Gabriel Faur, born in Bucharest, Romania, was given his fi rst cello lessons by his father when he was eight, and later went on to study with Mikhail Khomitser in Tel-Aviv. In 1997 he began working with Adalbert Skocic and the renowned Altenberg Trio in Vienna. Further studies followed with Radu Aldulescu at the International Menuhin Music Academy in Gstaad, and with Lynn Harrell in Lubeck. Faur has won prizes in several international cello competitions, including David Popper (Hungary), Johannes Brahms (Austria), and Gaspar Cassado (Spain). He has been principal cellist with the Wuerttemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn since 2005.
