Christian Sprenger (flautist)
Christian Sprenger (born April 29, 1968 in Berlin ) is a German flautist .
Life
Sprenger studied under Werner Tast in Berlin and was a prize winner in various competitions. While still a student, he received his first engagement in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
In 1989 he was engaged as a musician in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra . In 1995 he became principal flutist with the MDR Symphony Orchestra in Leipzig. He is a member of the MDR Wind Quintet , the Leipzig Chamber Symphony and the Quintessenz - Leipzig Flute Ensemble. Concert tours have taken him to Italy, Turkey, the United States and the United Kingdom. In 1995 he changed to the position of solo flute in the symphony orchestra of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, where shortly afterwards he founded the MDR wind quintet with colleagues. This ensemble has made a name for itself primarily through numerous radio productions, CD recordings and world premieres. In 1996 he initiated the founding of the now internationally successful Leipzig flute ensemble Quintessenz, in which he primarily specialized in the bass flute. Sprenger organizes project-related chamber music, which is also characterized by the interplay, for example, with literature and painting. He is also a guest chamber music partner in other ensembles such as the Gewandhaus String Quartet, the Gewandhaus Wind Quintet, the Leipzig String Quartet, the Armonia Ensemble, the Salon Orchestra Cappuccino and others. a.
Since 2017 he has been a guest several times a year in various projects of the chamber orchestra "Camerata Salzburg".
Sprenger also appeared repeatedly as a soloist. In addition to the usual flute concert literature, he also brought rarely played works such as B. by Daniel Schnyder, Carl Reinecke or Einojuhani Rautavaara for performance. He worked with various orchestras and chamber orchestras under the direction of Fabio Luisi, Marcello Viotti, Matthias Foremny, Reinhard Goebel, Michael Sanderling, Kristjan Järvi and others. a. together.
Prices
- Laureate of the youth competition Johann Sebastian Bach
- Prize winner of the Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition for flute
Discography
- 2001: Invitation to the Salon, Leipzig Flute Ensemble Quintessenz
- 2002: Arabesques, Leipzig transverse flute ensemble Quintessenz
- 2005: America !, Leipzig flute ensemble Quintessenz
- 2005: B * A * C * H, MDR wind quintet
- 2007: Tour de France, Leipzig flute ensemble Quintessenz
- 2012: Essence of Christmas, Leipzig flute ensemble Quintessenz
- 2014: Richard Strauss: Wind Sonatins, Armonia Ensemble
- 2016: Incantations, Leipzig flute ensemble Quintessenz
literature
- Hans-Rainer Jung, Claudius Böhm: The Gewandhaus Orchestra. Its members and its history since 1743. Faber & Faber, Leipzig 2006, ISBN 978-3-936618-86-0 , p. 304 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cast list of the MDR Sinfonieorchester ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . MDR website. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ↑ Members ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the Leipzig Flute Ensemble. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ Biographies ( Memento from August 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). Website of the MDR Wind Quintet. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sprenger, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German flautist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |