Hugo Becker (cellist)

Hugo Becker, around 1900, photography, Bibliothèque nationale de France

Hugo Becker (born February 13, 1863 in Strasbourg , † June 30, 1941 in Geiselgasteig ) was a German cellist , cello teacher and composer .

Life

Becker received violin and later cello lessons from his father Jean Becker and was a cellist at the Mannheim court orchestra at the age of fifteen . He studied with Alfredo Piatti , Jules de Swert and in Dresden with Friedrich Grützmacher . From 1884 he was solo cellist at the theater orchestra in Frankfurt am Main and cello teacher at the Hoch Conservatory . Clara Schumann was one of his colleagues there .

He also went on concert tours, including through the USA , and played in a piano trio with Eugène Ysaÿe and Ferruccio Busoni , and later with Carl Flesch and Artur Schnabel .

In addition to a suite, he composed a cello concerto and works for cello with piano accompaniment. His students included Enrico Mainardi , Paul Grümmer , Beatrice Harrison , Gregor Piatigorsky and Herbert Walenn .

personal data
SURNAME	Becker, Hugo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German cellist, cello teacher and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 13, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH	Strasbourg
DATE OF DEATH	June 30, 1941
Place of death	Geiselgasteig