Rainer Zipperling

Prof. Rainer Zipperling is one of the best-known cellists and gambists in the field of early music. More than 400 recordings attest to his activity as an accompanist or soloist, whether with John Eliot Gardiner and the “English Baroque Soloists”, the 18th century orchestra conducted by Frans Brüggen, the Ricercar Ensemble, the Mozart Orchestra under Claudio Abbado, the Leonhardt Consort or the Bach Collegium Japan.
In addition to his artistic work, he teaches violoncello, viola da gamba and chamber music at the universities of Cologne and Leuven/Belgium. He also gives masterclasses worldwide and publishes previously unpublished compositions and his own arrangements. In addition, he founded the CD label Flora with two colleagues, for which he recorded Bach’s 6 Suites for Violoncello Solo, among others.