Michael Pfaender
Michael Pfaender (* 1964 ) is a German cellist .
Life
Michael Pfaender was born in 1964 into a family of musicians. His father Matthias Pfaender (1939–2001) was the solo cellist of the Staatskapelle Berlin . Pfaender studied cello with Friedrich Milatz at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden .
In 1986 he got his first engagement as deputy solo cellist at the Handel Festival Orchestra Halle . From 1988 to 1992 he was the first solo cellist of the Great Radio Orchestra Leipzig. Since 1992 he has held the same position in the MDR symphony orchestra .
Between 1995 and 2005 he was guest solo celist with the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden . In addition, he was a guest at a. with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin , the Kammerorchester Berlin and the Staatskapelle Weimar . From 2011 to 2016 he was repeatedly solo cellist at the Deutsche Oper Berlin . Concert tours have taken him through Europe, Asia and the USA.
In chamber music he has been active in the Dresden String Trio since 1995. He is also a member of Ludwig Güttler's Bach Collegium in Leipzig . He often plays as a guest with the Virtuosi Saxoniae and the New Bachisches Collegium Musicum
He plays a cello made by Pietro Antonio dalla Costa (1742).
Discography (selection)
- Johann Sebastian Bach , " Goldberg Variations ", Dresden String Trio, Querstand , 2006
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , “Sonatas”, Unger / Webersinke / Pfaender, Genuin , 2007
- Bach / Vivaldi / Albinoni : "Sonate e Concerti", Leipzig Bach Collegium, Carus , 2008
- Antonio Vivaldi , “The Pisendel Sonatas”, Unger / Pfaender / Rémy , Genuin, 2012
Web links
- Literature by and about Michael Pfaender in the catalog of the German National Library
- Michael Pfaender at Discogs (English)
- Michael Pfaender at Genuin classics
- The musicians of the Dresden String Trio
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Pfaender , mdr.de, accessed May 17, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfaender, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1964 |