Guido Schiefen 
(Cello)

Guido Schiefen was born in 1968 near Bonn/Germany.
He studied in Cologne with Prof. Alwin Bauer and had lessons with Prof. Maurice Gendron in France and Prof. Siegfried Palm.
Since his childhood he performed on stage as a soloist and as chamber musician in Germany and other European countries.
His international carreer started in 1990 after becoming a prize winner at the 9th Int. Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
He has been invited to play in important concerts and prestigous festivals in Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Ireland, Japan.
Furthermore he travelled throughout South America and the Middle East, he debuted successfully in cities like London, Paris, St. Petersburg , Tokyo, Munich, Santiago de Chile, Frankfurt, Bern etc.
Besides his concert activities he recorded for numerous radio-and TV corporations as well as for CD-companies like ebs, Capriccio, Sony Switzerland, Arte Nova/BMG, cpo, Contempora, Oehms Classics.
On more than 20 CDs he recorded essential works of the cello repertoire like the complete Suites for solo cello by J.S.Bach and Max Reger, Beethoven's cello sonatas with pianist Alfredo Perl, the complete works for cello and piano by Franz Liszt with pianist Eric Le Van, the Dvorak concerto and others.
These recordings have been enthusiastically reviewed by leading magazins like Fono Forum/ Germany ("Star of the month" for Beethoven cello sonatas) or "The Strad" about Reger-Suites :(Oehms Classics)"Few artists have succeeded in producing such consistent beauty and richness of tone as Guido Schiefen in this musically and technically demanding repertory(...)".
He is regulary teaching in masterclasses in Germany and abroad, since 2000 he is artistic director of the "Rhein-Sieg-chamber music festival" in Germany.
As cellist of the "Ensemble Incanto" he is very much involved into all kinds of chamber music projects.
During the last years several composers dedicated their works to Guido Schiefen.