Christoph Hammer
Christoph Hammer (born 12 June 1966) is a German conductor,
Life
Youth
Born in
Forte piano player
Since 1989 he has concentrated on the playing of historical keyboard instruments, especially the Hammerklavier. As a soloist, song accompanist and chamber musician, he has gained an international reputation. He regularly works with ensembles such as the Concerto Köln, L'Orfeo Barockorchester, the Nederlands Kammerorchest, the Prague Chamber Orchestra. The same applies to work with vocal and instrumental soloists such as Emma Kirkby, Rufus Müller, Martin Bruns, Jan Kobow, Axel Köhler, Dominik Wörner, Anton Steck, Reinhold Johannes Buhl, Guido Larisch, Martin Sandhoff, Florian Deuter and others. He has made numerous recordings for Oehms Classics, BR and ORF.[2]
Tangent piano Player
In 2012, Hammer, together with Sylvia Ackermann, presented a tangent piano to the public in a concert.[3] This was discovered in 2006 in Sulzbach-Rosenberg in the estate of Johann Esaias von Seidel in its original state and then elaborately restored.[4]
New Hofkapelle München
In 1996, he founded this ensemble, with which he restages widely unknown music of the 17th and 18th century from the Bavarian residences and churches, for example from Munich and Regensburg.
Opera conductor
In 2004, he conducted Jean Philippe Rameau's
Teaching activities
In 2002, he began teaching at the
Honours and awards
- 1985: First prize at Jugend musiziert in organ.
- 1985: Special prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary work.
- 2002: Kulturförderpreis of the Free State of Bavaria.
- 2004: Prize of the Bavarian Volksstiftung.
References
- ^ Christoph Hammer on the website of the University of Northern Texas (englisch)
- ^ Christoph Hammer on the website of the Neue Hofkapelle München
- ^ Unheard-of dimensions of music elicited – Prof. Hammer and Sylvia Ackermann at the second presentation concert of the tangent piano in the Seidel-Saal, Sulzbach-Rosenberger Zeitung dated 7 September 2012
- ^ Historisches Tangentenklavier entdeckt – 200 Jahre altes Klavier erklingt erstmals in der Öffentlichkeit Klassik.com dated 24 August 2012
- ^ Christoph Hammer on Operabase
External links
- Literature by and about Christoph Hammer in the German National Library catalogue
- Christoph Hammer discography at Discogs