Imke David

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Imke David (born June 4, 1967 in Erlangen ) is a German violist , author , professor and ensemble member.

Imke David Concert Cologne 2015

Live and act

Imke David grew up in Franconia near Erlangen in a musical family. As a 6-year-old she was a member of her family's seven-piece gamba ensemble. In 1986 she was admitted to the Meistersinger Conservatory in Nuremberg as a young student to promote talented students . This was followed by studying early music with a major in viol with Jordi Savall at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis . After a short time she became a member of Savall's Ensemble Hesperion XX . The studies in Basel were also influenced by Jesper Christensen , Andreas Staier and René Jacobs . This was followed by performances with Cantus Cölln , Concerto Palatino , Concerto Vocale under the direction of René Jacobs, Hesperion XX under the direction of Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations. She was the first gambist to win a prize at the international solo competition for early music in Bruges .

Imke David 1997

Imke David gives concerts internationally as a viol player and has participated in radio and CD recordings. In 1996 several compositions for solo viol were written for her by the composer Art Clay and premiered by her. With the project “Broken Words”, a text and music performance with Urs Jaeggi (texts), Art Clay ( live electronics ) and Imke David (Air-Bow), modern ways were also shown for the viol.

As one of the first instrumentalists in her field, she researched the Italian early baroque continuo instrument Lira da Gamba and developed the chordal style of playing on the 13-string instrument . In terms of playing technique, the organ-like timbre was established as an accompaniment to lamentation and recitatives in performance practice in the works of Claudio Monteverdi and his contemporaries.

Imke David has been professor for viola da gamba , lirone and violone at the Institute for Early Music at the Liszt School of Music Weimar since 2010 . In addition to the interpretation of the different styles of European Renaissance music , early and high baroque, she also teaches bodywork for comprehensive sound generation. She is also active as a juror in international competitions .

honors and awards

  • Prize winner at the solo competition for early music in Bruges in 1996
  • Winner of the Orpheus Concerts Viola da Gamba 1996 in Zurich

Fonts

  • The sixteen strings of the Italian lira da gamba , Orfeo-Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-9806730-0-6

Discography

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personal data
SURNAME David, Imke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician (viola player)
DATE OF BIRTH 4th June 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH gain