The Philharmonics (chamber ensemble)
| The Philharmonics | |
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 The Philharmonics in New York (2010) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Classical , Klezmer , Latin Jazz , Tango , Gypsy |
| founding | 2007 |
| Website | www.thephilharmonics.com |
| Current occupation | |
violin |
Tibor Kováč |
violin |
Roman Jánoška |
viola |
Thilo Fechner |
violoncello |
Stephan Koncz |
double bass |
Ödön Rácz |
clarinet |
Daniel Ottensamer |
piano |
František Jánoška |
The Philharmonics are seven musicians from the ranks of the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic . Her repertoire ranges from classical to gypsy , klezmer and Latin jazz .
history
The ensemble was founded in 2007 during a guest performance by the Vienna Philharmonic in Japan. Her concerts and live performances are characterized by the amalgamation of different styles. The Philharmonics not only feel at home in classical and Viennese music, but also combine them with elements of gypsy music, Balkan folk music, klezmer, Latin jazz and tango .
The Philharmonics was also able to inspire the critics of the feature pages at the numerous appearances:
“A community of musicians who, between Brahms, Johann Strauss, Chick Corea and American film music, have mastered all varieties in the border area between“ E ”and“ U ”with virtuosity. It is breathtaking how the double bass player Ödön Racz completes the “Bumblebee Flight” in a world record-breaking tempo, sparkling how gypsy-inspired sounds sound, from “ Knight Pásmán ” -Csardas to “Hungarian Dances” to Ravel's “Tzigane”, which already in the title derives from its musical roots announces. "
The Austrian daily Die Presse praises her virtuoso playing.
Members
Tibor Kováč - violin Tibor Kováč was born in Levice (Slovak Republic) in 1967 . He studied at the Conservatory in Bratislava with A. Vrtel, at the Prague Academy with A. Moravec and at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with M. Frischenschlager. He later continued his training with A. Staar and B. Kuschnir. At the same time, he completed master classes with Z. Bron and Igor Oistrach.
Tibor Kováč has won numerous international competition prizes and has been a member of the Vienna Philharmonic since 1992 (Vorgeiger). He had solo appearances in Europe, Japan, Taiwan and the USA a. a. with the Slovak Philharmonic, the Slovak Radio Orchestra, the Virtuosi di Praga, the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra, the Camerata Academica Salzburg, the Orchester de la Suisse Romande, the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin and the Mariinsky Orchestra from St. Petersburg at the festival “The Stars of the White Nights 2007 “under the direction of Valery Gergiev . In addition to numerous radio and television recordings in the former ČSSR and in Austria, he recently made an opera fantasy CD and the complete recording of the 24 Capricci by Paganini . Although the management of the ensemble “The Philharmonics”, which he founded in 2007, is the focus of his chamber music activities, Tibor Kováč is still active as a soloist.
Tibor Kováč plays a violin by Antonio Stradivari , called "ex Rawark" (1724), which is loaned to him by the Austrian National Bank.
Roman Jánoška - violin Roman Jánoška comes from a family of musicians and was born in 1989 in Bratislava. At the age of five he began to play the violin, followed by studies at the Conservatory in Bratislava and at the Conservatory for Music in Vienna in the master class of Pavel Vernikov.
Performances and concerts - both as a “classical” and as a jazz violinist - regularly bring Roman Jánoška to the world's great concert halls. As the winner of numerous competitions, Roman impresses audiences, particularly in the field of jazz, with ingenuity and inspired improvisations. He has already had the great privilege of making music with musicians like Bobby McFerrin, Michel Camilo, Bireli Lagrene and Roby Lakatos.
Roman has been a member of the Philharmonics since 2012.
Thilo Fechner - viola Thilo Fechner was born in Berlin in 1968 as the son of a family of musicians. From 1988 he studied viola at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin with Hans Joachim Greiner and continued his studies between 1990 and 1992 at the Juilliard School New York with Karen Tuttle . In 1993 he returned to Berlin, finished his studies at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin with Wilfried Strehle and passed the matriculation examination with Bruno Giuranna . Thilo Fechner had already gained a lot of orchestral practice during his studies. In 1992 he received the “Ferenc Fricsay Scholarship”, was a member of the Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic from 1993 to 1995 and was a member of the Berlin Baroque Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Soloists. In 1996 he received an engagement with the Orchester de la Suisse Romande in Geneva and in 1997 switched to the Munich Philharmonic . After performing repeatedly at the Bayreuth Festival, he became a member of the Vienna State Opera in 2004 and shortly thereafter the Vienna Philharmonic .
Stephan Koncz - Violoncello Stephan Koncz comes from an Austro-Hungarian family of musicians and was born in Vienna in 1984 . He completed his training at the University of Music in Vienna, where he studied with Valentin Erben and Róbert Nagy . Master classes with Daniel Barenboim , Steven Isserlis and Heinrich Schiff as well as additional conducting and composition studies provided further impulses. As a soloist as well as a chamber musician, Stephan Koncz has won several prizes in national and international competitions. From 2006 to 2008 he was a scholarship holder at the Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic (studied with Ludwig Quandt) and subsequently worked regularly both in the orchestra and with the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic. After 2 years as a member of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra / Vienna Philharmonic , he switched to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 2010 .
Ödön Rácz - double bass Ödön Rácz was born in Budapest in 1981 and learned the double bass at the state primary school at the age of nine. In 1994 he gave his first public solo concert at the Budapest Music Academy and continued his studies at the St. Stephan Conservatory with Gergely Járdanyi, a student of Ludwig Streichers. In 2001 he moved to the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where he was accepted into Alois Posch's class. In 2004 he became a member of the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, since 2009 Ödön Rácz has been principal double bass player with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra.
He is the winner or laureate of several competitions, such as Hungarian TV (1996), the Euro Grand Prix (2000) or the International Johann Prunner Competition (2002), and finally won third prize in the renowned ARD competition (2003) . After his first record with works by Giovanni Bottesini , Johann Matthias Sperger and Hans Fryba was published by Lamati Verlag in 1997 , he recorded Bottesini's double concerto for Hungaroton in 2003. In addition, Ödön Rácz appeared as a soloist with the Munich Chamber Orchestra , the Bavarian Radio Orchestra and the George Enescu Orchestra.
Daniel Ottensamer - clarinet Daniel Ottensamer was born in Vienna in 1986 and has been principal clarinet with the Vienna Philharmonic and in the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera since 2009 . He has won prizes at the most important international competitions, at the “Carl Nielsen International Clarinet Competition” in Denmark in 2009, the International Clarinet Competition of the “Animato Foundation” in Zurich in 2006, and the Grand Prize Competition of the Munich Concert Society in 2005. He performs as a soloist regularly with major orchestras such as the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg , the NHK Symphony Orchestra , the Radio Orchestra Munich, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna , the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Radio Orchestra Cologne, the Odense Symphony Orchestra, the Folkwang Chamber Orchestra Essen, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and goes on concert tours to Asia, the USA and Europe. He often gives master classes a. a. in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Israel and Japan.
As a chamber musician he gives concerts a. a. with Angelika Kirchschlager , Barbara Bonney , Thomas Hampson , Bernarda Fink , Julian Rachlin , Clemens Hagen , Stefan Vladar , the Steude Quartet, the Aron Quartet and as a member of “The Clarinotts” and the “Baole Quintet”.
František Jánoška - piano František Jánoška initially studied at the Bratislava Conservatory and is currently continuing his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. He has won numerous competitions: in 1998 he won first prize at the European Young Talent Competition, and he was a finalist at the international Martial Solal competition in Paris. In 2002 he won first prize at the international Franz Liszt competition in Hungary. He is a member of the “Roby Lakatos Ensemble” and gives guest performances at well-known jazz festivals. Jánoška shared the podium with musicians such as Michel Camilo , Rainhard Fendrich , Arcadi Volodos , Sandra Pires and Bobby McFerrin .
Discography
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- Souvenir de Bohème (Warner, 2010)
- Waltzes (DVD, Accentus, 2011)
- Fascination Dance (Deutsche Grammophon, 2012)
- Oblivion (Deutsche Grammophon, 2013)
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- ^ Wilhelm Sinkovicz (Die Presse)
- ↑ Chart discography Austria
- ↑ Awards for music sales: AT