Frans Helmerson

Biography

Sweden’s most prominent cellist, Frans Helmersson, was born in Falköping. Apart from his international solo performances and guest appearances he is also a conductor and professor at the Cologne Academy of Music. He has performed with many of the world’s greatest conductors, such as Neeme Järvi, Jevgenij Svetlanov, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Herbert Blomstedt and

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