The Leipzig cellist Julius Klengel (1859-1933) devoted himself passionately and wholeheartedly to bis instrument for over half a century. Throughout bis life, he was active in the concert hall as a performing artist. His artistry was admired far beyond the borders of bis native city, at the earliest since he joined the renowned Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig at the age of 15, and at the latest since bis debut as a soloist in the Gewandhaus’s 1880/81 season. Klengel was also a composer, who intr...