Christiane Klonz (born 23 June 1969Katrin Misera: ''Profile aus dem Landkreis Parchim.'' Vol. 2. Zinke, Raben Steinfeld 1999, , .) is a German pianist and composer.

Life

Born in Lübz, Klonz began piano lessons at the

Parchim Parchim (; Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch: ''Parchen'') is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is the capital of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. It was the birthplace of Helmuth von Moltke the Elde ...

Music School. She received further training at the "Rudolf Wagner-Régeny" Conservatory in

Rostock Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...

with Walther Heinecke-Oertel and Karl-Heinz Will, and later at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" Berlin with Jürgen Schröder. She completed her studies with an excellent Konzertexamen. The pianist gained inspiration for her further development through participation in various master classes and through consultations, for example with Justus Frantz (

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), Walter Blankenheim (

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Franconian: ''Sabrigge'' ; ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken has 181,959 inhabitants and is Saarland's administrative, commerci ...

), Amadeus Webersinke (

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

) and Karl-Heinz Kämmerling (

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). Klonz was a

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 ...

at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin from March 2000 to March 2007. In 2011, she established the ''International Music Days at Lake Plauer - Piano Days Stuer'' in Stuer.Antje Bernstein: ''Klavierklänge aus vier Nationen.'' Schweriner Volkszeitung (Ausgabe Lübz), 30 August 2011, . Klonz lives in Twietfort, a district of the municipality of Ganzlin at Plauer See.Silke Voß: ''Ein Steinway-Flügel am Mühlenteich.'' Nordkurier (Müritz-Zeitung), 23 September 2011, . From 2004 to 2014, she was a (Resident expert), Member of the Committee for School, Youth, Culture and Sport of Ganzlin.Mitglieder Ausschuss für Schule, Jugend, Kultur und Sport Ganzlin
in ''Plauer Zeitung'', 19 August 2009 (PDF; 3,49 MB)

Performances

Since 1992, Klonz has made guest appearances at the "Musiksommer Mecklenburg-Vorpommern", most recently in 2003 in the series "MusikSommer-Stargast", at the , as part of the Bayreuth Festival, at the

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, at the Konzerthaus Berlin, at the Mirabell Palace in

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

, as part of the Festival de Wiltz and the Chopin Festival in Marienbad. Internationally, she has given concerts in Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia, the US, Canada, Korea and Cyprus. On 21 April 2008, she made her New York debut at

Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhattan), 57t ...

.Dieter Hofmann: ''Pianistin erobert Nordamerika.'' Schweriner Volkszeitung (Ausgabe Lübz), 31 May 2008

Awards

Klonz was awarded a diploma at the competition in honour of

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; ; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic music, Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber ...

Zwickau Zwickau (; ) is the fourth-largest city of Saxony, Germany, after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz, with around 88,000 inhabitants,. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ''Zwickauer Mulde''; progression: ), ...

in 1985, and the gold medal in 1987. In 1996, she received an artist's scholarship from the

Konrad Adenauer Foundation The Konrad Adenauer Foundation ('' German: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.; Abbreviation: KAS'') is a German political party foundation associated with but independent of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The foundation's head ...

for a period of one year.EHF-Scholarship-holders-of-the-Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, letter K
(retrieved 25 February 2021) She is the first pianist to be awarded this sponsorship. For her committed and creative work in cultural life, the concert pianist was awarded the "2004 Art and Culture Prize of the Parchim District".Art and Culture Prize
/ref> Since September 2006, Klonz has been a Steinway-Artist.Steinway Artists, Buchstabe K
(retrieved 25 February 2021)

Recordings

Her CD recordings include piano works from various periods, including works by

Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the or ...

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

, Dittersdorf,

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...

Schumann Robert Schumann (; ; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic music, Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber ...

Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of N ...

, Chopin,

Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most pro ...

and

Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich), First Symphony in 1926 and thereafter was regarded ...

. In addition, Klonz has also published her own compositions. Several of these recordings have already been broadcast on radio: on NDR Kultur, on MDR Figaro, on , on hr-klassik, on hr2, on , on , on BR-Klassik, on Klassik Radio and on Nordwestradio (Bremen). Klonz has been signed to the claXL classical music label since 2007. The following CDs have been released there so far: * ''Bach – Mozart – Chopin – Schostakowitsch'' (1997, bei animato 2006, new edition at claXL 2007) * ''Bach – Beethoven – Schubert – Liszt'' (1998, new edition at claXL 2007) * ''Romantische Werke: Schumann – Chopin – Grieg'' (2002, new edition at claXL 2007) * ''Mozart – Beethoven – Liszt – Klonz'' (claXL 2007) * ''Christmas Piano'' (Heide & Christiane Klonz, claXL 2007 – piano four hands) * ''Ballads'' (claXL 2007 – Eigenkompositionen) * ''Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf: Klavierkonzerte A-Dur und B-Dur'' ( Oliver Weder (conductor), Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, claXL 2009 – World premiere recording)

References

External links

* * * * * Thomas Gehrig
''Kammermusikalische Intimität''
CD-Rezension bei klassik.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Klonz, Christiane 20th-century German classical composers German women classical pianists Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin 1969 births Living people People from Lübz