Sebastian Hess (musician)

Sebastian Hess (* 1971 in Munich ) is a German cellist , composer and producer.

Act

From 1986 Hess studied at the music academies in Würzburg and Munich with Julius Berger and Helmar Stiehler . At the same time he attended master classes by János Starker , Siegfried Palm , Boris Pergamenschikow and Radu Aldulescu . From 1990 to 1994 Sebastian Hess was part of the William Pleeth student group in London , and in 1997 was one of the few selected master students of Mstislav Rostropovich .

The spectrum of Sebastian Hess' musical activities ranges from historical performance practice on the baroque violoncello and the interpretation of the great classical-romantic works of the repertoire to an intensive examination of the music of our time. Hess works with numerous contemporary composers, such as Moritz Eggert , Jörg Widmann , Hans-Jürgen von Bose , Mikis Theodorakis and Hans Werner Henze .

In terms of chamber music, he works with a wide range of artists, such as the Henschel Quartet , Panocha Quartet , Wolfgang Sawallisch , Eugene Istomin , Juri Baschmet , Pierre Amoyal , Thomas Riebl , Ana Chumachenco , Anthony Spiri , Benjamin Schmid , Franz Halasz , Siegfried Mauser and Moritz Eggert .

Sebastian Hess' London debut at the South Bank Center was received with enthusiasm by audiences and critics; Since then he has appeared regularly as a soloist and chamber musician at international festivals such as the Aldeburgh Festival , London (Almeida Festival, South Bank), Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival , Salzburg Easter Festival , Rheingau Music Festival , Cantiere di Montepulciano, Kissinger Sommer , Ruhr Piano Festival , International Cellofestival Kronberg, World Cello Congress, Seoul International Music Festival, Innsbrucker Festwochen , RuhrTriennale , the Ansbacher Bachwochen , the European Music Festival Stuttgart and as a soloist with orchestras such as the Bavarian State Orchestra , NDR , the Bamberg Symphony , the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, the Moscow Soloists and the Academy for early music Berlin .

Numerous recordings from several European radio and television stations as well as CDs on Wergo / Intuition, RCA, Arte Nova / BMG, Philips Classics, Koch Classics and Naxos document his work to date. Sebastian Hess has been awarded several prizes, such as the Music Prize of the Federation of German Industry (BDI), the Music Prize of the Bavarian State Government and was a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation. In addition to numerous international master classes, Sebastian Hess teaches at the University of Music and Theater in Munich .

Since 2000, Sebastian Hess has increasingly appeared as a composer, producer and program designer. The cooperation with the Bavarian State Opera (Festspiel +) was particularly successful in the years 2003–2006, which produced several productions that were enthusiastically received by the public and the press (together with Andreas Ammer ).

Radio plays

• 2001: With Andreas Ammer / FM Einheit : Marx Engels Werke - Director and composer: Andreas Ammer / FM Einheit (pop radio play - BR )