Jörg-Wolfgang Jahn
Jörg-Wolfgang Jahn (* 1936 in Saalfeld / Saale ) is a German violinist and music teacher .
Live and act
Jahn studied violin in Cologne with Max Rostal . He also took chamber music lessons from Maurits Frank , Günter Kehr , János Starker and the members of the Quartetto Italiano . He participated in the federal selection of concerts of young artists . In 1963 he received first prize at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize (piano trio).
From 1968 Jahn was a lecturer and from 1972 to 2001 professor for violin and chamber music at the University of Music Karlsruhe , where he was responsible for chamber music and the chamber orchestra of the university. He has given master classes in Europe, China, Japan and South America as well as chamber music courses at home and abroad. His students include Isabel Charisius , Cordelia Palm , Anton Steck , Xaver Paul Thoma , Tianwa Yang and, in the field of chamber music, the Fauré Quartet and the Mandelring Quartet . His artistic activity consists of concert master activities in chamber and symphony orchestras. He is a member of the Bartholdy Quartet, founded in 1968 (since 1968). Jahn took part in television, film, radio and recordings, including the complete recording of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's string quartets .
Awards
- Grand Prix du Disque and
- German record award for the complete recording (1973) of the string quartets by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Web links and sources
- Biography in the list of lecturers at the University of Music Karlsruhe
- Biography at the podium Wendel
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prize winners 1963 to 2012 on FMB-Hochschulwettbewerb.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jahn, Jörg-Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violinist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saalfeld / Saale |