Martin Ostertag
Martin Ostertag (* 1943 in Lörrach ) is a German cellist and music teacher.
Life
Martin Ostertag studied cello with Leo Koscielny at the Karlsruhe University of Music and with André Navarra in Paris. In 1967 he won the international competition in Vienna, and in 1968/69 he was selected by the German Music Council for Concert Young Artists . Afterwards he was first solo cellist of the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra , the Amati Ensemble Berlin, the orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and finally, from 1974, the SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden-Freiburg . He went on numerous concert tours and gave master classes in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Finland, Italy and Japan. Since 1980 he has been teaching at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe.
With Nicolas Chumachenco , Erika Geldsetzer and Benjamin Rivinius , Ostertag founded the Villa Musica string quartet , with which he won two Echo-Klassik prizes for recordings of Mozart's string quartets. His recordings of Bach's cello suites and Schumann's late pieces for cello and piano also found international recognition . Ostertag plays an instrument from Pietro Guarneri's workshop .
Web links
- Musical Academy Stuttgart - Martin Ostertag, violoncello
- Karlsruhe University of Music - Prof. Martin Ostertag
- Music master classes - Martin Ostertag
- Branimir Slokar Academy - Martin Ostertag
- Naxos - Martin Ostertag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Easter day, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cellist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Loerrach |