VON ALBRECHT, Dorothea

Dorothea von Albrecht studied under Christoph Henkel and William Pleeth, passed her Konzertexamen at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, and became an Associate of the Royal College of Music, London. She won competition prizes and scholarships, including a stay at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada, where she began working with improvisation.

von Albrecht has performed as a soloist and chamber musician at events including the Venice Biennale and Salzburg Festival. She participated in Ensemble Modern from 1991 to 1996 and served as principal cellist of the Heidelberger Sinfoniker from 1996 to 2003. She performed in a duo with Christine Olbrich from 1988 to 2007, was a member of Trio Ascolto from 1997 to 2007 and joined Trio Baldoré in 2009. Composers such as Earle Brown, Matthew Burtner, and Violeta Dinescu have written pieces for her and her ensembles. Since 2006, she has directed a chamber music salon in Heidelberg, and she serves as chairperson of the Neckar-Musikfestival-Förderverein.