Valentin Radutiu, cello. Fredericksburg Music Festival & School

Valentin Radutiu, cello

The Fredericksburg Music Festival & School is honored to present internationally acclaimed cellist Valentin Radutiu alongside pianist Minhye Choi for an evening of towering Romanticism and virtuosic twentieth-century masterworks.

Celebrated for his “glowing, distinctive and exciting masculine tone” and described by the Süddeutsche Zeitung as “one of the great cello talents of our time,” Valentin Radutiu has established himself as one of Europe’s leading cellists through performances with many of the world’s major orchestras and appearances in renowned concert halls across Europe and Asia.

Currently Principal Cellist of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and newly appointed Professor of Cello at the Rice University Shepherd School of Music, Radutiu brings to Fredericksburg a rare combination of commanding virtuosity, intellectual depth, and deeply expressive artistry.

Joined by pianist Minhye Choi, this recital explores the expansive emotional world of the cello sonata repertoire — from the radiant lyricism and symphonic breadth of Johannes Brahms to the fiery energy of Dmitry Kabalevsky and the colorful brilliance of Bohuslav Martinů.

Presented in the intimate setting of historic St. Joseph’s Hall in Fredericksburg, Texas, this concert offers audiences the opportunity to experience world-class chamber music at extraordinary proximity in the heart of the Texas Hill Country.

• Brahms — Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99
• Kabalevsky — Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 71
• Martinů — Variations on a Theme of Rossini

Valentin Radutiu has appeared as soloist with orchestras including the Czech Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and Hong Kong Sinfonietta, and has performed at venues including the Berlin Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin, and the Palais des Beaux-Arts.

He performs on a rare 1686 cello by Francesco Ruggieri of Cremona.

St. Joseph’s Hall

June 7–21, 2026

Texas Cellos
and the Fredericksburg Music Festival & School

• Brahms — Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99
• Kabalevsky — Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 71
• Martinů — Variations on a Theme of Rossini

This concert forms part of the 2026 Fredericksburg Music Festival & School, an international summer festival bringing together exceptional artists, students, and audiences from around the world in the Texas Hill Country.

St. Joseph’s Halle

June 7–21, 2026

Texas Cellos
and the Fredericksburg Music Festival & School

Praised by the Süddeutsche Zeitung for his “glowing, singing and distinctive sound” and as “one of the great cello-talents of our time” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), cellist Valentin Radutiu was born in Munich and received his first cello lessons from his father at the age of six. He later studied in Salzburg, Vienna and Berlin with Clemens Hagen, Heinrich Schiff and David Geringas.

Valentin Radutiu has performed as a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Deutsche Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken, the Symphony Orchestras of the MDR Leipzig and the SWR Stuttgart, Münchener Kammerorchester, Camerata Salzburg, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Bucharest’s Filarmonica Enescu and the Romanian Radio National Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Opéra de Marseille, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Prague Philharmonia, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, and the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and has appeared at the Berliner Philharmonie, Munich's Prinzregententheater, Philharmonie and Herkulessaal, the Konzerthaus Berlin, Philharmonic Hall Riga, Konserthuset Stockholm, Bucharest Atheneum, Palais des Beaux Arts Bruxelles, Hong Kong City Hall, and has partnered with conductors such as Lawrence Foster, Ruben Gazarian, Gustavo Gimeno, Pablo Gonzales, Stanislaw Kochanowski, Cristian Macelaru, Jérémie Rhorer, LeošSvárovsky and Robin Ticciati. He has been heard at numerous festivals, including the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Heidelberger Frühling, Cellobiennale Amsterdam, Honk Kong Arts Festival, SoNoRo, Fürstensaal Classix, Klangspuren Tirol.

His chamber music partners include the Hagen-Quartett, Evgeni Bozhanov, Boris Brovtsyn, Ib Hausmann, Diana Ketler, Alissa Margulis, Igor Ozim, Alina Pogostkina, Razvan Popovici, Per Rundberg, Alexander Stikovetsky, Rolando Villazón, the Schumann-Quartet and the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Radutiu has released several CD recordings: In addition to the 2011 debut CD an album with French works by Lalo, Ravel and Magnard is available; the 2014 release of the complete works for cello and piano by George Enescu with Per Rundberg was praised by critics as a benchmark recording (Haenssler Classic). Radutiu’s intensive collaboration with the composer and conductor Peter Ruzicka is documented by his premier recording of Ruzicka's cello concerto and cello chamber music. In 2015, Radutiu’s album Remembering the Rain with jazz pianist Benjamin Schaefer was released, most recently a CD with the Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn and cello concertos by Haydn, Janson, and Christian Bach.

Since 2019, Valentin Radutiu holds the position of Principal Cellist of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. In 2025, he was appointed Professor of Cello at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. Previously, he served as professor of cello at the Hochschule für Musik “Carl Maria von Weber” Dresden.

Radutiu plays a cello made by Francesco Ruggieri (Cremona, 1686).

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