Anke Heyn

Anke Heyn studied with Martin Ostertag in Karlsruhe and Jens Peter Maintz in Berlin. After working as a solo cellist, she has been a permanent member of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden since April 2006, having previously been engaged as solo cellist in the Ensemble Oriol Berlin/Kammerakademie Potsdam.

She has received awards and prizes at competitions including Jugend musiziert, the Tonkünstlerwettbewerb and the Alice Samter Chamber Music Competition in Berlin, and was a finalist at the German Music Competition in Bonn. She has also received scholarships from the Jürgen Ponto Foundation, Villa musica and the Baden-Württemberg State Collection for String Instruments.

She has performed with the German National Youth Orchestra, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra and the European Union Youth Orchestra. After completing an internship with the SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden/Freiburg, she had a temporary contract with the Munich Philharmonic and was a frequent substitute with the DSO Berlin, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.

In addition to her work in the orchestra, her great love is chamber music: as a member of the Ensemble Bento, she can also be heard in various other formations and is always on the lookout for new sound experiences.

Erste Orchestererfahrung sammelte Anke Heyn im Bundesjugendorchester, im Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchester sowie im European Union Youth Orchestra. Nach einem Praktikum beim SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg hatte sie einen Jahresvertrag bei den Münchner Philharmonikern und war häufige Aushilfe beim DSO Berlin. Seit April 2006 ist sie festes Mitglied der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden.
 
Ihre große Begeisterung gilt seit langem der Kammermusik: Sie konzertierte als Solocellistin vom Ensemble Oriol Berlin und der Kammerakademie Potsdam. Neben ihrer Orchestertätigkeit in der Staatskapelle Dresden  ist sie als Mitglied der Dresden Group und des Ensemble Bento in verschiedenen Formationen zu hören.