Erich Oskar Huetter

Born in 1973, Erich Oskar Huetter studied with Hildgund Posch at the University of Music in Graz and Reinhard Latzko at the Musikakademie in Basel where in 1999 he gained the soloist's diploma and teachers diploma (both with highest distinction).

He then went on to study with the exceptional cellists Janos Starker at Indiana University and Ralph Kirshbaum at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and got further artistic stimulation through Mischa Maisky at the Accademia Chigiana Siena.

While still a student, Erich won numerous prizes at competitions.

He performed as a soloist under important conductors such as Daniel Barenboim.

E.O. Huetter played with the following orchestras as a soloist: Basler Symphoniker, Radio Symphonie Orchester Basel, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Members of West Eastern Divan, Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra, Collegium pro Musica Genova and Moscow Chamber Orchestra.

As a soloist Erich Oskar Huetter performed in major concert halls including Musikverein and Konzerthaus (Vienna), Mozarteum (Salzburg), Beethoven-Haus (Bonn), Royal Castle (Warsaw), Lisinski Hall (Zagreb), Wahington (Kennedy Center), UN-Headquarter (New York City), Gonfalone (Rom), Jin Mao Concert Hall (Shanghai), Casino (Basel), Stefaniensaal (Graz), Jerusalem Music Center, Philharmonie (Berlin), Glocke (Bremen) and Schleswig Holstein Music Festival.

He is regularly giving master classes at various universities, as well as at the International Summer Academy Stift Admont.

E.O. Huetter is a member of the Arcus Ensemble Vienna and Hyperion Ensemble.

In recitals he plays together with the pianist Paul Gulda.

E. O. Huetter is founder and artistic director of the renowned “Styrian Chamber Music Festival” and the festival “Sounding Jerusalem” in the Old City of Jerusalem. “Sounding Jerusalem” presents an Europeen chamber music festival as well as an intercultural platform for young musicians from Palestine, Israel and Europe. (www.soundingjerusalem.com)

In September 2006 he played a premiere performance of a piece composed by the famous composer Philip Glass within the ceremonies of 9/11 at the UN-Headquarter in New York City.

Numerous appearances on radio and television as well as CD recordings made him known to a wider public.