Johannes Denhoff

Johannes Denhoff (born March 12, 1958 in Ahaus ) is a German violinist .

Life

Johannes Denhoff, born into a family of musicians in Ahaus, Westphalia, was a young student in Münster at the age of thirteen. After winning national competitions several times, he received a grant from the Musikleben Foundation of the German Music Council .

This was followed by studies in the master class of Prof. Max Rostal and the chamber music class of the Amadeus Quartet in Cologne. At the same time, the founding of the Denhoff piano trio, with which Denhoff successfully performed concerts, radio and recordings for ten years.

After completing his studies - at the age of 24 - he was employed by the Remscheid Symphony Orchestra as the youngest first concertmaster in Germany and two years later he moved to the same position with the Braunschweig State Orchestra.

The concert activity as a soloist in various orchestras such as B. Philharmonia Hungarica , Southwest German Chamber Orchestra , Czechoslovak Chamber Orchestra, Rhenish Chamber Orchestra - and of course the Braunschweig State Orchestra , with conductors Stefan Soltesz , Philippe Auguin , Leopold Hager, Jonas Alber and others. a., as a chamber musician (2000 founding of the Braunschweiger Streiquartett), as a duo partner since 1997 with the pianist Alfons Kontarsky at home and abroad testify to Denhoff's versatility.

Discography

• "Max Reger" - concert in the old style (+ comedy overture ) , Orchestra of the Jeunesses Musicales North Rhine-Westphalia, Karl-Heinz Bloemeke ( Da Camera Magna SM 91606 ) [LP 1978]
• "Modern Piano Trios" - Denhoff Trio ( music production Dabringhaus & Grimm MD + G 1248 ) [LP 1986]
• "Ludwig van Beethoven" - Violin Concerto in D major, Braunschweig State Orchestra, Philippe Auguin ( confido SOB 001 ) [CD 1998]
• "Kontarsky / Denhoff" - Beethoven - Szymanowski - Franck, Alfons Kontarsky (piano) ( confido 100701 ) [CD 2001]
• "Antonín Dvořák" - Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra, Braunschweig State Orchestra, Jonas Alber ( confido SOB 002 ) [CD 2002]
• "Johannes Brahms" - double concerto op. 102 / "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" - violin concerto KV 219, Karl Huros (violoncello), Braunschweig State Orchestra, Jonas Alber, Leopold Hager ( confido SOB 003 ) [CD 2004]
• "Johannes Brahms" - Complete sonatas for piano & violin + Scherzo WoO 2, Alfons Kontarsky (piano) ( confido 200204 ) [CD 2005]
• "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" - Sinfonia concertante / "Johannes Brahms" - Violin Concerto, Braunschweig State Orchestra, Gerd Schaller, Daniel Inbal ( confido SOB 004 ) [CD 2006]

Web links

• http://www.capitolsound.de (confido CDs)
• http://www.staatsorchesterbraunschweig.de
• http://www.staatstheater-braunschweig.de