Andreas Frölich (born 1963) is a German pianist and teacher at the
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
The Cologne University of Music () is a public university of music and dance located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Established in 1850 as the Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln, it is one of the largest music academies in Europe, w ...
.
Life
After leaving school, Frölich studied piano with Vitaly Margulis at the
Hochschule für Musik Freiburg
The Hochschule für Musik Freiburg ("University of Music Freiburg or Freiburg Conservatory of Music") is a public music academy subsidized by the State of Baden-Württemberg for academic research and artistic and pedagogical training in music.
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and with
Pavel Gililov
Pavel Lvovich Gililov (; born 23 June 1950) is a Ukrainian classical pianist who has held German citizenship since 2003.
Life
Born in Donetsk, Russia, Donezk, Gililov's musical talent was discovered by the Russian composer Dmitry Kabalevsky. H ...
at the Musikhochschule Köln. After graduating as a concert pianist and winning prizes at major competitions, Frölich subsequently took up a busy concert schedule at home and abroad, which took him to the major stages in Europe and also to South America, South Africa, Japan and Australia, among other places. He has also been invited to perform at the
Rheingau Musik Festival
The (RMF) is an international summer music festival in Germany, founded in 1987. It is mostly for classical music, but includes other genres. Concerts take place at culturally important locations, such as Eberbach Abbey and Schloss Johannisberg, ...
Salzburg Easter Festival
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It was created by the conductor Herbert von Karajan, and for ...
, the
Mozart Festival Würzburg
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, the
Schubertiade
A Schubertiade (also spelled Schubertiad) is an event held to celebrate the music of Franz Schubert (1797–1828). Modern Schubertiades also include concert series and festivals, such as the Schubertiade Vorarlberg.
History
During Schubert's li ...
in
Roskilde
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and many others.
As a soloist, he has performed with numerous renowned orchestras such as the , the
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (Stuttgarter Kammerorchester) is a German chamber orchestra based in Stuttgart. Its principal concert venue is the .
History
Karl Münchinger founded the orchestra in 1945, and served as its chief conductor until ...
Münchener Kammerorchester
The Munich Chamber Orchestra (, or MKO) is a German chamber orchestra based in Munich. Its primary concert venue is the Prinzregententheater, Munich. The MKO also gives concerts in Munich at such venues as the Pinakothek der Moderne and the ', an ...
, the
Beethoven Orchester Bonn
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, the
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
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History
The roots of th ...
Beethoven Orchester Bonn
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, the Armenian Philharmonic, the Salzburg Chamber Soloists, the Kammerphilharmonie Amadé, the Málaga Concerto, the Kuopio Symphonic Orchestra, as well as with the Tallinn Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio Symphonic Luxembourg, the Rheinische Philharmonie Koblenz, the
Orchestre National de Bretagne
The Orchestre National de Bretagne (ONB) is a French symphony orchestra, based in the Brittany region. The current general manager of the ONB is Marc Feldman.
History
The orchestra was founded in 1989 as the ''Orchestre de Bretagne'', and reta ...
, the Collegium instrumentale Halle and many others.
One focus of his artistic activity is
chamber music
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. Frölich has performed with the Ensemble Wien, among others, and is currently one of the members of the renowned Mendelsohn Trio Berlin, along with Uta Klöber, violin, and Ramon Jaffé, violoncello. He has recorded more than 30 CDs, some of them award-winning, on labels such as CPO, EMI, BMG, Oehms Classics, VMS and Divox.
In the winter semester of 2006, Frölich accepted an appointment at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln/Aachen. In 2001 Frölich was also one of the co-founders and artistic directors of the AmadèO Festival in Aachen and the Orpheo concert series in
Kerkrade
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(NL) and
Herzogenrath
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, each of which is presented annually as part of the Festival by the "Stichting Euriade e.V.". The Stichting Euriade, founded by the philosopher
Werner Janssen
Werner Janssen (born Werner Alexander Oscar Janssen;Ilya Scheps, he founded the association ''MozARTe'' e. V. in 2015 and together with Scheps took over the leadership of this association and the competition jury.
Frölich is a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln/Aachen. He regularly gives international
master class
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es, including as a guest professor at the Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum Salzburg, and is in demand as a juror at numerous international piano competitions. In recent years, his students have won more than 30 prizes (1st and 2nd prizes) at numerous national and international piano competitions.Andreas Frölich on Kalaidos
Recordings
* Andreas Frölich (piano) and Ramon Jaffé (violoncello): ''"Méditation hébraique" : Music of Jewish composers from three centuries'', Koch international, Munich, 1995.
* Piano-Trio Salzburg - Andreas Frölich (piano), Ramon Jaffé (violoncello) and Lavard Skou-Larsen (violin): ''
Enrique Granados
Pantaleón Enrique Joaquín Granados Campiña (27 July 1867 – 24 March 1916), commonly known as Enrique Granados in Spanish or ''Enric Granados'' in Catalan, was a Spanish composer of classical music, and concert pianist from Cat ...
: Cello Pieces and Piano Trios'', CPO, 1995
* Andreas Frölich (piano) and Ramon Jaffé (violoncello): ''
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period (music), Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, oft ...
in arrangements by his friends and contemporaries'', Koch International, Munich, 1996
* Andreas Frölich (piano) and Ramon Jaffé (violoncello): ''
Heinrich von Herzogenberg
Heinrich Picot de Peccaduc, Freiherr von Herzogenberg (10 June 1843 – 9 October 1900) was an Austrian composer and conductor descended from a French aristocratic family.
He was born in Graz and was educated at a Jesuit school in Feldkirch ...
: Cello Works and Chamber Music Part II'', CPO, 2000
* Andreas Frölich (piano) and Sonja van Beek (violin): ''
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
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: Complete works for violin and piano'', CD-Universe, 2000
* Andreas Frölich (piano) and Sylvia-Elisabeth Viertel (violin): ''Works for violin and piano, MusiContact Heidelberg'', 2000
* Andreas Frölich (piano) and Ensemble Wien: ''W. A. Mozart: Piano Quartet KV 452'', Koch /Schwann 2001
* Andreas Frölich (piano), Sonja van Beek (violin) and Floris Mijnders (violoncello): ''Beethoven and Brahms : Piano Trios'', Signum MusiContact Heidelberg, 2003
* Andreas Frölich (piano) and Ensemble Caméléon Amsterdam: ''Mozart in the Salon : Piano Concerto KV 415 and Opera in Chamber Music Instrumentation'', MusiContact, Heidelberg, 2004
* Andreas Frölich (piano), Stephan Picard (violin) and Ramon Jaffé (violoncello) (Mendelssohn Trio Berlin): ''Ferdinand Ries : Piano Trios and Piano Quartets''; CPO, 2004 and 2005
* Andreas Frölich (piano), Stephan Picard (violin) and Ramon Jaffé (violoncello) (Mendelssohn Trio Berlin): ''Astor Piazzolla: "Meditango"'', VMS, Feldkirch, 2006
* Andreas Frölich (piano) and Kammerphilharmonie Amadé, cond: Frieder Obstfeld: ''W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto in A major KV 488,'' VMS, Feldkirch 2006
* Andreas Frölich (piano) and Ramon Jaffé (violoncello): ''
Edvard Grieg
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: works for violoncello and piano'', CPO, 2008
* Andreas Frölich (piano) and Alexander Hülshoff (violoncello): ''"Musique Hébraique" : Shostakovich, Bloch''; VMS, Feldkirch, 2008
* Andreas Frölich (piano), Uta Kunert (violin) and Ramon Jaffé (violoncello) (Mendelssohn Trio Berlin): ''Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio op.40, Scherzo FAE and 8 Songs''; VMS; Feldkirch, 2012
* Andreas Frölich (piano) and Deutsch Niederländische Kammerphilharmonie: ''W. A. Mozart : Piano Concerto in B flat major KV 595,'' VMS; Feldkirch 2008.
* Andreas Frölich (piano), Gilles Apap (violin) and delian::quartett: ''Joseph Haydn: Piano Concerto in G major and Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in F major'', OEHMS Classics, 2009
* Andreas Frolich (piano): ''Frédéric Chopin: "Cantabile" (Waltzes, Nocturnes, Prélude, Polonaise )''; VMS, Feldkirch 2010
* Andreas Frolich (piano) and Friedemann Eichhorn (violin): ''Souvenir d' Amérique''; works by Gershwin, Vieuxtemps, Korngold, Bloch, Williams, Waxmann, Bragato, Piazzolla, Kroll, Cage a. a., Oehms Classics 2012
* Andreas Frölich: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concertos KV 238 and 415;
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
The Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra (''ANPO'') (Armenian language, Armenian: Հայաստանի ազգային ֆիլհարմոնիկ նվագախումբ) is the national orchestra of Armenia. It was founded in 1925 as a symphony orchest ...