Tanja Tetzlaff
has developed an extensive repertoire including standard works of classical Solo- and chamber music for cello, as well as compositions from the 20th and 21st centuries. In 2011, a recording of cello concertos by Rihm and Toch was released by NEOS. For her performance of the Rihm concerto, she was named “the outstanding soloist”.

Tanja Tetzlaff studied with Prof. Bernhard Gmelin in Hamburg and with Prof. Heinrich Schiff at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.

After having successfully participated in many international competitions, Tanja has been performing with world-renowned orchestras, including the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, the Bayerische Rundfunk, Orchestra of Konzerthaus Berlin, Royal Flandern Orchestra, Orquesta Nacional de Espana, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre de Paris and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

She has collaborated with conductors including Lorin Maazel, Daniel Harding, Philippe Herreweghe, Sir Roger Norrington, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Dimtri Kitajenko, Paavo Järvi, Michael Gielen and Heinz Holliger.

The 2014/2015 season will see Tanja Tetzlaff touring with the Tetzlaff Quartet in Germany, Austria, Great Britain, in addition to making their debut appearances in the Far East (Korea and Japan). She will be performing the Cello Concertos of Haydn, Dvorak, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky with various orchestras. Additionally, in Korea and Japan she will be performing the Brahms double concerto with her brother, Christian Tetzlaff, with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen under Paavo Järvi.

Chamber music plays a significant part in Tanja´s career. She gives regular recitals in renowned concert series and festivals, such as the Heidelberger Frühling, the Festivals in Bergen and Edinburgh, and is a regular guest at the Heimbach Festival. Her chamber music partners are some of the world´s foremost musicians, including Lars Vogt, Leif Ove Andsnes, Alexander Lonquich, Antje Weithaas, Florian Donderer, Baiba and Lauma Skride and her brother Christian, with whom she founded the Tetzlaff Quartet. Together with Florian Donderer, she organizes a concert series at the Sendesaal Bremen.

The Tetzlaff Quartet’s new CD featuring the works of Berg and Mendelssohn has recently been released by CAvi, and the Brahms trios with Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt will be released by Ondine in Spring 2015.

With her duo partner, pianist Gunilla Süssmann, Tanja is a regular guest at prominent concert series in Scandinavia and Germany. The duo have recorded a CD featuring the works of Sibelius, Grieg and Rachmaninov, released by CAvi-music, in addition to a recording of the Brahms Cello Sonatas.

Tanja Tetzlaff plays a cello by Giovanni Baptista Guadagnini, made in 1776.