Valentin Erben

Valentin Erben (born 1945 in Vienna) is an Austrian cellist. He studied with Walter Reichardt in Munich, Tobias K├╝hne in Vienna and Andr├® Navarra in Paris. In 1970, he became a charter member of the Alban Berg Quartet, with which he played for 38 years. He has taught cello at the Wiener Musikhochschule since 1972. He also teaches at the University of Cologne, the Chigiana Academy in Sienna, and ProQuartet in Paris. He won the International Cello Competition in Vienna and the ARD competition in Munich. Since January 2011, he has played with the Stark Trio with Israeli violinist Nurrit Stark and pianist Cedric Pescia. He is the musical director of the Les Musicales d''Orient annual music festival.