Nikolaus Friedrich (musician)
Nikolaus Friedrich (* 1956 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ) is a German clarinetist .
Friedrich studied clarinet with Hermut Gießer and piano with Karl-Heinz Lautner at the music academies in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. After graduating with honors, masterclasses with Thea King and Anthony Pay in England had a lasting impact on his development as a clarinetist.
Since 1984 he has been principal clarinet in the orchestra of the Mannheim National Theater . In addition to solo appearances, For example, at the Würzburg Mozart Festival and during the Berliner Festwochen , Nikolaus Friedrich plays chamber music .
His partners are u. a. the Nomos Quartet , the Trio Opus 8 , the Henschel Quartet , the Mandelring Quartet and, as a permanent duo partner, the pianist Thomas Palm . In addition to various CD productions, Nikolaus Friedrich played with Thomas Palm a. a. all works by Max Reger for clarinet and piano.
With the English Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Manfred Honeck and the Hugo Wolf Quartet as a partner, Nikolaus Friedrich presented recordings of Mozart's clarinet concerto and its clarinet quintets in 1996, in which he played the solo and wind parts on the original Mozart intended but seldom played basset clarinet.
The intensive examination of contemporary music forms another focus of Nikolaus Friedrich's artistic work.
Recordings
- 1994: Paraphrases on operas by Bellini and Verdi
- 1996: Mozart and the clarinet
- 2000: Virtuoso paraphrases on themes from German operas
Web links
- Works by Nikolaus Friedrich in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friedrich, Nikolaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwäbisch Gmünd |