Andreas Kipp - Cello

Andreas Kipp, born in 1975 in Hameln, began his first cello lessons at the age of six with Frauke Rottler. He continued his musical education with Christiane Aydintan before enrolling in studies with Michael Sanderling at the Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ in Berlin. After completing his diploma in Berlin, Andreas Kipp furthered his studies with a postgraduate course in Frankfurt am Main. From 1995 to 1999, he was a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra and the European Union Youth Chamber Orchestra.

In 1998, he began working with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, initially as an intern and later as an academy member. Andreas Kipp also played as a substitute with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, where he had a temporary contract from 2006 to 2009.

Since 1994, Andreas Kipp has been active in chamber music as a member of the cello quartet “Berliner Cellharmoniker.” The ensemble won the “Charles Hennen” International Chamber Music Competition (Netherlands) and the Violoncello Ensemble Competition in Beauvais (France), and received the Special Prize of the City of Beauvais, the EMCY Special Prize “Dancing Angel,” and the Förderpreis of the European Cultural Foundation “Pro Europa.”

The ensemble’s performances on renowned stages and at prestigious music festivals, such as the Rheingau and Schleswig-Holstein Music Festivals, as well as appearances in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and several CD productions, demonstrate the vibrant engagement of this cross-over ensemble.