Adam Taubitz
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Adam Taubitz (born October 7, 1967 in Chorzów , Upper Silesia ) is a German violinist , trumpeter , guitarist and composer of classical music and jazz .
Live and act
At the age of five Taubitz received his first violin lessons from his father. At the age of eleven he made his debut as a soloist with the Silesian Philharmonic; later he continued his studies in Freiburg im Breisgau with Wolfgang Marschner . Taubitz was the winner of numerous competitions such as B. in Tibor Varga , Sion; Nicolò Paganini , Genoa or the Ludwig Spohr Competition in Freiburg. In 1989 he became first concertmaster of the Basel Symphony Orchestra under Nello Santi . In 1992 he took over the artistic direction of the Chamber Symphony Basel and from 1994 to 1996 the Camerata de Sa Nostra in Palma .
From 1997 he was the first section leader of the second violins with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Claudio Abbado . As a teenager, his musical curiosity led him to different styles of music, with jazz always coming first. For this reason he learned to play the trumpet himself. In 1999 he founded The Berlin Philharmonic Jazz Group , with which he performs as a violinist and trumpeter across Europe and Japan. He is also a permanent member of the Absolute Ensemble New York City under Kristjan Järvi and the Primarius of the Aura Quartet Basel.
Taubitz made numerous CD recordings both as a classical soloist and as a jazz musician. He played with Kirk Lightsey , Philip Catherine , Dave Taylor , Roman Dyląg , Julio Barreto , Daniel Schnyder , Jean-Paul Brodbeck , Marcin Grochowina , Daniel Pezzotti , Andy Scherrer , Adrian Mears , Christian Gutfleisch , Emmanuel Pahud , Stephan Kurmann , Makaya , among others Ntshoko , Heiner Althaus , Thomas Hampson , Ole Edvard Antonsen , Dieter Hallervorden , Angelika Milster , Famoudou Don Moye , Thomas Quasthoff and Nigel Kennedy .
He currently lives as a freelance musician in Switzerland.
Quotes
“What raises Taubitz far above the achievements of his classical academic résumé is his downright amazing mastery in improvisation, which does not have to shy away from comparison with the few really outstanding jazz violinists! [...] "
"[...] Daniel Schnyder has brought on board Adam Taubitz, among others, as a travel companion , formerly the Berlin Philharmonic and today one of the most virtuoso jazz violinists in the world."
Festivals
The festivals at which Adam Taubitz has performed include: the Lucerne Festival , the Menuhin Festival Gstaad , the Salzburg Festival , the Bremen Music Festival Prize , the Jazz Festival Willisau , the Zelt-Musik-Festival , the JazzFest Berlin , the Festival da Jazz and the Montreux Jazz Festival .
Selection discography
Jazz & Pop
- Daniel Schnyder Myths - Koch Schwann (1991)
- Daniel Schnyder Tarantula - Enja (1992–1996)
- Stephan Kurmann Strings Alive in Montreux - TCB Records (1996)
- Stephan Kurmann Strings Okan Laye - TCB Records (1998)
- Dagmar Herzog / Berlin International Orchestra The Power of Emotions - DMH (2001)
- Angelika Milster & The Berlin International Orchestra Milster - EMI Electrola (2002)
- Daniel Schnyder Four Winds - MGB CTS-M 128 (2010)
- Belleville Entre ciel et terre with Heiner Althaus , Matthias Baldinger and Florenz Hunziker (2013)
- World of Strings Pyhä - MGB Jazz 14 Musiques Swisses (2014)
- Compulsion Dahaana - Unit Records with Marc Ullrich, Simone Bollini, Dominik Schürmann , Christoph Mohler (2015)
Classic albums
- Peter Escher: A Portrait of the Composer (Aura Quartet) - Ars musica (1996)
- Edward Elgar : Piano Quintet op.84 and String Quartet op.83 (Aura Quartet) - Koch Discover (1997)
- Daniel Schnyder Daniel Schnyder - MGB CTS-M 128 (2011)
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Taubitz, Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violinist, trumpeter, guitarist and composer of classical music and jazz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chorzów , Upper Silesia |