Hailed as “sensational” and for playing with “total commitment and conviction” (Seen & Heard International 2024), cellist Rainer Crosett is quickly building an international career as an artist of uncommon sensitivity and creativity. He regularly appears as a soloist and chamber musician on many of the most renowned stages throughout Europe and North America. After winning the 2018 Pierre Fournier Award in London, he made his recital debut at Wigmore Hall and his concerto debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London. Recently named a recipient of the 2025 American Recital Debut Award, he will make his New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall in Spring 2026. Rainer’s passion for the way music relates to other fields also continues to yield interdisciplinary projects, including a new chamber music society in Berlin, Tonhain Kollektiv.

A passionate educator, Rainer has given cello and chamber music masterclasses at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the University of California - Irvine, the Romsey Chamber Music Festival in England, and Amsterdam’s HearAndNow Festival.

As co-founder of Tonhain Kollektiv, he has worked with a team of fellow musicians to artistically direct a successful series for a new concert hall, Tonhain, in Berlin. The group has produced dozens of concerts, including a centerpiece 9-concert opening season - “Machine Counterpoint” - exploring the relationship between music and machines, featuring music ranging from the standard repertoire to many works of our time by composers such as Kurtág, Unsuk Chin, Thomas Adès, and Ben Nobuto. Tonhain Kollektiv debuted at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg in 2025.