Nicolas Geremus

Nicolas Geremus (born Tramitz , * 1959 in Munich ) is a German violinist and first violinist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra .

Education and family

Nicolas Tramitz received his first violin lessons at the age of six. In 1971 he was the first winner of the Jugend musiziert competition in Bavaria. After a guest study at the University of Music in Munich in 1976/77 , he studied from 1978 to 1987 at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with Franz Samohyl and Gerhard Schulz ( Alban Berg Quartet ).

He comes from the Hörbiger family of actors and artists and is a grandson of Paul Hörbiger and brother of Christian Tramitz . He is married and has two sons. He has lived in Vienna since 1978.

Musical activities

Nicolas Geremus has been the first violinist with the Wiener Symphoniker since 1986 . From 1988 to 1990 he was a member of the Modern String Quartet Munich. Since 1996 he has been the first violinist of the Johann Strauss Quartet in Vienna. He is also a founding member and first concertmaster of the Ambassade Orchestra Vienna, which was founded in 1999 . He also performs with a jazz trio he founded, the "Niki Geremus Trio".

Discography

• 1998: Easy Blood , Head: Christian W. Schulz
• 2002: Hello my Vienna , direction: Christian W. Schulz , Rudolf Streicher
• 2002: Nobody believes ... - Live at the Musikverein , conducted by Aleksey Igudesman
• 2002: life for the moment (with Hot Pants Road Club ) , conductor: Christian Kolonovits , official Life Ball -CD 2002
• 2004: Entertainer (with Alfons Haider ) , director: Augustin Lehfuss
• 2006: Paris Blues , Niki Geremus Trio

See also

• Family tree of the Hörbiger family

literature

• Georg Markus : The Hörbigers. Family biography. Amalthea Verlag, 2006. ISBN 3-85002-565-9 .
• Christina Höfferer and Andreas Kloner: Hörbiger. A family constellation. ORF radio feature 2008, 54 min.

Web links

• Nicolas Geremus at Discogs (English)