André Hekking

Who was André Hekking?

André Hekking was a French cellist.

Born in Bordeaux, he studied with Charles Auguste de Bériot, touring Spain at fifteen. In 1909 he settled in Paris to become a teacher of the cello, having in the meantime gained a reputation throughout Europe as a virtuoso. He joined the faculty of the Conservatoire de Paris in 1918, becoming a professor a year later; he also taught at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau.

Among his notable pupils were the cellists Juan Ruiz Casaux and Charles Houdret.

He died in Paris. Hekking was the brother of the cellist Anton Hekking, and was cousin to the cellist Gérard Hekking.