Micaela Comberti
Micaela Comberti (born September 28, 1952 in London ; † March 4, 2003 ibid) was a British violinist who became known in the field of historical performance practice .
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Micaela Comberti, whose musical talent was recognized in her childhood, was the daughter of a German mother and an Italian father. In 1971 she began studying with Eduard Melkus at the Vienna University of Music. The encounter with Melkus was her first contact with historical performance practice and the baroque violin .
Back in England, she continued her studies with Manoug Parikian (1920–1987) at the Royal Academy of Music . From 1975 she studied with Sándor Végh at the Salzburg Mozarteum for two years . There she also attended courses with Nikolaus Harnoncourt , which were to have a major impact on her future career. Back in her home country she was drawn to England's early music movement, to the ensembles of Christopher Hogwood and Trevor Pinnock . With the ensemble The English Concert she was the first soloist to record the Concerti grosso by Handel and Corelli and other concerts.
After this time she increasingly began to lead various ensembles, such as the “St. James's Baroque Players ”, the ensemble“ Ex Cathedra ”. She appeared as a soloist with the ensemble Collegium Musicum 90 founded in 1990 by Simon Standage . She recorded the sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach with the harpsichordist Colin Tilney , and she was also a member of the “Music Collection” ensemble, a fortepiano trio . Chamber music was an important area for her, with the "Salomon String Quartet" founded in 1982, she played alongside Simon Standage and Trevor Jones (viola) and Jennifer Ward Clarke (cello), in addition to many concerts, especially in Great Britain Ensemble includes numerous works from the classical string quartet and quintet literature.
As a committed educator, she received teaching positions at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and later at the Royal Academy of Music in addition to teaching private students . From 1999 Micaela Comberti studied with the strings of the Bavarian State Opera stage works of the 17th and 18th centuries in the sense of historical performance practice. In 2002 she took on the same task at the Hamburg State Opera .
In March 2003 she died of cancer diagnosed a year earlier. A few weeks before her death, she had her last duo appearance with Trevor Pinnock . She was married to violist Gustav Clarkson († July 2020), with whom she had three children; her son Raphael Clarkson (* 1987) is a jazz trombonist.
The Royal Academy of Music named the "Micaela Comberti chair" (Micaela Comberti chair) for baroque violin after her, which her student Rachel Podger has held since 2008 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Comberti, Micaela |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Comberti, Michaela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British violinist and ensemble leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 2003 |
| Place of death | London |