Christina Pluhar

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Christina Pluhar with Philippe Jaroussky , Misteria Paschalia 2011

Christina Pluhar (* 1965 in Graz ) is an Austrian lutenist and harpist .

Life

Christina Pluhar recognized her passion for early music after studying at the University of Graz . From then on she devoted herself to playing the lute , the theorbo and the baroque guitar . She acquired her knowledge at the Conservatory in The Hague and at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis . Her teachers included Toyohiko Satoh , Eugen M. Dombois , Hopkinson Smith , Paul O'Dette , Patrick O'Brien and Jesper Bøje Christensen . She learned to play the baroque arpa doppia (triple harp) at the “Scuola Civica di Milano” from Mara Galassi.

In 1992 she received first prize at the early music festival in Malmö as a member of the “La Fenice” ensemble. Since then she has lived in Paris close to the local baroque scene and works as a soloist and as a basso continuo player. With her ensemble "L'Arpeggiata", founded in 2000, she performs internationally and plays CDs.

In addition to her activities as an interpreter and ensemble leader, Christina Pluhar has been teaching the baroque harp at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague since 1999 and gives master classes at the University of Graz .

Discography

  • La Villanella , music by Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger ( Villanelle ), received the awards "Événement du mois" and the "Premio Internazionale del disco per la musica italiana". (Alpha, 2001)
  • Homo fugit velut umbra , music by Stefano Landi , received the awards of the music press "10 de Répertoire" from "Diapason Découverte", "CD of the week" from the BBC, "CD di mese" from "Amadeus" (Italy), " Prix ​​Exellentia ”at Pizzicato (Luxembourg). (Alpha, 2002)
  • La Tarantella , an encounter between baroque music and traditional music from southern Italy, received the awards “10 de Répertoire”, “CD de la semaine” from France Musique, “CD of the month” from “Toccata” (Germany) and the “Cannes Classical Award 2004” ". (Alpha, 2002)
  • All'Improvviso , an encounter between baroque music and jazz (Alpha, 2004)
  • Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo , music by Emilio de 'Cavalieri ; in co-production with the festival "Netwerk Oude Muziek", Utrecht (Alpha, 2004).
  • Los Impossibles , Spanish and Mexican music of the 17th century, with the King's Singers and other soloists (Naïve, 2007)
  • Monteverdi - Teatro d'Amore with works by Claudio Monteverdi ; Philippe Jaroussky , Nuria Rial and others (Erato, 2009); was awarded the "Echo Klassik" Prize 2009 and the "Edison Klassik" Prize 2010.
  • Via Crucis - Rappresentatione della gloriosa Passione di Christo, with Philippe Jaroussky, Nuria Rial and Barbara Furtuna (Corsica) (Erato, 2010); was awarded the "Echo Klassik" award 2010 and the ICMA 2011 award.
  • Monteverdi - Vespro della Beata Vergine - 1610. (Erato, 2011)
  • Los Pájaros Perdidos - The South American Project , with Lucilla Galeazzi , Philippe Jaroussky (Erato, 2012)
  • "Mediterraneo, with Misia, Vincenzo Capezzuto, Nuria Rial and Katerina Papadopoulou (Erato, 2013)
  • Music for a While - Improvisations on Purcell , with Philippe Jaroussky, Raquel Andueza, Vincenzo Capezzuto, Dominique Visse, Gianluigi Trovesi, Wolfgang Muthspiel, L'Arpeggiata (Erato, 2014)
  • L'amore Innamorato - works by Pier Francesco Cavalli , with Nuria Rial, Hana Blaziková , release including bonus DVD "15 Years L'Arpeggiata" (Erato, 2015)
  • Orfeo Chamán - CD & DVD with L'Arpeggiata, Nahuel Pennisi, Luciana Mancini, Vincenzo Capezzuto, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro (Erato, 2016)
  • Handel Goes Wild - Improvisation on music by GF Handel, with Valer Sabadus (Erato, 2017), awarded the “Opus Klassik” prize 2018.
  • Heavenly Music - with works by Schütz, Theile, Erlebach, Thunder, Ritter, JC Bach, JS Bach; Philippe Jaroussky and Céline Scheen (Erato 2018)
  • Luigi Rossi: La Lyra d'Orfeo & Arpa Davidica - arias from Italian cantatas of the 17th century, (Erato 2019)

Awards

  • OPUS Klassik 2018: "Ensemble of the Year" (Handel Goes Wild)
  • ECHO Klassik 2011: "Ensemble of the Year" (Monteverdi - Vespro della Beata Vergine - 1610)
  • ECHO Klassik 2010: "Classics without borders" (Via Crucis)
  • ECHO Klassik 2009: "Classics without borders" (Monteverdi - Teatro d'Amore)

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SURNAME Pluhar, Christina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian musician, in the field of historical performance practice
DATE OF BIRTH 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz