Gunhard Mattes

Gunhard Mattes (born September 22, 1957 in Zurich ) is a Swiss musician and conductor .

life and work

Gunhard Mattes grew up in modest circumstances in the city of Zurich . At the age of 15 he founded a chamber orchestra . Trained as an oboist with André Raoult in Zurich and with Heinz Holliger at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg , he completed his studies with a teaching diploma, a concert qualification examination and a concert diploma. In 1973 Gunhard Mattes gave his first solo concert. In 1975 he was engaged at the Zurich Opera House . In 1981 the " Orchester de la Suisse Romande " appointed him (solo) oboist, later he was a. a. Solo oboist in the Camerata Zürich under Räto Tschupp , oboist in the Collegium Musicum under Paul Sacher and solo oboist in the Stadtorchester Winterthur under Franz Welser-Möst .

Gunhard Mattes studied conducting with Michael Dixon in Hamburg from 1993 to 1995 and took master classes with Myung-Whun Chung and Hans Graf in Vienna. In addition to various conducting engagements, he was the initiator, conductor and artistic director of the INSO Lemberg orchestra in 1998 , whose development and development he devoted himself to until 2010. His aim was to support young, talented musicians and to secure a livelihood for them in the INSO Lemberg orchestra. With this orchestra he gave over 20 concerts in the Tonhalle Zurich, the Stravinsky Auditorium in Montreux and in the KKL Luzern. He has conducted on tours in Germany, Poland , Luxembourg , Ukraine , Switzerland and China . Mattes gave concerts and ballet productions at the Lemberg Opera House, created workshops for children and schools and was the initiator and organizer of festivals. At the invitation of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and his wife Kataryna, he conducted a charity concert in January 2007 at the National Opera in Kiev . In December 2008 he received a personal letter of appreciation from Kataryna Yushchenko, the First Lady of Ukraine, and a personal award for his humanitarian commitment from the Ukraina 3000 charity.

With the orchestra INSO Lemberg, Mattes recorded the soundtrack for the Swiss film “ Ricordare Anna ” (2005; with Mathias Gnädinger in the leading role). He also recorded various CDs : piano concertos by Franz Xaver Mozart , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Ludwig van Beethoven , Robert Schumann , Vivaldi in Toscana, Italian oboe concerts and many others.

In 2009 the Swiss filmmaker Gabriele Köstler-Kull made a documentary about Mattes and his orchestra INSO Lemberg with the title “An orchestra dies”. The film was shown in the cinema and was presented at the International Film Festival in Biarritz (Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels).

As a guest conductor, Gunhard Mattes led, among other things, in the Zurich Chamber Orchestra , where he was also jointly responsible for the conception of concerts for children and young people, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich (for the first time in 2004), the Zurich Symphony Orchestra, the Aargau Symphony Orchestra and the China National Symphony Orchestra (first in 2004) and the National Symphony Orchestra of Moldova.

He opened international festivals in Ettelbrück (L) and Lemberg (UA) and participated in the «Virtuosi», «Festival for Early Music» and «Contrasts» festivals, as well as in choir concerts, children's concerts, benefit events, ballet productions at the Lemberg Opera House and with CD recording. In 2003 he directed the world premiere of the “Caecilia, Virgine Romana” fair by Arvo Pärt at the “Contrasts” festival in Lviv , with whom he also has a personal friendship. In 2004 Gunhard Mattes was named «Artist of the Year» in Lviv for his musical services.

Mattes has been the musical director of the Gelterkinden Orchestra and the Engstringen Men's Choir since August 2011 . In 2013 he founded “The Women's Orchestra of Switzerland”, which gave its debut concert in Zurich in August 2013 under his musical direction.

Mattes lives in Bremgarten AG .

Awards

• 2010: Temporary Contractor of the Year from « Swissstaffing »
• 2006: Gold CD for the recording Love with Yasmine Tamara

Discography

• Robert Schumann: Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor. Op. 54. / Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 6 in D major. Op. 61a. (Piano arrangement of the Violin Concerto, Op. 61). Novalis 150 194-2.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major. KV 467. / Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor. Op. 37. Novalis 150 191-2.
• Peter I. Tschaikowsky: S 'Dornrösli. Musical fairy tale for speaker (Jörg Schneider) and orchestra. Producer: INSO GmbH, Gunhard Mattes.
• Franz Xaver Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major. Op. 14. Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major. Op. 25. Novalis 150 171-2.
• various composers: Encores! Famous encore pieces for orchestra. Novalis 150 183-2.
• various composers: cat duo - highlights from opera and concert. Maya Schaufelbühl (flute), Gunhard Mattes (oboe), Naoki Kitaya (organ), Erwin Bucher (drums). FK970414.
• Antonio Vivaldi: Concertos for Flute & Oboe. Novalis 150 182-2.
• Italian oboe concerts. Albinoni, Corelli, Marcello, Vivaldi. Novalis 150 141-2.
• Franz Tischhauser: The Hampeloper. Singkreis Zürich, Camerata Zürich, conductor Räto Tschupp. MGB / Radio DRS 2, CD 6094.
• René Gerber: Oeuvres pour instruments à vent. Gallo CD-788.
• various composers: Largo - Classical dream pieces for oboe. Novalis 150 250-2.
• Philip Martin: Vision of Avalon. Activ Records 10-4439.
• Philip Martin: Guitare d'amour No. 1 and 2. Activ Records 5-2718.
• Yasmine Tamara: Tranquil. Universal Music 038 563-2.
• Yasmine Tamara: Love Song Collection. Limited edition.
• Pippo Pollina: Racconti brevi! Musikvertrieb AG.

Filmography

• 2010: an orchestra dies. Musical documentary by Gabriele Köstler-Kull about the Swiss conductor Gunhard Mattes.
• 2005: Ricordare Anna - A father, his daughter, her true story. Film by Walo Deuber. With Mathias Gnädinger , Bibiana Beglau and Pippo Pollina in the leading roles. Soundtrack: Orchestra INSO Lemberg, conductor Gunhard Mattes. 96 min.

Web links

• Gunhard Mattes' website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Gunhard Mattes, musical director of the Gelterkinden orchestra since August 2011 Vita; Official website of the Gelterkinden Orchestra. Retrieved February 19, 2015
2. ↑ A big dream comes back to life ( memento of the original from March 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Review; Culture magazine Winterthur; Retrieved February 18, 2015.  
3. ↑ Biography of Gunhard Mattes ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Engstringer Kurier ; Edition 10/2011, page 42/43  
4. ↑ Johannes Saltzwedel: Honor rescue for the Filius. Good and yet independent: Franz Xaver Mozart asserted himself as a romantic. KulturSpiegel, December 23, 2005, accessed February 9, 2015 . 
5. ↑ An orchestra dies ( Memento of the original dated February 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Background, production details and trailer of the documentary at kiwikinos.ch. Retrieved February 18, 2015 
6. ↑ An orchestra dies ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Official website of the Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels. Retrieved February 19, 2015 
7. ↑ Zürcher Kammerorchester, Annual Report 2011/2012, p. 39.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. zko.ch. Retrieved February 4, 2015.  
8. ↑ ^{a b c} Gunhard Mattes ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Vita at the Dottikon Orchestra Association. Retrieved February 19, 2015  
9. ^ The Women's Orchestra of Switzerland report; students.ch from August 12, 2013
10. ↑ An orchestra dies. In art film, ch accessed on May 11, 2014.