Leonhard Roczek
Leonhard Roczek was born in Salzburg in 1983. He studied violoncello with Heidi Litschauer, Clemens Hagen (Mozarteum Salzburg) and Valentin Erben (University of Music, Vienna), and completed his Diploma with Distinction in 2010.
Leonhard is a major prizewinner of cello competitions such as Liezen Cello Competition, Gorizia and Gradus ad Parnassum. He was also awarded the Thyll-Duerr Scholarship in Switzerland. Leonhard has participated in mastercourses and workshops with Z. Nelsova, W. Boettcher, Ch. Richter, P. Demenga, among others.
He is a founder member of the Minetti Quartett, with whom he has won several prizes at important international string quartet competitions in recent years and has played concerts in North and South America, Japan, China, Australia and many European countries. The “European Rising Star Series” presented the Minetti Quartett on the stages of the prestigious European concert halls. Since then appearances included Wigmore Hall London, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Berlin Philharmonie, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Palau de la Musica Barcelona and the Vienna Musikverein. The debut album with works by Joseph Haydn was released in 2009 (Hänssler Classic). (www.minettiquartett.at)
Solo appearances include the Schumann Cello Concerto with the Graz Philharmonic in the Musikverein, Vienna, in 2010. His orchestral experience includes performances with the Vienna Philharmonic and Camerata Salzburg. In addition to his busy performance schedule, Leonhard is also active as a tutor, composer and rock musician (www.metaphysis.at).
Leonhard Roczek performs on a Giovanni Tononi cello (Bologna 1681), on loan from the Austrian National Bank.
