Hans Erik Deckert (11 January 1927 – 20 August 2022) was a German cellist.
Biography
Hans Erik Deckert was born in Hamburg on 11 January 1927. He began his musical career at the Musisches Gymnasium Frankfurt with Kurt Thomas.[1] After 1945, he took up studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen.[2] Later, he studied among others with Sergiu Celibidache.[3][4]
In addition to teaching at various Scandinavian conservatories from 1960 to 1989, Deckert has been active internationally as a soloist, chamber musician and conductor.[5] He is founder and president of the Danish section of the European String Teachers Association (ESTA), initiator of the Cello Academy and member of the orchestra of the Royal Opera Copenhagen.[2]
Deckert lived near Aarhus, Jutland.[2] He died on 20 August 2022, at the age of 95.[6]
