Christian Kunert (musician, 1983)
Christian M. Kunert (* 1983 in Esslingen ) is a German bassoonist , university professor and conductor .
Life
Kunert studied piano with Bernd Glemser and bassoon with Albrecht Holder in Würzburg . In 2003, while still a student, he became a bassoonist in the Stuttgart State Orchestra .
As a schoolboy he won federal prizes in the categories of bassoon quartet, wind quintet, piano solo and bassoon solo at the Jugend musiziert competition. In 2007 he received the Hamburg Eduard Soering Prize from the Foundation for the Promotion of the Hamburg State Opera; In 2008 he won second prize in the bassoon category as well as the audience award at the 57th ARD International Music Competition in Munich.
In 2005, at the age of 22, he became principal bassoonist of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra . Since October 2010 he has been teaching bassoon as a professor at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater .
In 2018 he quit his job at the Hamburg State Opera to devote himself to conducting. Since 2017 he has directed the Harvestehude Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg.
Discography (selection)
- Henri Tomasi: Concerts for Woodwinds . Farao Classics, 2010.
- Bassoon concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, Gordon Jacob, Jean Francaix and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Genuin Classics, 2012.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kunert, Christian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kunert, Christian M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bassoonist, university professor and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Esslingen |