Gerold Gnausch

Gerold Gnausch (* in Löbau ) is a German clarinetist and saxophonist .

Life

Gerold Gnausch was born in Löbau in Upper Lusatia . He initially received clarinet and piano lessons at the Bautzen Music School . He then studied clarinet and bass clarinet with Fritz Melzer at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden .

In 1977 he was hired as principal bass clarinetist at the Hallescher Philharmonie under Olaf Koch . From 1982 to 1984 he completed additional studies in Leipzig with Klaus Stöckel in clarinet and Heinz Höfer in saxophone . In 1990 he moved to the Komische Oper Berlin as solo saxophonist , where he is now solo bass clarinetist. He played under the general music directors Rolf Reuter , Yakov Kreizberg , Kirill Petrenko , Carl St. Clair , Patrick Lange , Henrik Nánási and Ainārs Rubiķis .

Gnausch founded the Berlin Wind Academy, the clarinet quartet “Die Schwarzwurzeln” and the salon orchestra “Illusion” (together with Jochen Kowalski ). In the Komische Oper he played in the concert series “Jazz in Frack” in the ensemble of the same name. He is also a member of the saxophone quartet "modernsax berlin". In 2011 he was co-initiator of the concert series for Sorbian music "musica nova SORABICA - A Triptych". He also covers contemporary music in his repertoire , so he premiered Jan Cyž's bass clarinet solo “Thoughts about” .

Gnausch was involved in several radio, TV and CD productions. Concert tours have taken him to Asia and Europe.

Award

In 1989 he received the honorary title of chamber musician .

Discography (selection)

Susanne Stelzenbach , Ralf Hoyer : "Forgive me, the head" - Music in Germany 1950–2000 / German Music Council (BMG Ariola Classics, 2001)

Web links

Gerold Gnausch at Discogs (English)
Website by Gerold Gnausch

Individual evidence

↑ Employees. komische-oper-berlin.de; accessed on May 23, 2020.
↑ Hartmut Behrsing : As a musician between opera, swing and Dixieland. "Jazz in tails" . In: Rainer Bratfisch (Ed.): Free tones. The jazz scene in the GDR . Links, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-86153-370-7 , pp. 117–124, here: pp. 121f.
↑ Berlin musicians play Sorbian music . In: Sächsische Zeitung , September 2, 2011, p. 22. Project funding 2011. (PDF) Foundation for the Sorbian People , stiftung.sorben.com; accessed on May 23, 2020.
↑ A feast for the ears at its finest. Clarinet concert with soloists from the Komische Oper in the Wendish Museum . In: Lausitzer Rundschau , October 14, 1997, p. 18.

personal data
SURNAME	Gnausch, Gerold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German clarinetist and saxophonist
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Löbau

[1] Employees. komische-oper-berlin.de; accessed on May 23, 2020.

[2] Hartmut Behrsing : As a musician between opera, swing and Dixieland. "Jazz in tails" . In: Rainer Bratfisch (Ed.): Free tones. The jazz scene in the GDR . Links, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-86153-370-7 , pp. 117–124, here: pp. 121f.

[3] Berlin musicians play Sorbian music . In: Sächsische Zeitung , September 2, 2011, p. 22. Project funding 2011. (PDF) Foundation for the Sorbian People , stiftung.sorben.com; accessed on May 23, 2020.

[4] A feast for the ears at its finest. Clarinet concert with soloists from the Komische Oper in the Wendish Museum . In: Lausitzer Rundschau , October 14, 1997, p. 18.