Rudolf Koelman
Rudolf Koelman (born October 2, 1959 in Amsterdam ) is a Dutch violinist and professor at the Zurich University of the Arts . He currently lives in Winterthur .
Life
Koelman began studying the violin with Jan Bor in Amsterdam in 1966, and from 1972 he continued this at the Amsterdam Conservatory with Herman Krebbers . After graduation, Koelman was one of Jascha Heifetz's last students at the University of Southern California in 1978 and studied in Los Angeles until 1981 .
In 1984 Koelman accepted a professorship at the Vorarlberg State Conservatory in Austria , which he held until 1989. In addition, from 1987 he was appointed professor at the Winterthur Conservatory and Music Academy and between 1996 and 1999 was the first concertmaster of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra . From 2000 to 2005 he was employed at the Robert Schumann University in Düsseldorf . In 2005 Koelman took over a professorship at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) as well as the management of the ZHdK Strings, a string orchestra made up of ZHdK students. In addition, Koelman is active as a soloist, visiting professor and juror.
Koelman performed as a soloist with u. a .: Amsterdams Sinfonietta, Bern Symphony Orchestra , Bruckner Orchester Linz , Haydn Sinfonietta Vienna , Tyrolean Symphony Orchestra Innsbruck , WDR Funkhausorchester , Korean Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra KBS, Orchester de Chambre de Lausanne , Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra , Stuttgart Philharmonic , South West German Philharmonie , Philharmonieorchester Tokyo , Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur and Zurich Chamber Orchestra .
As a soloist, concertmaster or chamber musician, he has performed with musicians and conductors such as Joshua Bell , Douglas Boyd , Ronald Brautigam , Rudolf Buchbinder , Riccardo Chailly , Sir Colin Davis , Richard Dufallo , Thomas Demenga , Sir John Eliot Gardiner , Nikolaus Harnoncourt , Philippe Herreweghe , Godfried Hoogeveen , Heinz Holliger , Maris Janssons , Ton Koopman , Radu Lupu , Nikita Magaloff , Orfeo Mandozzi , Shlomo Mintz , Viktoria Mullova , Roger Norrington , Kurt Sanderling , Wolfgang Sawallisch , Duncan McTier , Raphael Wallfisch , Thomas Zehetmair , Frank Peter Zimmermann and Jaap van Zweden .
Rudolf Koelman owns a violin by Giovanni Francesco Pressenda from 1829 ( Turin / Italy ) and plays the Woolhouse Stradivarius from 1720.
Sound carrier
The three sonatas by Johannes Brahms , the two sonatas by Sergej Prokofjew and Le Quattro Stagioni by Antonio Vivaldi were recorded on CD . The best known is the live recording of the 24 Capricci by Niccolò Paganini from 1996.
Discography
- JS Bach , Eugène Ysaÿe , Edvard Grieg : 3 sonatas (Grieg with Ferenc Bognàr) 1984 (LP)
- Rudolf Koelman plays his favorite encores: 16 virtuoso compositions with Ferenc Bognàr ORF 1986 (LP-CD)
- Camille Saint-Saëns , Pablo de Sarasate : Intr. et Rondo Capriccioso, Gypsy Wise Men, Musikkollegium Winterthur, 1988
- Julius Conus : Violin Concerto in E minor, (live) Take One records 1990
- Fritz Kreisler : 16 masterpieces, with Ulrich Koella, Ars 1991
- Johannes Brahms : The Violin Sonatas, with Antoine Oomen, Ars 1991
- Sergei Prokofjew : 2 sonatas, with Antoine Oomen, Ars 1993
- Johannes Brahms , Gustav Mahler , Alfred Schnittke Piano Quartets, Wiediscon 1994
- Antonio Vivaldi : Le Quattro Stagioni, Ars 1995
- Niccolò Paganini : 24 Capricci, (live) Wiediscon 1996 & Hänssler Classics 2004
- Jean-Marie Leclair : 6 duo sonatas with Henk Rubingh, 1998
- "The Magic Wood" with 15 instruments by: Roberto Regazzi Dynamic & Florenus 2005
- WA Mozart 2 violin / viola duos with Conrad Zwicky Wiediscon 2007
- Wieniawski : Violin Concerto No. 2, D minor Camille Saint-Saëns : Intr. et Rondo Capriccioso, Havanaise, Fremantle Chamber Orchestra / Jessica Gethin FCO 2008
- Niccolò Paganini Violin Concertos No. 1 & No. 2, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra / Jan Willem de Vriend Challenge Classics CC72343, 2010
- Ernest Chausson : Poeme Op. 25 Maurice Ravel : Tzigane Pablo de Sarasate : Gypsy tunes Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Souvenir d'un lieu cher Op. 42, Fremantle Chamber Orchestra / Jessica Gethin, Christopher van Tuinen, Rubato Productions "10 years FCO" 2015
- Sergei Prokofjew Violin Concertos No. 1 & No. 2, Musikkollegium Winterthur / Douglas Boyd Challenge Classics CC72736, 2017
Web links
- Works by and about Rudolf Koelman in the catalog of the German National Library
- Rudolf Koelman at Allmusic (English)
- Rudolf Koelman at Discogs (English)
- Rudolf Koelman's website
- Audio / video
- Rudolf Koelman on the website of the Zurich University of the Arts
credentials
- Herman Krebbers , Niels Le Large: Master Class . Verlag Herman Lieve (English / Dutch)
- Theo Olof. Oskar Back en veertig jaar Nationaal Vioolconcours . Publisher THOTH-Bussum (Dutch) ISBN 90-6868-391-8
- Wenneke Savenije: Heifetz leerling van god . Verla: Edzeetera-Zandvoort (Dutch)
- Gerard Way , Gabriel Ba: The Umbrella Academy. (Rudolf Koelman appears on page 82), Dark Horse Comics publishing house ISBN 978-1-59307-978-9
- Ryan Howland: Musical Awakening . Publisher authorHOUSE ISBN 978-1-5246-4274-7
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Koelman, Rudolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch violinist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |