Nicolas Koeckert

Nicolas Koeckert

Nicolas Koeckert (born November 9, 1979) is a German violinist of Brazilian origin.[1]

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Biography

Studies

Nicolas Koeckert - Violin The German-Brazilian violinist Nicolas Koeckert, who comes from a traditional musical family, was born 1979 in Munich, Germany. At the age of 5 he already received as a gift his first violin from his grandfather. Nicolas started his academic studies when he was 16 at the ‘Musikhochschule Würzburg’ with Professor Grigori Zhislin. Continuing his studies with Professor Zakhar Bron at the ‘Musikhochschule Köln’ from 1998, Nicolas started to perform regularly as an international soloist. In 2005 he graduated with highest distinctions and two years later finished his Masters Degree.

In 2001, the young violinist won the first prize at the ‘International Competition for Young Violinists Novosibirsk’ in Russia,[2] where he also received the special prize for the best performance of the commissioned composition and the ‘Cultural Prize of Novosibirsk’. Nicolas Koeckert is the first German, who won a prize at the world-famous ‘International Tchaikovsky Competition’ in Moscow 2002. As a recognition for his artistic achievements in the same summer he was awarded with the ‘Artist Promotion Prize of the Bavarian Government’. In the year of 2003, he was prize winner at the Montreal International Musical Competition and also was awarded with the second prize at the ‘Liana Isakadze International Violin Competition’ in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Concert career

Nicolas performs regularely as a soloist with leading orchestras from Europe, Asia, Brazil, Mexico and North Amerika like ‘Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal’, ‘Russian National Symphony Orchestra’, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, ‘German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern’, ‘KBS Symphony Orchestra’, ‘Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra’, ‘Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo’, ‘Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira’, ‘Orquestra Sinfônica do Teatro Nacional Brasilia’, ‘Norrköping Symphony Orchestra’, Capella Istropolitana, ‘Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra’, ‘Georgian Chamber Orchestra’ and Munich Chamber Orchestra, collaborating with conductors such as Lawrence Foster, Sir Colin Davis, Michail Jurowski, Jonathan Nott, Asher Fisch, José Serebrier, Christoph Poppen, Saulius Sondeckis, Theodor Guschlbauer, Andris Nelsons, Ari Rasilainen, Ira Levin, Nicholas Milton, Marc Piollet, Emil Tabakov, Victor Pablo Pérez, Osvaldo Ferreira, Fabio Mechetti, Benjamin Northey, Gabriel Feltz and Markus Poschner, among others.

Recordings

For the Bavarian Radio Station, the violinist has recorded various pieces like Ballade Sonata for solo violin Nr. 3 by Eugène Ysaÿe, Edward Grieg’s Sonata in c-minor, the Sonata by Maurice Ravel, Valse-Scherzo op. 34 and Melody op.42 No.3 by Tchaikovsky, the Bela Bartók's Solo-Sonata, Antonio Bazzini's Dance of the Goblins, Sibelius and the Second Szymanowsky Violin Concerto.

The CD recording released by ‘Naxos’ and featuring the Russian and Slavonic Miniatures by Fritz Kreisler was twice selected as the Recording Of The Month in 2006 by both The Strad Magazine and in 2004 by Naxos in Germany.

His CD with pianist Kristina Miller-Koeckert presenting works by Igor Frolov was released for Naxos in April 2008. Also this year Nicolas recorded again for Naxos the Violin Concerto and the Concert- Rhapsody by Chatchaturjan with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro José Serebrier, which will be released in May 2009.[dated info]

Nicolas teaches regularly and gives masterclasses in Germany and abroad.

Prizes and Awards

  • 2001 1st prize at the Novosibirsk International Violin Contest
  • 2002 Award at the International Tchaikovsky Violin Competition in Moscow
  • 2002 Culture prize awarded by the Bavarian state
  • 2003 Prize-winner at the Montreal International Music Competition,
  • 2003 2nd prize at the International Violin Competition in St. Petersburg.
  • 2005 Honour "Strad Selection" awarded by the music magazine „The Strad“for his CD-recording of Kreisler’s transcriptions of Russian and Slavic pieces.

Instrument

Nicolas Koeckert playes the Stradivarius violin, made in 1711

References

External links


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