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Born in Zurich in 1977, Christian Poltera studied with legendary cellist Heinrich Schiff in Salzburg and Vienna.

As a soloist he has now given concerts with orchestras including the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia and the Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

His recordings so far include cello concertos by Dvorák, Toch and Schoeck as well as chamber music on BIS, EMI, Chandos, Naxos, Pan Classics, Avanti Classics and Tacet.

His latest disc, on the BIS label, sees him teaming up with violinist Christian Tetzlaff, pianist Kathryn Stott and the Malmö Symphony Orchestra for a recording of music by Arthur Honegger.

Poltéra was a BBC New Generation Artist from 2004 to 2006, and in 2004 he received a Borletti-Buitoni Award and for the 2006/2007 season.

Tippett Triple Concerto with Christian Tetzlaff, Kathryn Stott, Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon, 2007

Honegger Cello Concerto
BIS, 2007

Mozart String Quintet K 581
Simax Classics, 2006

Othmar Schoeck – Cello Concerto/Song transcriptions
BIS, 2006

Ernst Toch – Cello Concerto Op 35
Naxos, 2005

Prokofiev/Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov
Avanti Classic, 2005

French Chamber Music/Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals with Lars Vogt
EMI Classics, 2003

Dohnanyi – Serenade for String Trio
Naxos, 2002

Schubert String Quintet
Tacet, 2001

Ernst Toch – Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra Op 35
Pan Classics, 2001

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