Hugo Becker

A German cellist, Becker studied 1st with his dad and with Kündinger, Grützmacher, de Swert and Piatti. He debuted in Leipzig and toured along with his family members before becoming single cellist on the Frankfurt Opera in 1884. He also trained on the conservatory there and was an associate from the Heermann Quartet. From 1909 to 1929 he offered as professor on the Berlin Hochschule für Musik and was respectable as a instructor. Becker was known for wealthy build quality and great left hands technique. He experimented for a while using a soundbox to boost resonance, an attempt that demonstrated futile. He possessed two Stradivari cellos: the 1720 ‘Cristiani’ as well as the 1719 cello today referred to as the ‘Becker’. Of his very own compositions, just the studies remain played.