REINHOLD FRIEDRICH
The
Musician
Since
his first prize in the international ARD
competition in Munich in 1986 Reinhold
Friedrich has been present on the important
stages of the national and international music
scene. He studied at the "Staatliche Hochschule
für Musik", where he is profossor since 1989.
His spectrum goes from the latest solo
compositions to ancient music and its
historical original instruments, such as the
baroque trumpet and the keyed
trumpet.
Activities
As a solo player, he gave concerts with
ensembles such as Berliner Barock-Solisten,
Cappella Istropolitana,
Franz-Liszt-Kammerorchester, Wiener
Kammerorchester and Zürcher Kammerorchester.
Furthermore with Bamberger Symphoniker,
Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio France,
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and
Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks.
These performances were conducted by Claudio
Abbado, Semyon Bychkov, Peter Eötvös, Vladimir
Fedossejew, Neeme Järvi, Ingo Metzmacher,
Jonathan Nott, Leif Segerstam and Hans Zender.
His permanent partners in the field of chamber
music are Robyn Schulkowsky (percussion),
Thomas Duis and Kalle Randalu (piano), as well
as Martin Lücker (organ), Albrecht Mayer
(Oboe), Thomas Quasthoff (Bass) und Ruth Ziesak
(Sopran). One main objective of Friedrich is to
perform the works of contemporary composers
like Benedict Mason, Johannes Caspar Walther,
Rebecca Saunders, Herbert Willi, as well as
Hans Werner Henze, Peter Maywell Davies and
Wolfgang Rihm. Friedrich published a vast
number of CDs mainly under the label
Capriccio.
www.reinhold-friedrich.de
