François Benda
François Benda (* 1964 in Brazil ) is a clarinetist and clarinet teacher.
Origin and education
He was born in 1964 in Brazil as the son of the pianist Sebastian Benda and the pianist Luzia Dias Benda. He comes from the traditional family of musicians Benda . He completed his studies in Graz and Geneva (clarinet, composition, conducting) and made his solo debut in 1988 at the Tonhalle Zürich and the Victoria Hall Geneva. In 1991 François Benda was awarded the Premio internationale per le Arti dello Spettaccolo in Rome.
Concert activity
Today, François Benda performs in all major music centers (Berlin Philharmonic, Musikverein Vienna, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall London, Tonhalle Zurich) and plays as a soloist with the major orchestras (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Basel Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Philharmonic) . As a soloist as well as a sought-after chamber musician, François Benda is a regular guest at important music festivals (Berliner Festwochen, Styriarte, Musicades Lyon, Ittingen Whitsun Concerts).
His chamber music partners include Heinz Holliger , Paul Badura-Skoda , Bruno Giuranna, Isabelle Faust , Josef Silverstein and Bruno Canino. But he also works with members of his family like Christian Benda or Nancy Benda. His discography includes a. the clarinet concertos by Carl August Nielsen , Claude Debussy , Ferruccio Busoni and Gioachino Rossini . François Benda manages the balancing act between classical repertoire and contemporary music both as a clarinetist (important composers have written works for him, including Georg Friedrich Haas , Wolfgang von Schweinitz , Bernhard Lang , which he premiered) and as a conductor, which he has done in the recent past always more busy.
Suggestion for clarinet making
François Benda's intensive preoccupation with the development of instrument making resulted in the establishment of the Clarinartis company in collaboration with the instrument makers René Hagmann and Jochen Seggelke. Clarinartis develops clarinet parts such as pears and horns in order to achieve sound and intonation optimization.
Teaching
In addition to his solo activity, François Benda holds a professorship at the Berlin University of the Arts and teaches at the University of Music in Basel. His students include many winners of international competitions such as Pablo Barragan, Nils Kohler, Stojan Krkuleski, David Dias da Silva, Melinda Maul, Gabor Horvath, Francesco Negrini, Filipa Nunes, Kaori Tanaka, Marcos Pérez Miranda, Jordi Pons, Mark Reding, Etele Dósa, Tadej Kenig, Laura Ruiz, Calogero Presti, Damien Bachmann. He regularly gives master classes for clarinet.
Discography
- Robert & Clara Schumann, Romances and Fantasies, François Benda, clarinet - Elina Gotsouliak, piano, GEN 89146
- Clarinet and Orchestra works by Rossini, Debussy, Busoni and Nielsen, François Benda, clarinet - Christian Benda, conductor - Slovak Philharmonic, GEN 88128
- Johannes Brahms Complete Works for Clarinet, Francois Benda, Clarinet - The Benda Musicians, GEN 88127
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Benda, François |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benda, Francois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clarinetist and clarinet teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brazil |