Caspar Frantz
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Caspar Frantz (born 1980) is a German pianist and music educator.
Life
Born in
In September he played together with the MDR Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Kiel, the New Philharmonic Orchestra of Westphalia, the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Moldova Iaşi, the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra and the North German Philharmonic Orchestra Rostock. He is a frequent guest of renowned music festivals, for example the Schleswig-Holstein-Musik-Festival, the Rheingau Musik Festival, the Schwetzingen Festival and the Beethovenfest Bonn.[1] His chamber music partners include among others Chloë Hanslip, Antje Weithaas, Sabine Meyer, Bryn Terfel and the Vogler Quartet. From 2005 to 2010, Frantz dedicated himself to the cyclical performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's complete piano sonatas at Schloss Melschede (Sundern).
In 2004, Frantz received the
He was also curator of the Berlin literary journal Belletristik (Zeitschrift)|Belletristik. Since March 2015, Frantz has been professor of chamber music at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.
Frantz is the nephew of the pianist and conductor Justus Frantz.[3]
Prizes
- Multiple first prize winner of the national competition Jugend musiziert.
- Prize winner of the Grotrian-Steinweg Klavierspielwettbewerb, Braunschweig.
- 2003 together with the cellist Julian Arp, first prize winner of the 1st Relais & Château chamber music promotion competition.[4]
- 2006 together with Julian Arp 1st prize winner of the Mendelssohn Competition
- 2006 together with Julian Arp, prize winner of deutscher Musikwettbewerb.[2]
- 2006 together with Julian Arp 1st prize winner of the Premio Vittorio Gui (Florence)
References
- ^ Caspar Frantz
- ^ a b "Website of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben (retrieved on 29 September 2020)". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Exakte Brillanz, Wiesbadener Tagblatt, 16 September 2010 (retrieved on 29 September 2020[permanent dead link]
- ^ Caspar Frantz bei klassik-heute.com (retrieved 29 September 2020)
External links
- Literature by and about Caspar Frantz in the German National Library catalogue
- Caspar Frantz discography at Discogs
- Official website