‘The wonderful cellist Claudio Pasceri has made such an impression on me with his musicality and absolute mastery of his instrument, and also with his expertise in the music of today’ – Helmut Lachenmann

One of the most highly appreciated Italian cellists of his generation, Claudio Pasceri enjoys an intense musical career. His repertoire with orchestra includes concertos by Vivaldi and works by Schnittke. He plays with a number of renowned orchestras, including the Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse, the Camerata Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and the Arpeggione Kammerorchester. A performance of Schumann’s concerto was recorded by Bayerische Rundfunk in Munich.

In chamber music he collaborates with musicians such as Salvatore Accardo, Pavel Gililov, Ilya Grubert, Dora Schwarzberg, Bruno Giuranna, Rohan De Saram, Rocco Filippini, Irvine Arditti and Gilles Apap.

Claudio Pasceri regularly gives masterclasses for many European institutions such as Leopold Mozart Universität Augsburg, Musicalta Rouffach, Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu de Barcelona. He has also taught cello at the Accademia di Musica di Pinerolo in Italy.

Claudio Pasceri is artistic director of the EstOvest contemporary music festival. He is artist in residence near the Unesco site Reggia di Venaria Reale 2023-2025, in Italy.