Gareth Lubbe

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Gareth Lubbe (* 1976 in Johannesburg ) is a South African musician ( viola , overtone singing ).

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Lubbe received his first musical training on the piano and the violin at the age of four. At the age of nine he made his debut as a violinist with orchestra in Johannesburg; He won numerous prizes in regional and national competitions. He also performed as a pianist with the SABC radio symphony orchestra ; he also conducted the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra. Between 1995 and 2001 he studied violin at the Cologne University of Music ; he was also taught by the Alban Berg Quartet . After graduating, he went on to study viola at the Lübeck University of Music with Barbara Westphal .

In 2006 and 2007 Lubbe was solo violist in the Royal Flemish Philharmonic in Antwerp under Philippe Herreweghe , before he was solo violist in the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig . As a soloist and as a chamber musician he was active worldwide. Lubbe performed with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra on solo viola under conductors such as Claudio Abbado and Daniel Harding . In the field of chamber music he worked with Claudio Bohórquez , Daishin Kashimoto, Alexander Lonquich , Fazıl Say , Adrian Brendel and Baiba Skride . In the ensemble “Gelber Klang” he interpreted works of contemporary music. He also dealt intensively with new improvisational music . With the New Zealand saxophonist and composer Hayden Chisholm , he has also performed as an overtone singer in many parts of the world. Lubbe, who sings on other occasions, also wrote theater music for the German Schauspielhaus in Hamburg .

In 2013 Lubbe was appointed professor for viola at the Folkwang University of the Arts .

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  1. ↑ El cant dels ocells
personal data
SURNAME Lubbe, Gareth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African musician (viola, overtone singing)
DATE OF BIRTH 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Johannesburg