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International Press

“One of the most exciting cellists of his generation.”


Welt am Sonntag

“A subtle, elegiac, finely cultivated cello tone.”


Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

“Kloeckner wanders through the given themes with great poetry, narrates, and playfully reflects on musical ideas. His search is for the inner spirit. At times his playing seems almost sacred, recalling a humble musical evening prayer.”


Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

“Benedict Kloeckner shows how sensitively, imaginatively and, above all, how hauntingly beautiful the cello can be played.”


Süddeutsche Zeitung

“The wonderfully sensitive cellist Benedict Kloeckner ennobled the music with a movingly warm, speaking cello tone.”


Süddeutsche Zeitung

“The sensitive cellist with the slender hands astonishes not only with perfect intonation, but also with the fabulous ease and elegance of his playing.”


Neue Zürcher Zeitung

“A moving conclusion to a thoughtfully conceived Dvořák concerto, bringing Benedict Kloeckner’s addictively sensuous sound magnificently to life.”


The Strad

“Brightness of sound and firm architectural grasp characterize Benedict Kloeckner’s Dvořák Cello Concerto under conductor Cristian Măcelaru.”


Gramophone Magazine

“The partnership of Kloeckner and Danae Dörken sounds deep and close, and their interpretations are clearly conceived together and entirely their own, articulated with an endless variety of colour and expression, captured with an equally natural immediacy. It is magnificent.”


Gramophone Magazine

“The Cello Magician.”


Die Rheinpfalz

“He is a young rock star—only with a cello… One is completely drawn under the spell of the soloist. He sweeps the audience into an irresistible whirlwind… Benedict Klöckner enchanted his listeners with his cello magic.”


Die Rheinpfalz

“Album of the Week – Music for the Soul: Benedict Kloeckner plays Dvořák.”


NDR Kultur

“Absolutely timeless.”


Julia Spinola, RBB Radio  "Album of the Week"

“The German cellist proves to be an impressive Bach interpreter.”


Opus Klassiek