Rebecca Mason
Rebecca Maurer (* 1969 in Nuremberg ) is a German harpsichordist and fortepianist .
Life
Training and teaching
She studied piano with Erich Appel at the Meistersinger Conservatory in Nuremberg, later piano and harpsichord at the Freiburg University of Music a . a. at Robert Hill . After completing her postgraduate studies in the harpsichord class of Bob van Asperen at the Sweelinck Conservatorium Amsterdam, she went to the USA for two years as a scholarship holder at Cornell University . a. worked as teaching assistant to Malcolm Bilson . After this time, Maurer was professor for the harpsichord subject at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts from 2001 to 2003 . Her current teaching activities include courses in historical performance practice (including the Fortepiano course at the Nuremberg University of Music ).
Lecturing and expert work
In 2004 Rebecca Maurer gave a lecture on historical keyboard instruments at the invitation of the Bate Collection ( Oxford University ). She also works as a freelance writer for several ARD broadcasters . As a specialist in historical keyboard instruments, she works closely with several important collections, including a. with the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg . In addition, she was invited as a jury member to several international competitions (e.g. International JS Bach Competition, Philadelphia, USA).
Performing and recording work
In 1997 Rebecca Maurer took part in the BBC production "Great Composers - Mozart", in 1999 she appeared as a soloist in Mozart's C major piano concerto ( KV 246 ) with the Cornell Chamber Orchestra . She is also a guest at international festivals (e.g. Bodenseefestival 2006, The Bach Festival of Philadelphia ) and has recorded for various broadcasters: Deutschlandradio Kultur , Südwestrundfunk , Bayerischer Rundfunk , BBC , Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg .
Her first CD was released in 2007 by BeckmannMusik with works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven . This was recorded using the only surviving fortepiano from Johann Heinrich Ernst Fessel's workshop .
Publications
- Maurer, Rebecca: Mozart and Beethoven on the trip to Berlin . BeckmannMusik, 2007. (Audio-CD)
Web links
- Rebecca Maurer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official homepage
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mason, Rebecca |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German harpsichordist and fortepianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |