Harriet Krijgh

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Harriet Krijgh (* 1991 ) is a Dutch cellist .

Life

She received her first cello lessons at the age of five. In 2000 she was accepted into the young talent class at the Utrecht Music School, where she was tutored by Lenian Benjamin . In 2004 Harriet moved to Vienna to study the cello with Lilia Schulz-Bayrova and Jontscho Bayrov at the Vienna Conservatory . Since September 2013 Harriet has been studying as a “Young Soloist” at the Kronberg Academy with Frans Helmerson , a course made possible by the Casals scholarship. At the same time, she continues her artistic training at Schulz-Bayrova in Vienna. In 2019 she took over the cello part in the Artemis Quartet from founding member Eckart Runge .

Prices

In 2008 she won first prize at the Princess Christina Concours. She also won first prizes at the national finals of the Prima la Musica competition in Austria and at the Fidelio competition in Vienna as well as the “Nicole Janigro Prize” at the international “Antonio Janigro Cello Competition” in Croatia. The 1st prize and the audience prize at the Cello Biennale Amsterdam in November 2012 were a success.

Discography (selection)

The following recordings have been released on the Capriccio CD label :

  • Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No. 1 (2018), plus other concertante works by Weinberg and Kabalevsky with other soloists
  • Rachmaninov (2015, Magda Amara / piano)
  • Elegy (2014, German State Philharmonic, Gustavo Gimeno)
  • The French Album (2012) with works for cello and piano by Debussy, Franck, Offenbach, Fauré
  • Haydn: The Cello Concertos (2012, Vienna Chamber Philharmonic)
  • Brahms: The Cello Sonatas (2013, Magda Amara / piano)

In 2018 Harriet Krijgh signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon :

  • Vivaldi (2019, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson)

instrument

Harriet Krijgh plays a cello by Giovanni Paolo Maggini from 1620, which has been made available to her by a private collector.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Artemis Quartet: Vita. Retrieved on May 29, 2019 (German).
  2. ↑ Harriet Krijgh wins 1st prize at the Cello Biennale Amsterdam
  3. ↑ Homepage of the artist
personal data
SURNAME Krijgh, Harriet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch cellist
DATE OF BIRTH 1991