithof performs Dvorak Cello Concerto with the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Tito Muñoz. All rights owned by George Enescu International Competition Credit: George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra
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Selected Repertoire
BRAHMS | Double Concerto in A minor Op. 102 |
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DVORAK | Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104 • Rondo in G minor for Cello and Orchestra Op. 94 |
ELGAR | Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 |
HAYDN | Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major Hob. VII:1 • Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major Hob. VII:2 |
KAVELEVSKY | Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 49 |
LALO | Cello Concerto in D minor |
SAINT-SAËNS | Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 33 |
SCHUMANN | Cello Concerto in A minor Op. 129 |
TCHAIKOVSKY | Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33 |
VIVALDI | Concerto for Two Cellos RV. 531 |
WALTON | Cello Concerto |