Konrad Junghänel
Konrad Junghänel (born February 27, 1953 in Gütersloh ) is a German lutenist and conductor .
Live and act
Konrad Junghänel began his studies at the Cologne University of Music and Dance at the age of 17 . As a 20-year-old he accompanied the countertenor René Jacobs . He also worked with Alfred Deller .
As a soloist and chamber musician, he has given concerts in Europe, Japan, Australia, South America, Africa and the USA. He played together with the ensembles Les Arts Florissants , La Petite Bande and Musica Antiqua Köln .
In 1987 he founded the Cantus Cölln ensemble , with which he recorded more than 30 CDs. He worked several times as a conductor at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music .
Junghänel has been teaching since 1994, succeeding his teacher Michael Schäffer, as professor at the Cologne University of Music. The singer Gerd Grochowski , who was named singer of the year by opera world in 2005 , was one of his students.
In the 2016/2017 season, Junghänel conducted several Mozart operas, The Magic Flute , The Abduction from the Seraglio and Figaro's Wedding at the Hessian State Theater in Wiesbaden .
literature
- Peter Päffgen: "... The interpreter always stands behind the composer ..." A conversation with Konrad Junghänel. In: Guitar & Lute. Volume 1, 1979, No. 4, pp. 3-7.
Web links
- Works by and about Konrad Junghänel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website by Konrad Junghänel
- Website by Cantus Cölln
- Cologne University of Music
Individual evidence
- ↑ Konrad Junghänel in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of the article freely accessible)
- ^ University of Music Cologne: www.mhs-koeln.de Prof. Konrad Junghänel , accessed on November 23, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jung Hänel, Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lutenist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gutersloh |