Christian Funke

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Christian Funke (* 1949 in Dresden ) is a German violinist , concert master and professor of violin . Since 1987 he has been director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Bach Orchestra .

Career

Christian Funke, born in Dresden in 1949, studied at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden from 1959 to 1966 and then continued his studies at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Igor Bezrodnyi.

He has won numerous prizes in national and international competitions.

After his exams in 1972 he was engaged as first concertmaster at the Saxon State Orchestra Dresden . Since 1979 he has been the first concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra . As a soloist he played all violin concertos a. a. by Tchaikovsky , Beethoven , Brahms , Mozart , Sibelius , Shostakovich and Stravinsky with the Gewandhaus Orchestra.

In 1986 he was appointed professor for violin at the Liszt School of Music Weimar . He also held an honorary professorship at the "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" University of Music and Theater in Leipzig .

Since 1987 he has been director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Bach Orchestra . He played several times together with Igor Oistrach or Maxim Vengerov , double concerts by Johann Sebastian Bach . He was also able to win soloists like Sergei Nakarjakow for the ensemble.

As a soloist, he is often a guest at well-known orchestras and chamber music evenings or at music festivals such as the Walkenried cloister concerts .

Christian Funke plays a violin made by the famous Italian violin-making family Gagliano .

There are numerous recordings and CD recordings.

Discography (selection)

  • Georg Friedrich Handel : Fireworks music (German records, Berlin 1978/1980)
  • Claude Debussy : Late Sonatas (German records, Berlin 1980/1981)
  • Peter Tschaikowski : virtuoso violin sonatas (German records, Berlin 1983)
  • Peter Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op.35 (German records, Berlin 1983)
  • Robert Schumann : Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 (Deutsche Schallplatten, Berlin 1985)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven : Triple Concerto (Delta Music, Frechen 1987)
  • Cantabile. (German records, Berlin 1988)
  • Peter Tchaikovsky: Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major op.35 (Magna sound carrier, Berlin 1989)
  • Franz Schubert : Dream Music Vol. 1 (Magna-Tonträger, Berlin 1990)
  • Krebs - Kirnberger - Scheinpflug - Stamitz . (Pilz Media Group, 1990)
  • Peter Tchaikovsky: Concerto for piano and orchestra no.1 in B flat minor, op.23 (Magna sound carrier, Berlin 1990)
  • Famous concert encores. (Magna sound carrier, Berlin 1992)
  • Antonio Vivaldi : Le quattro stagioni (Image Concert, Herzberg / Harz 1994)
  • Robert Schumann : Sonatas for Violin and Piano No. 1 & 2 (Edel, Hamburg 1996)
  • Virtuoso violin sonatas. (Edel, Hamburg 1997)
  • Peter Tschaikowski: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major (Edel, Hamburg 1998)
  • Cantabile. (Edel, Hamburg 1998)
  • Claude Debussy: Chamber Music (Edel, Hamburg 1999)
  • Peter Tschaikowski: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major (Edel, Hamburg 2003)
  • After work hour / 4. (Edel, Hamburg 2004)
  • Peter Tschaikowski: Romeo and Juliet (Edel Germany, Berlin 2006)
  • Moments of peace. (Edel Classics, Hamburg 2007)
  • Good night, sleep well. (Edel Entertainment, Hamburg 2012)
  • Peter Tchaikovsky: Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major op.35 . (DNB, Leipzig / Frankfurt am Main 2018)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Christian Funke / direction and solo violin Bachochester Leipzig
  2. ↑ Christian Funke / Walkenrieder Kreuzgangkonzerte 2017
personal data
SURNAME Funke, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German violinist
DATE OF BIRTH 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden