Kristin (Gräfin) von der Goltz (born 2 May 1966, in

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg ...

, West Germany) is a German-Norwegian cellist. She plays music from the baroque repertoire, but she also performs music from later periods. Her five older brothers include the violinist and conductor

Gottfried von der Goltz Gottfried von der Goltz (born 1 June 1964 in Würzburg, Germany) is a German violinist and conductor, specialising in the baroque repertoire. Born into the ancient Brandenburgish Goltz family, Gottfried was a great-grandson of the former commande ...

. Her first teachers were her parents, Georg Conrad von der Goltz and Kirsti Hjort. She later studied with

William Pleeth William Pleeth OBE (12 January 1916 – 6 April 1999) was a well-known British cellist and an eminent teacher, who became widely known as the teacher of Jacqueline du Pré. Biography Early years William Pleeth was born in London. His ...

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and others. She plays regularly with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the

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, and from 1991 to 2004 was a member of the

Freiburger Barockorchester Freiburger Barockorchester (Freiburg Baroque Orchestra) is a German Baroque orchestra founded in 1987, with the mission statement: "to enliven the world of Baroque music with new sounds". History The orchestra is based in Freiburg im Breisgau. ...

. Since 1992 von der Goltz has been with the acclaimed ''Trio Vivente'', with Anne Katharina Schreiber (violin) and Jutta Ernst (piano). She went on to teach.

Partial discography

* 2004: Jacob Klein (1688–1748): 6 Sonaten für Violoncello und Basso continuo op. 4 (with Lee Santana, lute, and Hille Perl, viola da gamba) * 2006: Joseph-Marie-Clément dall'Abaco (1710–1805): 11 Capricen für Violoncello

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Trio Vivente

Freiburger Barockorchester
1966 births Living people German classical cellists German women classical cellists Norwegian classical cellists {{cellist-stub