Peter Dauelsberg

Peter Dauelsberg (born February 22, 1933 in Bremen ) is a German cellist and emeritus professor for violoncello and for instrumental and vocal chamber music .

Life

Peter Dauelsberg's parents are the manufacturer Gerhard Dauelsberg and Ute Dauelsberg, nee. Busse, daughter of the poet Carl Hermann Busse .

Born in Bremen, Peter Dauelsberg attended the humanistic old grammar school there . After graduating from high school and starting medical studies at the University of Göttingen (favored by his father, who founded the first penicillin factory in Germany, the Dauelsberg & Co. Penicillin Society , in 1946 ), Peter Dauelsberg decided to pursue an artistic career. This had practically already started in Bremen, where he received cello lessons from the solo cellist of the Philharmonic State Orchestra , Theodor Raderschatt. He then went to the Northwest German Music Academy in Detmold as a student of Hans Muench-Holland . He then studied for three years with André Navarra at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris and at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena.

In 1960 Peter Dauelsberg was the first solo cellist to join the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra (Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira) in Rio de Janeiro , and in 1962 to the same function at the Theatro Municipal (city theater) there. Since then, Brazil has become the center of his life. He played as a soloist with all of the country's major orchestras; Extensive concert tours also took him to Europe, where he appeared in major venues such as the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, the Salle Pleyel and Gaveau in Paris, the Leningrad Philharmonic , the Wigmore Hall in London and the Gulbenkian Hall in Lisbon. His instruments during this period were a cello by Domenico Montagnana from 1740 and an Andrea Guarneri from 1696.

The consequences of an accident have prevented him from playing solo and chamber music since 2003.

Peter Dauelsberg is married to the pianist Professor Myrian Dauelsberg who, together with her son Steffen Dauelsberg, runs the largest concert agency in Latin America, Dell'Arte Solucões Culturais. The second son - Claudio Dauelsberg - is also dedicated to music as a jazz pianist and professor for piano and improvisation at the University of Rio de Janeiro.

Commitment to Brazilian music

Peter Dauelsberg campaigned specifically for the music of Brazilian composers and brought it to a wider audience in concerts and on records. For this he was awarded the Carlos Gomes Medal of the State of Rio de Janeiro for services to Brazilian music.

Other prizes that Peter Dauelsberg received are:

1966: 1st prize in the International Villa Lobos Competition in Rio de Janeiro

1968: 1st prize in the string quartet competition of the State Theater in Rio de Janeiro

Chamber music activity

Peter Dauelsberg dedicated himself to this genre - duo, trio and quartet play - with particular commitment and success. His partners were u. a. Nelson Freire , Jaques Klein , Salvatore Accardo , Henryk Szeryng and, above all, Ingrid Haebler . The reviews attest to him "an exemplary balance between virtuosity and musicality, expressive cantabile and noble sound quality".

Research activity

At the University of São Paulo , Peter Dauelsberg worked on various topics, such as “The style in new music ”, “The four sons of JS Bach ”, “ Johannes Brahms : About the creation of his masterpieces and inspiration”; he translated u. a. Robert Schumann's “ Dichterliebe ” and “Frauenliebe und Leben” with analyzes and explanations in Portuguese.

Educational activity

For 25 years, Peter Dauelsberg held a professorship at the University of São Paulo with a focus on cello and chamber music. In addition, there was intensive preoccupation with the German romantic song , to which he devoted himself even after his retirement. Today's activities include master classes at universities, the musical direction of chamber music CD recordings and radio broadcasts as well as the preparation of candidates for international competitions.

Discography (selection)

• Quartet Rio de Janeiro (Iacovino / Jaffe / Kiszely / Dauelsberg); LP with works by H.Villa-Lobos, string quartets Nos.1 at 17
• Quartet Rio de Janeiro (Iacovino / Jaffe / Kiszely / Dauelsberg); LP with works by H.Villa-Lobos, string quartet No. 16 (Live recording from the Rio de Janeiro International Competition 1966)
• Duo Dauelsberg (Myrian / Peter); LP Live recording of the world premiere of the 1st Sonata for Violoncello and Piano by Francisco Mignone (1967) (dedicated to the cellist).
• Quarteto Guaira - Sonata a 4 (Milewski / Almeida / Dauelsberg / Schweitzer); LP with works by Loeillet, Telemann, Vivaldi, Szarzynski
• Duo Dauelsberg (Myrian / Peter); LP recorded in Washington in 1974 with works by Mignone, Nobre and GuerraVicente. Released on CD in 1992 in the USA.
• Carlos Gomes; LP for the composer's 150th birthday with Brazilian vocal and instrumental soloists.
• Chamber Orchestra of the City of Rio de Janeiro. Concert in Nova Friburgo; LP with works by Grieg, Krieger and Britten, directed by Lev Markiz, solo cello and supervision of the edition: Peter Dauelsberg
• Villa lobos for children; LP with Brazilian drama and music artists
• Cello Trio (Marcio Carneiro, Peter Dauelsberg, Matias de Oliveira Pinto), CD 1995 (works by J.Pachelbel, JSBach and others)
• Cello Trio: Tango Brasileiro; CD 2001 with original works and arrangements by Brazilian composers for three cellos.
• Trio Dell'Arte (Fukuda / Dauelsberg / Montini); CD 1995 with works by Nepomuceno and Dvorak (Dumky)
• Trio Dell'Arte; CD 1999 with op. 101 by Brahms and op. 100 by Schubert

Student (selection)

• Milene Aliverti, violoncello. Professor of violoncello at the University of Porto Alegre
• Leandro Fischetti , baritone. Opera houses in Cologne and Lisbon. Concerts in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Germany.
• Manuela Freua, soprano. Opera houses in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, concerts in Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Prize winner of Brazilian competitions.
• Monica Marubayashi, soprano. Singing teacher in London and Salzburg. Old music recordings in England.
• Edineia de Oliveira, Mezzo. Opera houses Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Manaus. Concerts in Rome, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Prize winner of Brazilian competitions.
• Edna de Oliveira, soprano. Opera houses in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, concerts in Brazil. Prize winner of Brazilian competitions
• Marcos Ribeiro, bass. Winner of international competitions. Recordings in England and France. Concerts and operas in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Web links

• Peter Dauelsberg at Discogs (English)
• Cello Trio Artist info (with music samples including Tango Brasileiro)