David Geringas (; born 29 July 1946 in

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) is a Lithuanian

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and

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who studied under

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. In 1970 he won the gold medal at the

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. He also plays the

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, a rare instrument associated with music of

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Biography

David Geringas has performed as a soloist with the greatest orchestras around the globe, including the

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, London Symphony,

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, Bavarian Radio Symphony,

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and

Israel Philharmonic The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ''ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit ha-Yisra'elit'') is a major Israeli symphony orchestra based in Tel Aviv. Its principal concert ...

, under such esteemed conductors of our time as

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and

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. He is a regular guest at several major chamber music festivals and has a vast repertoire, from baroque to contemporary music, much of which he has recorded, being awarded the

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of the Charles Cros Academy in 1989. He is a

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professor in Berlin. Important contemporary composers such as

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and

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have dedicated new compositions to Geringas. In July 2006, Anatolijus Senderovas' composition "David's Song for Cello and String Quartet" was premièred in

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– a dedication to Geringas's 60th birthday. David Geringas is one of the most versatile musicians of our time. The cellist and conductor has an unusually broad repertoire from the earliest baroque up to contemporary music. He was the first musician to play in the West works of the Russian and Lithuanian avant garde and many composers dedicated works to him. For his worldwide engagement with Lithuanian music and its composers he was awarded the highest distinctions in his country. In October 2006 the President of the Federal Republic of Germany

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awarded the "Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" (

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) to David Geringas for his overall efforts as musician and German Cultural Ambassador to the world music scene. Born in

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, David Geringas studied at the

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from 1963 until 1973 with

. In 1970 David Geringas won the First Prize and the gold medal at the Tchaikovsky competition. In 2000 he took over a professorship of cello at the

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in Berlin. Moreover, he is honorary professor at the

. David Geringas also heads various master-classes all over the world for the up-and-coming musicians. His students are winners of prizes and awards of international competitions. Renowned composers of contemporary music dedicated works to David Geringas, thus the Concerto in Do by Anatolijus Šenderovas, being played by David Geringas for the first time in 2002 and being awarded the European Composers Prize in Berlin, the Cello Concerto by

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, world premiere 2003 in the US, the Cello Concertos by Vytautas Laurušas and by

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, world premiere 2004 respective 2005 in

. A special event was the world premiere of Anatolijus Šenderovas' work "David's Song for Cello and String Quartet" in July 2006 in

which the composer had written on the occasion of David Geringas' 60th birthday. He has been teaching at the

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in Siena since 2005. David Geringas' concerts with the

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (, BRSO) is a German radio orchestra. Based in Munich, Germany, it is one of the city's four orchestras. The BRSO is one of two full-size symphony orchestras operated under the auspices of Bayerischer Rundf ...

, the

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, the Moscow State Philharmonic Orchestra, the

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) is a Swiss symphony orchestra, based in Geneva at the Victoria Hall. In addition to symphony concerts, the OSR performs as the opera orchestra in productions at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. History ...

and the

Berner Symphonie-Orchester The Bern Symphony Orchestra (Berner Symphonie-Orchester) is a Swiss orchestra based in Bern. The orchestra primarily gives concerts at the ''Kursaal'' in Bern, and also acts as the orchestra of the Bern Theatre, for opera and dance performances. ...

, the

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as well as his first performance with the

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at once being reinvited for 2007, belong among others to the highlights of the concert season 2005/2006. He was also guest at prestigious festivals in Germany, Great Britain and France this summer. In the season 2006/2007 David Geringas will give concerts among others with the

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, the Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim and the Galicia Symphony Orchestra. On the occasion of D. Shostakovich's 100th Birthday David Geringas is invited by the

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to arrange and to head a weekend of several performances dedicated to the composer.

Discography

For about 50 CDs which David Geringas has up to now recorded he received a large number of distinctions, among them the

for the recording of the 12 cello concerti by

Luigi Boccherini Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (, also , ; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and '' galante'' style even while he matured somewhat apart from the major classi ...

. His extensive discography also includes many award-winning recordings such as the chamber music by

Henri Dutilleux Henri Paul Julien Dutilleux (; 22 January 1916 – 22 May 2013) was a French composer of late 20th-century classical music. Among the leading French composers of his time, his work was rooted in the Impressionistic style of Debussy and R ...

(Diapason d'Or) or the cello concertos by

Hans Pfitzner Hans Erich Pfitzner (5 May 1869 – 22 May 1949) was a German composer, conductor and polemicist who was a self-described anti-modernist. His best known work is the post-Romantic opera ''Palestrina'' (1917), loosely based on the life of the ...

(Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik). * ''Eli Zion – from St. Petersburg to Jerusalem'' *: Musik der Neuen Jüdischen Schule für Cello und Klavier *: Works by: *:

Joseph Achron Joseph Yulyevich Achron, also seen as Akhron (Russian: Иосиф Юльевич Ахрон, Hebrew: יוסף אחרון) (May 1, 1886April 29, 1943) was a Russian composer and violinist, who settled in the United States. His preoccupation with ...

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, Sinowi Feldman,

Solomon Rosowsky Solomon (Salomo) Rosowsky (1878, Riga –1962) was a cantor (hazzan) and composer, and son of the Rigan cantor, Baruch Leib Rosowsky. Early life Rosowsky began to study music only after he graduated from the University of Kyiv, with a degree in ...

Lazare Saminsky Lazare Saminsky (born Lazar Semyonovich Saminsky (; 27 October 1882 O.S. / 8 November N.S. – 30 June 1959) was a performer, conductor and composer, especially of Jewish music. Life Born to a merchant family in Valehotsulove (now ), near Odess ...

Joachim Stutschewsky Joachim-Yehoyachin Stutschewsky (, ; 7 February 1891, Romny, Russian Empire – 14 November 1982, Tel Aviv, Israel) was a Ukraine-born and Israeli cellist, composer, musicologist. Biography Joachim-Yehoyachin Stutschewsky was born on 7 February ...

Leo Zeitlin Lev Mordukhovich Tseitlin (, "Leyb Tseytlin", born 1884, in Pinsk – July 8, 1930, in New York City), known as Leo Zeitlin, was a Russian-Jewish composer. In 1923, he emigrated to the United States. His best-known work is ''Eli Zion'', a par ...

*:: with

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, piano * ''Tschaikowsky-Variationen'' *:

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*: David Geringas, conductor and cellist *: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim * J. S. Bach, 6 Suites for Cello (1995) * Bach (1989) *: Suite No. 1 *: Suite No. 2 *: Suite No. 6 * Bach (1989) *: Suite No. 3 *: Suite No. 4 *: Suite No. 5 * ''Quasi Improvisata'' (2003) *: Anatolijus Senderovas - Songs of Sulamite *:

- In Croce *:

Lepo Sumera Lepo Sumera (8 May 1950 – 2 June 2000) was an Estonian composer and teacher. Life and career He was born in Tallinn and studied with Veljo Tormis in his teens, and from 1968, with Heino Eller at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (then ...

- Quasi Improvisata *: Eduardas Balsys - Habanera *:

Ástor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed '' nuevo tango'', incorporating elements fr ...

- Tanti Anni Prima, Oblivion, Hommage à Liège *: with Geir Draugsvoll,

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* ''Mozartiana - Hommage à Mozart'' (1992) *:

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- Andantino for piano and cello, K.Anh. 46 *:

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 ...

- Seven variations in E-flat major for cello and piano *:: "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's ''

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'' *: Helene Liebmann - "Grande Sonate pour Pianoforte et Violincelle" in B-flat major, Op. 11 *: Beethoven - Twelve variations in F major, Op. 66 for cello and piano *: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's ''The Magic Flute'' *:

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- "Grand Duo pour Piano et Violoncelle" in D minor, Op. 31 *:

Franz Xaver Mozart Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (26 July 1791 – 29 July 1844), also known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Jr., was the youngest child of six born to composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze and the younger of his parents' two surviving c ...

- From the Grand Sonata for piano and cello, Op. 19 *: with Tatjana Schatz, piano *

Boccherini Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (, also , ; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and '' galante'' style even while he matured somewhat apart from the major classic ...

- ''12 Concerti per il Violoncello'' (1988) *: Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, G 474 *: Concerto No. 2 in A major, G 475 *: Concerto No. 3 in D major, G 476 *: Concerto No. 4 in C major, G 477 *: Concerto No. 5 in D major, G 478 *: Concerto No. 6 in D major, G 479 *: Concerto No. 7 in G major, G 480 *: Concerto No. 8 in C major, G 481 *: Concerto No. 9 in B-flat major, G 482 *: Concerto No. 10 in D major, G 483 *: Concerto No. 11 in C major, G 573 *: Concerto No. 12 in E-flat, major *: Orchestra da Camera di Padova e del Veneto *: Conductor:

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- Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra, in A minor, Op. 102 (1989) *: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 *: Mark Kaplan, violin *: Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden *: Conductor:

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* ''Solo for Tatjana'' (1997) *:

György Ligeti György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde music, avant-garde composers in the latter half of the ...

- Sonata for cello solo *:

Gerhard Schedl Gerhard Schedl (5 August 1957 – 30 November 2000) was an Austrian composer. His works included chamber works, operas, theater pieces, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas. Early life and education Schedl was born in Vienna and began composing du ...

- from "Zwei Stücke aus der Schatz-Truhe" *:

Viktor Suslin Viktor Yevseyevich Suslin (; 13 June 1942 – 10 July 2012) was a Russian composer. An associate of Sofia Gubaidulina's, together with her and Vyacheslav Artyomov he formed the improvisatory ensemble 'Astraea' in 1975. He emigrated to Germany ...

- Schatz-Island *:

Krzysztof Meyer Krzysztof Meyer (born 11 August 1943) is a Polish composer, pianist, and music scholar, formerly dean of the Department of Music Theory (1972–1975) at the State College of Music (now Academy of Music in Kraków), and president of the Polish C ...

- Monolog *: Anatolijus Senderovas - Due Canti *:

- Gramata cellam *:

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- Sonata for cello solo, Op. 25, No. 3 *:

Pablo Casals Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan: ; 29 December 187622 October 1973), known in English as Pablo Casals,Dvořák'' (2003) *:

Cello Concerto A cello concerto (sometimes called a violoncello concerto) is a concerto for solo cello with orchestra or, very occasionally, smaller groups of instruments. These pieces have been written since the Baroque era if not earlier. However, unlike instru ...

in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 *: Rondo in G minor, Op. 94, B. 181 *: '' Silent Woods'', B. 182 *:

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*: Conductor

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* '' Ali Baba and the forty robbers'' (1997) *: Musical fairytale from the "

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" *: Narrator: Manfred Steffen *: Music:

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*: Violin: Natalia Prishepenko *: Flute: Wolfgang Ritter *: Piano/song:

*: Bass: Johannes Huth *: Drums: Martin Engelbach * Gubaidulina (2000) *: "Und: Das Fest ist in vollem Gang" *: Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe *: Conductor:

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(1994) *: Cello Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb-1 *: Ceccl Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb-2 *: Andante from Symphony No. 13 for Cello and Orchestra *: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra * ''My recollections'' (2002) *:

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- Suites de concert, Op. 98 *: Bronius Kutavicius - Rhythmus-Arhythmus *: Anatolijus Senderovas - Due canti *: with Tatjana Schatz-Geringas, piano *:

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- Dal vento *:

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- Reminiscences *: with Petras Geniusas, piano * Pfitzner (1993) *: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 52 *: Cello Concerto in G major in one movement, Op. 42 *: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. posth. *:

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Werner Andreas Albert Werner Andreas Albert (10 January 1935 – 10 November 2019) was a German-born Australian conductor. Personal life Albert was born in Weinheim. He began his studies in musicology and history, and later studied conducting with Herbert von Karaja ...

* ''David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz'' (1994) *:

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- Sonata, Op. 40 *:

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*:: Sonata, Op. 119 *:: Adagio from ''

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'', Op. 97a *:

- Humoreske, Op. 5 *: Tatjana Schatz, Piano *

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(1998–99) *: Epilogue from the ballet "Peer Gynt" *: Musica nostalgica *: Cello Sonata No. 1 *: Tatjana Schatz, Piano * ''Piano Trios'' *: Mieczyslaw Weinberg - Piano Trio, Op. 24 *: Alexander Weprik - Drei Volkstänze, Op. 13b *:

- Piano Trio, Op. 67 *:

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, Violin *: Jasha Nemtsov, Piano * ''David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz'' (1994) *:

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*:: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 *:: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 *:: Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102 *:

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*:: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821 *: Tatjana Schatz, piano * ''David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz'' (1993) *:

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*: Cello Sonata, Op. 6 *: Romance in F Major *:

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- Cello Sonata, Op. 17 *: Tatjana Schatz, piano * '' Anatolijus Senderovas'' (2002) *: Concerto in Do *: Symphony Orchestra of the Lithuanian Academy of Music *: Robertas Servenikas, Conductor * ''

'' (2003) *: Cello Concerto *: Musica profana *: Symphony No. 6 *:

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, Conductor * ''

'' *: Symphony No. 3 *: Cello Concerto *: Lighthouse *: Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien *:

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, conductor * ''

'' *: Cello Concerto *: String Symphony - Voices (Balsis) *: Riga Philharmonic Orchestra *: Jonas Dainius Aleksa, Conductor * ''Schostakowitsch - Schulhoff'' *:

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- String Quartet No. 14 *: with

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, Violin - Yuzuko Horigome, Violin -

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, Viola *:

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*: with Gidon Kremer, Violin - Philip Hirschhorn, Violin -

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, Viola - Kim Kashkashian, Viola - Julius Berger, cello *:

- Duo for Violin and Cello *: with Philip Hirschhorn, Violin * ''

'' (2006) *: Canzona für Violoncello und Klavier *: with Tanja Schatz, Klavier

Chamber music

David Geringas is also a welcome guest at international

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

stages. So Tatjana Geringas and

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belong to his closest partners on the piano. In the season 2004/2005 David Geringas gave together with Ian Fountain a concert series entitled "Beethoven plus…" at the

Philharmonie Berlin The () is a concert hall in Berlin, Germany, and home to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The Philharmonie lies on the south edge of the city's Tiergarten and just west of the former Berlin Wall. The Philharmonie is on Herbert-von-Karajan- ...

. He also works closely together with the Artemis Quartett, the Vogler-Quartett and the Bläserquintett of the

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Conducting

To an ever-growing extent David Geringas has been engaged as

. Among others he conducted the

Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock The Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock, based in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, is the state's largest symphony orchestra and also the orchestra of the Volkstheater Rostock. Founded in 1897, the orchestra grew to 90 musicians by 1991. Th ...

, the Kammerphilharmonie of the MDR Leipzig, the

Jenaer Philharmonie The Jenaer Philharmonie is a German symphony orchestra based in Jena, Germany. The orchestra performs its concerts principally at the Volkshaus Jena, in the Ernst Abbe Saal. History The orchestra was founded in 1934 with the intent to revive and ...

, the chamber orchestra of the Wiener Symphoniker (Concert-Verein), the

Danish National Symphony Orchestra The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (DNSO; ), is a Danish orchestra based in Copenhagen. The DNSO is the principal orchestra of DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation). The DRSO is based at the Koncerthuset () concert hall in Copenhagen. Histo ...

/DR, das

Iceland Symphony Orchestra Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands (Iceland Symphony Orchestra) (ISO) is an Icelandic orchestra based in Reykjavík. Its primary concert venue is the Harpa (concert hall), Harpa Concert Hall. The Iceland Symphony is an autonomous public institution u ...

, the

Kremerata Baltica Kremerata Baltica is a chamber orchestra consisting of musicians from Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). It was founded by Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer in 1997. Gidon Kremer is an artistic director of Kremerata Baltica. Descript ...

as well as orchestras in Lithuania, Italy, the Netherlands, Mexico and

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. In February 2007 David Geringas will conduct for the first time the

, give his debut as conductor in China in the 2007/2008 season and will be guest again in Japan. For his first CD recording as conductor he received the 'Choc de la Musique' of the music magazine ''

Le Monde de la musique ''Le Monde de la musique'' was a French monthly musical magazine published from 1978 to 2009 with a circulation of 20,000 copies in 2008. It was founded in 1978 by ''Le Monde'' and ''Télérama'' at the initiative of Jean-Michel Croissandeau, in c ...

''. Since 2005 David Geringas has been Chief Guest Conductor of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra.

Cello

David Geringas plays a G. B.

Guadagnini Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (often shortened to G. B. Guadagnini; 23 June 1711 – 18 September 1786) was an Italian luthier, regarded as one of the finest craftsmen of string instruments in history. Reprint with new introduction by Stewart Po ...

cello made in 1761.

References

Sources

The Classical Music Guide Forums

External links

Home page of David Geringas

* David Geringas
Accademia Musicale Chigiana

Bibliography

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