Christian M. Kunert (born 1983) is a German

bassoonist The bassoon is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuosity ...

lecturer Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. They may also conduct re ...

and conductor.

Life

Born in Esslingen, Kunert studied piano at the

Hochschule für Musik Würzburg The Hochschule für Musik Würzburg (University of Music Würzburg) was founded in 1797 by Franz Joseph Fröhlich as Collegium musicum academicum (Academic college of music). From 1921 to 1973, it was named Bayerisches Staatskonservatorium der M ...

with

Bernd Glemser Bernd Glemser (born 1962, Dürbheim) is a German pianist. A student of Vitaly Margulis, in 1989 he became Germany's youngest piano professor at Saarbrücken's Musikhochschule. He has recorded major pieces by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Schumann, Sc ...

and bassoon with

Albrecht Holder Albrecht Holder (born 24 August 1958) is a leading German classical bassoonist. Life Born in Reutlingen, Germany, Holder initially studied singing with Siegfried Jerusalem, and then at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart The State University of Musi ...

. In 2003, while still a student, he became bassoonist with the

Staatsorchester Stuttgart The Staatsorchester Stuttgart (Stuttgart State Orchestra; full name, ''Württembergisches Staatsorchester oder Orchester der Württembergischen Staatstheater'') is a German symphony orchestra based in Stuttgart. The orchestra is resident at the S ...

. As a pupil, he had won prizes at the national level of the

Jugend musiziert ''Jugend musiziert'' is a music competition for children and adolescents in Germany on regional, federal and national level. ''Jugend musiziert'' in Germany In Germany, the nationwide competition refers to young adults up to 20 years and for t ...

competition in the bassoon quartet, wind quintet, piano solo and bassoon solo categories. In 2007, he received the Eduard Söring Prize of the Foundation for the Promotion of the Hamburg State Opera; in 2008 he won second prize in the bassoon category and the audience prize at the 57th

ARD International Music Competition The ARD International Music Competition () is the largest international classical music competition in Germany. It is organised by the Bayerischer Rundfunk and is held once a year in Munich, usually in September. Since its inception in 1952, it h ...

in Munich. In 2005, at the age of 22, he became principal bassoonist of the

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg The Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra) is an internationally renowned symphony orchestra based in Hamburg. As of 2015, Kent Nagano has been General Music Director (''Generalmusikdirektor'') and chief ...

. Since October 2010 he has been a professor for bassoon at the

Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg The Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg is one of the larger College or university school of music, universities of music in Germany. It was founded in 1950 as ''Staatliche Hochschule für Musik'' (Public college of music) on the base of t ...

. In 2018, he left his position at the

Hamburg State Opera The Hamburg State Opera (in German: ) is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since 2015, the current ''Intendant'' of the company is Georges Delnon, and the current ''Generalmusikdirektor'' ...

to dedicate himself to

conducting Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or Choir, choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary d ...

. Since 2017, he has been conducting the .Christian Kunert
on Harvestehuder Sinfonieorchester

Recordings

* ''Henri Tomasi: Konzerte für Holzbläser''. Farao Classics, 2010. * ''Fagottkonzerte von Antonio Vivaldi, Gordon Jacob, Jean Francaix und Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.'' Genuin Classics, 2012.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kunert, Christian 1983 births Living people People from Esslingen am Neckar German classical bassoonists 21st-century German conductors (music) Players of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg