Cellist Luka Coetzee Joins Sheldon Artists

The 19-year-old Canadian cellist will join the artist management company for general and worldwide management

Founded in 2019, Sheldon Artists represents artists including violinists Anne-Sophie Mutter and Gidon Kremer. Their newest addition, Luka Coetzee, made her orchestral debut at the age of 11 with the Calgary Civic Symphony. She has since won first prize at the 7th International Paulo Cello Competition, the 9th Johansen International Strings Competition, and the 2022 Pablo Casals International Award.

Coetzee has performed with the Helsinki Philharmonic, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Hradec Kralove Philharmonic, and the National Orchestra de Cannes, with conductors such as Rumon Gamba, Giuseppe Mengoli, and Ustina Dubitsky. 

Among her collaborators are Johannes Moser, Frans Helmerson, David Geringas, Nicolas Altstaedt, Jens Peter Maintz, Laurence Lesser, Hans Jorgen Jensen, plus members of the Calidore String Quartet, Kronos Quartet, and Schumann Quartet. 

A student of the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar, Coetzee has been mentored by Danjulo Ishizaka, Claudio Bohorquez, Steven Isserlis, and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.

In 2018 and 2019, she participated in the Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival Young Performer’s Program; in 2020, her premiere recording of Beethoven Recomposed was recorded at the Teldex Studio in Berlin and released on the NAXOS label.

Coetzee’s upcoming performances include appearances with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Kimito Island Festival in Finland.

“I couldn’t be happier to finally say that I'm joining the Sheldon Artists family for general management,” Coetzee posted on Facebook. “I’m very much looking forward to starting this journey working with Jon Wintringham and Doug Sheldon. During my discussions with Jon leading up to this I've been so inspired and I'm continually grateful for everything. The support, guidance and partnership means a lot to me and I’m excited to see what's in store.”