Wen-Sinn Yang

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Wen-Sinn Yang (* 1965 in Bern ) is a Swiss cellist of Taiwanese descent.

Life

Wen-Sinn Yang studied with Claude Starck at the Conservatory in Zurich and with Wolfgang Boettcher at the Berlin University of the Arts . He attended master classes with János Starker and David Geringas . In 1989, Yang was hired as principal cellist in the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra . In 1991 Wen-Sinn Yang won first prize at the Geneva International Music Competition .

Yang has given concerts as a soloist with such well-known conductors as Lorin Maazel , Sir Colin Davis , Wolfgang Sawallisch and Semjon Bytschkow . As a chamber musician , Wen-Sinn Yang is a member of the Kandinsky Trio and the Trio Schäfer, Then-Bergh, Yang . He also played as a partner at the side of Julia Fischer , Lisa Batiashvili , Thomas Brandis , Auryn Quartet , Ingolf Turban , Hermann Voss and Eduard Brunner .

From 1995 to 1997 he taught at the Saarbrücken University of Music . From 1998 to 2011 Yang was artistic director of the Domleschger Summer Concerts in Switzerland. In 2005 Wen-Sinn Yang was appointed professor for violoncello at the University of Music and Theater in Munich .

Discography

Wen-Sinn Yang recorded around forty CDs in the course of his career. (The complete discography is on his homepage.)

Selection:

  • David Popper: Cello Concertos No. 1-3 , CPO
  • Adrian Oetiker: Récital for cello & piano, works by Kodály, Schubert, Dohnányi, Kreisler, Brahms , OEHMS , among others
  • Carl Davidoff: Cello Concertos 3 and 4 , CPO
  • Adrien François Servais: Works for cello and orchestra , CPO
  • Josef Haydn: Cello Concertos No. 1 & 2 , OEHMS
  • JS Bach: 6 suites f. Violoncello, BWV 1007-1012 , ARTHAUS
  • Anton Dvořák: Complete works for cello and orchestra , artsmusic
  • Luigi Boccherini: 4 cello concertos G482, 483, 479 a. 480 , artsmusic
  • Aribert Reimann: Per violoncello e pianoforte ed arpa , Wergo
  • Richard Strauss: Romance in F major for violoncello and piano , artsmusic
  • Virtuoso - solo works for cello: Works by Kodály, Bottermund, Ysaye, Klengel and Cassado , AVIE Records
  • Live from Taipei: cello concertos by Elgar, Schumann and Korngold , OEHMS

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personal data
SURNAME Yang, Wen-sense
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss cellist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern