David Riniker
David Riniker (born January 4, 1970 in Basel ) is a Swiss cellist and musician with the Berliner Philharmoniker .
biography
From the age of six, David Riniker was a student of Jean-Paul Guéneux, with whom he completed his undergraduate studies at the age of nineteen "with distinction". Three years later he graduated from Antonio Meneses' concert class at the Music Academy of the City of Basel with a soloist diploma. Master classes with Arto Noras, Boris Mironowitsch Pergamenschtschikow , Wolfgang Boettcher and David Geringas rounded off his training.
He won various prizes at the Swiss Youth Music Competition. In 1988 he represented Switzerland at the 4e Tournoi Eurovision des Jeunes Musiciens in Amsterdam , in 1989 at the European Youth Prize in Varna / Provadija ( Bulgaria ), where he was awarded the third prize.
David Riniker gives concerts as a soloist and chamber musician in most of Europe, as well as America, China and Japan. Recordings were made for radio, records and CDs. David Riniker has been a member of the Berlin Philharmonic since 1995 and plays in various chamber formations, such as the Breuninger Quartet, the Oblomow Trio, the Philharmonic String Trio and the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic .
instrument
David Riniker plays a Giovanni Grancino ( Milan ) cello from 1700 to 1705.
Guest appearances
- Berlin Philharmonic
- Salzburg Easter Festival
- Beijing Music Festival
- Konzerthaus Berlin
- Berlin Sibelius Orchestra
- Collegium Musicum Basel
- Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
- Davos Festival
- International Music Festival B. Martinů
- National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
- Hong Kong Arts Festival
- Dresden Music Festival
- Prague spring
- Chamber Opera Festival Budapest
- Musical weeks Sofia
- Festival Dialogues Kiev
- Festival Romaeuropa Rome
- European Festival Passau
- Zurich Festival
With the 12 cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker:
- Suntory Hall, Tokyo
- Shanghai Concert Hall
- Old Opera Frankfurt
- Philharmonic Essen
- Cologne Philharmonic
- Hamburg Music Hall
- Herkulessaal Munich
- Liceu Barcelona
- Mozarteum Salzburg
- Seoul Arts Center
- Semperoper Dresden
- Carnegie Hall New York
- BBC Proms London
- Lucerne Festival
- Tonhalle Zurich
- Philharmonic Luxembourg
- Stadtcasino Basel
Discography
- 1990 - Max E. Keller : Chamber music Dornenbahn (1983) for cello solo (David Riniker)
- 1993 - Rudolf Moser: Passacaglia for violoncellos, Op. 72, Gustav Rivinius, Yi-Bing Chu, David Riniker, Wen Sinn Yang, Adnana Alexandrescu, Luc Aeschlimann, Albert Roman
- 1993 - Aargau composers: Peter Mieg : double concerto (1983/84), Karl-Andreas Kolly, piano, David Riniker, cello, South Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic Budweis, Daniel Schmied
- 1993 - Johannes Brahms : all piano trios, Karl-Andreas Kolly, piano; Andreas Friedrich, violin; David Riniker, violoncello, TRIO NOVANTA
- 1993 - Berio / Denissow: Vocal works, Luciano Berio: Folk Songs for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, viola, cello, harp and percussion, Chamber Music after James Joyce for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello and harp, Edison Denissow: La vie en rouge after Boris Vian for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano, ensemble for new music Zurich
- 2002 - Noriyasu Tanaka : Chamber Music vol. II (David Riniker, violoncello) et al.
- 1995 - Mendelssohn : Piano Sextet in D; Clarinet Sonata in E flat; Etc. by David Riniker, Dmitri Ashkenazy, Felix Mendelssohn, et Karl-Andreas Kolly by Pan
- 1996 - Peter Mieg : Peter Mieg Sonata for violoncello and piano (1986), Karl-Andreas Kolly, piano; David Riniker, violoncello
- 1997 - Ernst von Dohnányi : Serenade Op. 10, Zoltán Kodály: Intermezzo, Robert Fuchs: String Trio Op. 94, Arnold Schönberg String Trio Op. 45, Late Romantic String Trio, Philharmonic String Trio, Berlin
- 1998 - Mozart : Piano quartet in E flat major KV 493 Divertimento for string trio in E flat major KV 563, Philharmonic String Trio, Berlin and Luc Devos, piano
- 2000 - The 12 cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker, South American Getaway, with Juliane Banse, soprano
- 2001 - César Franck : all piano trios, Karl-Andreas Kolly, piano; Andreas Friedrich, violin; David Riniker, violoncello, TRIO NOVANTA
- 2002 - Bohuslav Martinů : Duo No. 1 for violin and violoncello, Maurice Ravel: Sonata for violin and violoncello, Zoltán Kodály: Duo for violin and violoncello op.7 (Christoph Streuli violin, David Riniker violoncello)
- 2002 - The 12 cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Round Midnight, with guest artists Till Brönner (flugelhorn) and Sir Simon Rattle (Mozart rap).
- 2004 - Michael Hersch : Chamber Music, David Riniker (duo and octet, violoncello), Ludwig Quandt (violoncello), Michael Hersch (composer), Michael Hersch (piano), Matthew Hunter (duo, alto), et al.
- 2004 - The 12 cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker, as time goes by, (arrangements by David Riniker, among others)
- 2005 - Dieter Ammann : hat [now] ART, Violation for Vc Solo and ensemble Imagination Against Numbers for Vc Solo, Hearte Form String Trio, Philharmonic String Trio, Berlin, ensemble for new music Zurich
- 2006 - Noriko Hisada : hat [now] ART, Landscape for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, percussion, continuance for violin and violoncello (Urs Bumbacher, David Riniker, Prime ∂ for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano and drums) , ensemble for new music zurich
- 2006 - The 12 cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Angel Dances, (arrangements by David Riniker, among others)
literature
- Berliner Philharmoniker: Variations with Orchestra - 125 Years of the Berliner Philharmoniker , Volume 2, Biographies and Concerts, Verlag Henschel, May 2007, ISBN 978-3-89487-568-8
Web links
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Riniker, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |