Thomas Fritzsch

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Thomas Fritzsch (* 1961 in Zwickau ) is a German gambist .

Life

Thomas Fritzsch grew up in Zwickau and received his first cello lessons at the Robert Schumann Conservatory in Zwickau and then studied viol and cello at the Leipzig University of Music . After several positions as a cellist in various orchestras, he decided to pursue a freelance career as a specialist in the music of the 17th and 18th centuries, his main activity today, research on the historical cello. Today, in addition to the modern cello, the violoncello piccolo and the basse de violon are just as much a part of his instruments as the baroque cello. At the same time, Thomas Fritzsch is researching the rediscovery of lost works and can be heard on numerous first recordings of early romantic chamber music with original instruments. He is regarded as one of the world's leading musicians on this instrument.

As a sought-after soloist, he has worked with the conductor Riccardo Chailly , the Gewandhausorchester and the renowned Thomanerchor Leipzig , teaches at various universities in Germany and abroad and is active as a journalist and publisher of musicological works. Concert tours have taken him to European cities, New York , Boston , Tokyo , Seoul , Abu Dhabi , Dubai , Havana , Hong Kong , Shanghai and Jerusalem .

May 7th. In 2011 he opened the Telemann Museum in Hamburg with a concert . For his international commitment to the music of Bach and Carl Friedrich Abel , Thomas Fritzsch was appointed cultural ambassador for the city of Köthen in 2014.

Thomas Fritzsch discovered various lost and forgotten works of gamba literature, which he always premieres, edited and presented in world premiere recordings. Among his most spectacular finds are Abel's 2nd Pembroke Collection and his Gamba Concerto in A major , Abel's Ledenburg sonatas and Johann Christian Bach's sonatas . Thomas Fritzsch became known worldwide for his involvement in the rediscovery of the Twelve Fantasies for viola da gamba solo by Georg Philipp Telemann, which were believed to be lost . For her first recording, Fritzsch received the Echo Klassik Prize in 2017 .

Fritzsch publishes most of his edited scores through Edition Güntersberg from Heidelberg .

Thomas Fritzsch lives with his family in Freyburg .

Web links

Discography (selection)

  • Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782): Sonatas for viola da gamba, Coviello, DDD, 2011.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): Telemannisches Gesangbuch (with Klaus Mertens ), Carus, DDD, 2012.
  • Carl Friedrich Abel (1723–1787): Sonatas for viola da gamba (from the Pembroke Collection 2), Coviello, DDD, 2014.
  • Carl Friedrich Abel (1723–1787): Sonatas & Trios for viola da gamba (from the Ledenburg collection), Coviello, DDD, 2015.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): 12 Fantaisies pour la Basse de Violle (Hamburg 1735), Coviello, DDD, 2015.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): Telemannische Hauspostille (with Klaus Mertens), Rondeau, DDD, 2016.
  • Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782): Quartets op.8 nos.1-6 for oboe, violin, viola da gamba, cello (for Carl Friedrich Abel), Coviello, DDD, 2016.
  • Best of Klassik 2017 - The Echo Klassik Prize Winners (participation), Warner, DDD, 2017.

Publications (selection)

  • Conrad Höffler - Cammer-Musicus and Violdigambist at the court of Duke Johann Adolph I of Saxony-Weissenfels on www.guentersberg.de

swell

  1. ↑ Musica Sacra 04/2017
  2. ↑ Flyer opening of the Telemann Museum
  3. ↑ http://pirna-meine-region.de/events/thomas-fritzsch-viola-da-gamba/
  4. ↑ Article about Höffler
personal data
SURNAME Fritzsch, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German gambist
DATE OF BIRTH 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Zwickau