Wolfram Christ

Wolfram Christ is among relatively couple of violists in the globe to are suffering from a major profession being a soloist, so that as a soloist using a throng of enthusiastic admirers, too. He was the main violist using the Berlin Philharmonic for over twenty years, producing many single recordings using the orchestra, like the Berlioz Harold in Italy (with Lorin Maazel), the Bartók Concerto for Viola (with Seiji Ozawa), and different various other works together with Karajan, Abbado, Colin Davis, and various other conductors. Christ was also a founding member, with Claudio Abbado and Michael Haefliger, from the extremely acclaimed random ensemble the Lucerne Celebration Orchestra. He provides performed with several chamber groups, aswell, and possesses a repertory achieving in the Baroque to the present day, taking in functions by J.S. Bach, Telemann, Mozart, Brahms, Dvorák, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel, Hindemith, Jolivet, Martinu, and several modern composers. Christ in addition has offered as artistic movie director from the Sydney Conservatory and it is in the faculty from the Musikhochschule in Freiburg. He was the main conductor from the Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra in Mannheim and frequently conducts various other ensembles, like the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and Royal Danish Orchestra. Christ’s recordings can be found on DG, EMI, and Sony. Wolfram Christ was created on Oct 17, 1955, in Hachenburg, Germany. He analyzed violin from age group six, but used in the viola at 12. At 20 he received first prize in the Munich-based ARD International Music Competition. Christ released his international profession, however in 1978 was involved by Herbert von Karajan to be the main violist from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Christ kept the post until 1999. In the mean time, he produced frequent looks as soloist, many using the Berlin Philharmonic. He also produced several recordings, both as soloist and in chamber music. In 1992 he was granted the Grand Prix du Disque for his DG documenting from the Debussy Trio for flute, viola, and harp. From 1995-2000 Christ offered as artistic movie director and advisor towards the Sydney Music Conservatory. Since 1999 he offers kept a professorship in viola in the Freiburg Musikhochschule. In the brand new century Christ offers turned his focus on conducting, providing in the Kurpfalz Chamber post for four years (2004-2008) and frequently leading the Basel Chamber Orchestra, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, and additional Western ensembles. Among Christ’s later on recordings may be the acclaimed 2003 EMI Compact disc from the Dvorák Quintet for Piano and Strings with Sarah Chang, Leif Ove Andsnes, as well as others.