Morten Zeuthen, occupies a central position amongst Denmark`s string players. As soloist, he has performed with all the Danish symphony orchestras, often appears in solo cello recitals and has extensive duo activities with the pianist, Amalie Malling. Together they have played in Carnegie Hall, New York; the Wigmore Hall, London; and the Casals Hall, Tokyo. He has made innumerable CDs, his recording of Bach’s solo suites received a Danish Grammy for Classical Recording of 1994 and in 2006 the “Suzuki…
Morten Zeuthen, occupies a central position amongst Denmark`s string players. As soloist, he has performed with all the Danish symphony orchestras, often appears in solo cello recitals and has extensive duo activities with the pianist, Amalie Malling. Together they have played in Carnegie Hall, New York; the Wigmore Hall, London; and the Casals Hall, Tokyo. He has made innumerable CDs, his recording of Bach’s solo suites received a Danish Grammy for Classical Recording of 1994 and in 2006 the “Suzuki Classical Review” found Zeuthens recording the very best out of the 110 recordings available. His CD, “L’Homme Armé” with new Danish solo music was awarded the Classical Solo Recording of 2006. Among other awards is the prize given by the Danish Musicians Union.
As chamber musician, Morten Zeuthen was a member of the legendary Kontra String Quartet from 1976 to 2000, which toured Europe, Japan, and the U.S, during a time when they were an ensemble officially representing the Danish state. The Quartet has recorded all the string quartets written by major Danish composers, more than 30 CDs. The Quartet has been awarded The Gramophone Record of the Year, has been twice nominated for the Nordic Counsel’s Music Prize, received the special prize for the year’s new music recording at the MIDEM festival in Cannes, etc.
As professor of cello at the Royal Danish Conservatoire of Music, Morten Zeuthen has led a blooming, international class of cellists since his appointment in 1996. His pupils have won many prizes and positions. Among those: his students have three times in a row won first prize in The Danish String Competition. He, himself, studied under Paul Tortelier and Asger Lund Christiansen, and, for short study periods, Mstislav Rostropovich and Arto Noras.
As principal cello concertmaster in the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra from l978 to 1997, he has toured much of the world and worked with some of the world’s greatest conductors and soloists. Morten Zeuthen plays a Giuseppe Rocca cello dating from 1845.
February 2016
