Gerold Huber (born 1969) is a German classical

pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

, best known as the regular duo partner of baritone

Christian Gerhaher Christian Gerhaher (born 24 July 1969, in Straubing) is a German baritone and bass singer in opera and concert, particularly known as a Lieder singer. Career Christian Gerhaher studied with Paul Kuën and Raimund Grumbach at the Hochschule ...

and accompanist of other singers.

Career

Born in

Straubing Straubing (; Central Bavarian: ''Strauwing'') is an independent city in Lower Bavaria, southern Germany. It is seat of the Districts of Germany, district of Straubing-Bogen. Annually in August the Gäubodenvolksfest, the second largest fair in Ba ...

, Huber studied on a scholarship at the , piano with Friedemann Berger and

Lied In the Western classical music tradition, ( , ; , ; ) is a term for setting poetry to classical music. The term is used for any kind of song in contemporary German and Dutch, but among English and French speakers, is often used interchangea ...

accompaniment ("") with Helmut Deutsch. Together with the singer Christian Gerhaher he attended a master class with

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (; 28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music. One of the most famous Lieder (art song) performers of the post-war period, he is best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's ...

in Berlin. Huber forms a duo with

and has also accompanied singers such as

Ruth Ziesak Ruth Ziesak (born 9 February 1963) is a German soprano in opera and concert. Career Ruth Ziesak studied voice at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts with Elsa Cavelti and Christoph Prégardien. She has been a member of the Mu ...

, Franz-Josef Selig,

Bernarda Fink Bernarda Fink (born 29 August 1955) is an Argentine-Slovenian mezzo-soprano. Born in Buenos Aires to Slovene parents who emigrated from Yugoslavia, Fink studied at the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. She won First Pri ...

, Cornelia Kallisch and

Diana Damrau Diana Damrau (; born 31 May 1971) is a German soprano who has achieved international fame for her performances, primarily in opera, but also in concert and lieder. She has been successful in coloratura soprano roles since her early career, and gr ...

. He is the pianist of the "Liedertafel" founded in 2002 of

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the single "Fi ...

, Christian Elsner, Michael Volle and Franz-Josef Selig and has appeared with the Artemis Quartet. 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, ...

2010 he accompanied

in a

Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic music, Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and ...

program of ' (Seven Songs of Latter Days) and from ' the movements ' (The lonely one in Autumn) and ' (The Farewell).

Awards

* 2006

Gramophone Award The Gramophone Classical Music Awards, launched in 1977, are one of the most significant honours bestowed on recordings in the classical record industry. The British awards are often viewed as equivalent to or surpassing the American Grammy ...

2006 for "" with Christian Gerhaher * 2004 German Phono Prize ''

Echo Klassik The Echo Klassik, often stylized as ECHO Klassik, was Germany's major classical music award in 22 categories. The award, presented by the , was held annually, usually in October or September, separate from its parent award, the Echo Music Prize ...

'' in the category "" with Christian Gerhaher for ' by Schubert * 2002 German Phono Prize "Echo Klassik" in the category "" with Christian Gerhaher for ' by Schubert * 2001 * 1998 Prix International Pro Musicis Paris/New York with Christian Gerhaher

Recordings

Ludwig van 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 ...

: ', Russki Record München *

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 ...

: ',

Franz 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 ...

: ' and various ', Frank Martin: ', Christian Gerhaher, Arte Nova, August 2002 *

Joseph 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 ...

: ', Ruth Ziesak, Capriccio *

Erich Kästner Emil Erich Kästner (; 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including ''Emil and the Detectives'' and '' Lisa an ...

/ Edmund Nick: ', chansons, Susanne Brantl, Russki Record München * Erich Kästner / Edmund Nick: ', chansons, Susanne Brantl, Russki Record München *

: ', Christian Gerhaher, ',

Hyperion Ensemble Hyperion Ensemble is a Romanian chamber music ensemble based in Bucharest. It was founded in 1976 by composer Iancu Dumitrescu and specializes in the performance of contemporary classical music. In particular, it is the main proponent of spectral m ...

, Arte Nova, February 2003 * Franz Schubert: ', Christian Gerhaher, ARTE NOVA * Franz Schubert: ', Christian Gerhaher, ARTE NOVA * Franz Schubert: ', Christian Gerhaher, ARTE NOVA * Franz Schubert: ' (various Lieder), Christian Gerhaher, RCA, January 2006 * Franz Schubert: ', Bernarda Fink, Harmonia Mundi *

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 ...

: ', Christian Gerhaher, RCA, March 2008 * Robert Schumann: ', Christian Gerhaher, RCA, October 2004Schumann: Dichterliebe
review by Dan Davis in "Classics Today", 2005 * ''Terezín, Theresienstadt'', Lieder by Victor Ullmann and others,

Anne Sofie von Otter Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire encompasses lieder, operas, oratorios and also rock and pop songs. Early life Von Otter was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her father was Göran von Otter, a Swedi ...

, Christian Gerhaher, Deutsche Grammophon, 2007 * ', Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Silcher, "Liedertafel", ORFE

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Huber, Gerold German male classical pianists University of Music and Theatre Munich alumni 1969 births Living people 21st-century German classical pianists People from Straubing 21st-century German male musicians