Reinhold Johannes Buhl
Reinhold Johannes Buhl (born April 30, 1933 in Mannheim ) is a German classical cellist .
Career as a cellist
Reinhold Buhl received his first cello lessons at the age of ten. 1945–1952 he studied with Margot Gutbrod in Mannheim and achieved his first major concert successes at the age of 15. 1953–1956 he studied at the Musikhochschule in Mannheim with August Eichhorn and Hans Adomeit and in 1956 passed the state examination. In the same year he took part in a master class with Enrico Mainardi . The technical and musical roots of his cello playing can be understood as follows:
- Ludwig Hoelscher - Hans Adomeit - RB
- Julius Klengel - Emanuel Feuermann and Pablo Casals - August Eichhorn - RB
- Alfredo Piatti - Hugo Becker - Enrico Mainardi - RB
Musical activities
In active professional life
- Member of the soloists' association Capella Coloniensis of the West German Broadcasting Corporation (WDR)
- Head of the cello class at the State University Institute for Music in Mainz
- Solo cellist in the Mainz Chamber Orchestra founded by Günter Kehr
- Solo cellist in Wuppertal
- 1968–1996 principal cellist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the conductors Rafael Kubelík , Sir Colin Davis and Lorin Maazel .
Since 1955 his extensive concert activities in Germany made him known and took him to almost all western European countries, to Africa , the Middle East , India , Japan , Hong Kong and Korea .
Buhl made numerous recordings (chamber music and solo literature, among others with DGG, Philips, VOX, Harmonia mundi, FSM, Calig, Calliope). The German and many foreign radio stations produced recordings with him.
After active professional life
- 1996: Foundation and direction of the Marthashofen Chamber Concerts in Grafrath near Munich
The series (as of November 2018: 164 concerts) is dedicated to historically informed performance practice. The Musikhaus Marthashofen, built in 1996, has a concert hall in which six historical pianos are available, and most recently a copy of a Cristofori fortepiano. Many renowned ensembles are guests there, such as B. the Henschel Quartet or soloists like Christoph Hammer . On his 80th birthday on April 30, 2013, Buhl played the fourth and final concert of a cycle with all of Beethoven's works for cello and fortepiano. Buhl prefers to play on an instrument made by Giovanni Grancino , Milan, from 1698.
- Establishment of the private Christa & Reinhold J. Buhl Foundation.
She wants to keep the pianos in the collection and make them accessible to musicians and recordings.
Awards
- 1957 International Music Competition in Munich
- Kranichsteiner Music Prize
- International music competition in Geneva
Web links
- http://www.marthashofenerkammerkonzerte.de accessed on December 25, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Enthusiasm for the clear tone. In: sueddeutsche.de. September 27, 2015, accessed August 26, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buhl, Reinhold Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |