Heidi Ilgenfritz

Heidi Ilgenfritz (born January 23, 1968 in Munich ) is a German musician .

Life

Heidi Ilgenfritz studied at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich from 1989 to 1994 dulcimer with Karlheinz Schickhaus, double bass with Cajus Oana and recorder with Hermann Elsner. After completing her postgraduate studies, she was the first female dulcimer to pass her artistic maturity examination in 1996. Since then she has given concerts on the dulcimer and as a double bass player in various classical chamber music ensembles as well as in folk music ensembles. Concert tours have taken her to Austria, France, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. She has also recorded numerous CDs.

From 1996 until the transformation into a branch of the Rosenheim Music School in 2018, she headed the music community in Neubeuert. In 1997 she founded the Raubling Children's Choir, which she has been leading ever since. Since 2000 she has been teaching at the Rosenheim Music School; since 2010 she has also worked there as the deputy head of music school. In 2002 she passed the newly introduced diploma music teacher examination in the main subject dulcimer. In Germany and Austria she is a regular member of competition juries. She publishes a series of contemporary dulcimer music for the Schweinfurt music publisher Vogt & Fritz. Heidi Ilgenfritz is married to the composer Roland Leistner-Mayer .

Discography (selection)

• Duo Desiderata, Six aveux d'amour by Roland Leistner-Mayer, classical works and international folklore; Performers: Heidi Ilgenfritz (dulcimer) and Sabine Kink (guitar); Label: PR-Digital, 1997
• Innleiten violin music “Through the year”, alpine folk music; Execution: Markus and Rudi Pihusch (violin), Andreas Kellerer (recorders), Willi Abtmeier (Styrian harmonica), Martina Mayr (harp), Heidi Ilgenfritz (double bass); Label: PR-Digital, 1998
• New dulcimer music for lessons, works by Roland Leistner-Mayer (op. 93, 100 and 103); Execution: Sandra Müller and Andrea Rietzler (dulcimer), Heidi Ilgenfritz (dulcimer and double bass), Sabine Werner (vocals and guitar), Rebecca Bichler (speaker); Label: Vogt & Fritz Sound, 2000
• Klangspuren, contemporary chamber music with dulcimer by Herbert Baumann , Waldram Hollfelder, Berthold Hummel and Roland Leistner-Mayer; Executed by: Heidi Ilgenfritz (dulcimer), Alexander Mangstl (harp), Dénes Ludmány (viola), Gerald Kraxberger (clarinet); Label: Vogt & Fritz Sound, 2002
• The Troll, a musical radio play by Ingrid Foertsch (text) and Roland Leistner-Mayer (music); Execution: students and teachers of the music community Neubeu under the direction of Heidi Ilgenfritz, Kathi Leitner (spokeswoman); Vogt & Fritz Sound, 2002
• Dulcimer on old and new paths, classical works, international folklore and the Petite Suite op. 51 by Roland Leistner-Mayer; Execution: Elisabeth Huber and Heidi Ilgenfritz (dulcimer), Sabine Werner (guitar), Neubeurer dulcimer orchestra under the direction of Heidi Ilgenfritz; Label: Vogt & Fritz, 2003
• Chamber music by Roland Leistner-Mayer (op. 93, 108, 111); Executed by: Barbara Hesse-Bachmaier (mezzo-soprano), Eva Schieferstein and Angela-Charlott Bieber (piano), Heidi Ilgenfritz (dulcimer), Bernadel Quartet (string quartet); Label: Vogt & Fritz, 2004
• Through the countries - through the times , Chiemgauer Saitenensemble 2013
• Mosaic , works by Angelo Conti, Roland Leistner-Mayer, Felice Giardini, Edwin Kammerer, Vittorio Monti and others; Design: Heidi Ilgenfritz (dulcimer), Andrea Stöger (harp) and others, 2015
• International match with string change , Chiemgau string ensemble 2016

literature

• Helmut Köble: Virtuoso and rich in nuances. In: The Teckbote. Kirchheim / Teck, April 19, 1999.
• Ursula Biffar: Clear design and filigree work. In: The Rhine Palatinate. December 1, 1999.
• Lorenz Schmidt: Music magic with two mallets. In: Neue Musikzeitung. July / August 2000.
• Walther Prokop: Attractive music presented in an amazing way. In: Neue Musikzeitung. February 2001.
• Torsten Jordan: Through the times, through the countries. In: Augsburger Allgemeine. April 3, 2002.
• Thomas Schwitteck: From folklore to classical - Neubeur dulcimer orchestra celebrates its anniversary. In: Upper Bavarian Volksblatt. March 2009.
• Walther Prokop: Like a breath of fresh air - CD with the Chiemgau string ensemble. In: Upper Bavarian Volksblatt. December 2013
• Walther Prokop: Chiemgau string ensemble in the best musical mood. In: Upper Bavarian Volksblatt. August 2017

Web links

• Works by Heidi Ilgenfritz in the catalog of the German National Library
• official website of the Chiemgau String Ensemble