Wassily Gerassimez

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Gerassimez, 2014

Wassily Gerassimez (born June 21, 1991 in Essen ) is a German cellist and composer .

Career

At the age of eleven, Gerassimez first became a young student with Gotthard Popp in Düsseldorf, and later with Michael Sanderling in Frankfurt. At the age of 17 he switched to Peter Bruns at the University of Music and Theater in Leipzig , where he completed his bachelor's degree in 2016. Since then he has been studying jazz cello with Stephan Braun at the Hanover University of Music .

Since 2003 he has been playing a cello made by Georges Chanot, Paris around 1840, on loan from the instrument fund of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben .

Gerassimez made guest appearances as a soloist a. a. with the State Philharmonic of Rhineland-Palatinate , the Munich Symphony Orchestra and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin . He is also a guest a. the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival , at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Heidelberg Spring , Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , tidal concerts in East Friesland , Bergisch Symphony , Neubrandenburg Philharmonic and music festival "The Next Generation III". He regularly gives concerts with his brothers Nicolai (piano) and Alexej (percussion).

composition

Gerassimez has been composing his own pieces since childhood. Stylistically, his compositions range from bebop and blues to program music . The compositions sometimes turn the cello into a jazz guitar and sometimes a percussion instrument. The main source of inspiration for Gerassimez is the piano . Many pieces are based on previous improvisations on the instrument. An important part of his compositions is also experimenting with sounds and techniques.

Compositions (selection)

  • Fantasia for chamber orchestra (2008)
  • Transition for cello and piano (2009), Youtube
  • Cello Blues for Cello Solo (2010) Youtube
  • Between the Stones for Cello Solo (2011) Youtube
  • Deux Arts for jazz combo (2013)
  • Amira for cello and piano (2014) Youtube
  • Melancholia for cello and piano (2014) Youtube
  • Bilbao for 12 cellos (2015) Youtube
  • La Guitarra for Cello Solo (2015) Youtube
  • Last Night in the Orient for Cello Solo (2015) Youtube
  • Momento for percussion , piano, cello (2015) Youtube
  • Shooting star for piano (2017) Youtube

Awards

  • 2002: 1st prize at the international violoncello competition in Liezen (Austria)
  • 2004: 1st prize at Jugend musiziert for violoncello solo at national level with maximum number of points and special price .
  • 2005: 1st prize at the International Dotzauer Competition for Violoncello in Dresden.
  • 2006: Aalto Prize at the Aalto Theater in Essen
  • 2010: 1st prize at Jugend musiziert for violoncello solo at national level with maximum number of points and special prizes.
  • 2012: 1st prize in the German music competition with brother Nicolai Gerassimez in the duo category

Discography

  • Wassily & Nicolai Gerassimez Free Fall: Works for Cello and Piano (Genuin, 2013)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Wassily Gerassimez (tonalists). Archived from the original on March 24, 2017 ; accessed on March 11, 2018 (German).
  2. ↑ Klassik Underground Live from the Milla (BR-Klassik)
  3. ↑ Youtube: Wassily Gerassimez: Transition for Cello & Piano - Wassily & Nicolai Gerassimez (Official Music Video HD). February 18, 2014, accessed March 1, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Youtube: Cello Academy Rutesheim: Wassily Gerassimez - Cello Blues. February 23, 2016, accessed March 1, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Youtube: Wassily Gerassimez: Between the stones - Wassily Gerassimez. October 16, 2017, accessed March 1, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Youtube: Cello Academy Rutesheim: All-rounder Wassily Gerassimez cello and piano - Amira. December 14, 2016, accessed March 1, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Youtube: Wassily Gerassimez: Melancholia composed by Wassily Gerassimez. August 3, 2016, accessed March 1, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Youtube: Wassily Gerassimez: Bilbao for 12 cellos composed by Wassily Gerassimez Live Recording Premiere. September 2, 2016, accessed March 1, 2018 .
  9. ^ Wassily Gerassimez: La Guitarra - Wassily Gerassimez. October 16, 2017, accessed March 1, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Wassily Gerassimez: "The Last Night in the Orient" for Cello Solo composed by Wassily Gerassimez. August 4, 2016, accessed March 1, 2018 .
  11. ^ Wassily Gerassimez: Momento - Wassily Gerassimez. October 16, 2017, accessed March 1, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Wassily Gerassimez: Shooting Star - Wassily Gerassimez. October 16, 2017, accessed March 1, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Wassily & Nicolai Gerassimez - Free Fall (CD tip, BR-Klassik). Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Gerassimez, Wassily
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cellist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH eat