Gerd Lindner-Bonelli
Gerd Lindner-Bonelli (born September 4, 1922 in Dresden ; † 2006 in Schwerin ) was a mandolin virtuoso who also gave international concerts in the 1960s and 1970s.
Life
From 1936 he had private lessons with Jorgos Chartofilax . From 1942 he was on tour with his own quartet. From 1951 he studied with Erich Repke at the Liszt School of Music Weimar . He was the musical companion of Roland Zimmer and Erhard Fietz . From 1960 he worked as a mandolin teacher at the Schwerin Conservatory . From 1960 to 1965 he was a professor at the "Hanns Eisler" University of Music in Berlin .
Lindner-Bonelli also played as a soloist in the GDR with the Zupf ensemble of the Free German Trade Union Federation . With the double quartet of the FDGB Die Mandolinisten , which he directed from 1954 to 1958, works for mandolin and plucked orchestra were regularly performed.
Lindner-Bonelli worked primarily in the German Democratic Republic , but also received invitations to West Berlin and other European countries, including Austria and Italy . As a soloist, Lindner-Bonelli made music in the West with the RIAS Chamber Orchestra, among others .
Prizes and awards
In 1951 Lindner-Bonelli was honored as a soloist at the World Youth Games.
Sound carrier
- Soloist: G. Hoffmann Mandolin Concerto, Urania LP-URANIA-UR-7110
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kurt Schwaen and the Zupfmusik essay by Thekla Mattischeck on www.mandoline.de
- ^ The mandolin in the GDR (PDF; 1.3 MB) Vita of Gerd Lindner-Bonelli, pp. 88–92 with concert reviews and program notes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lindner-Bonelli, Gerd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mandolin virtuoso |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2006 |
| Place of death | Schwerin |