Imke David (born 4 June 1967 in

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, Germany) is a

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player, author, Professor and Ensemble-Member. Imke_David_in_romanischer_Kirche

Early life

David grew up in Erlangen in a musical family. As a six-year-old she was a member of the seven-member viol ensemble made up of her family members. As a gifted student, she was admitted as a junior student in 1986. She studied

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, majoring in viol with

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at the

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. After a short while, she became a steady member of Savall's ensemble Hesperion XX. Major influences during her study in Basel were

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and

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Career

Professional appearances followed with Cantus Cölln,

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under the direction of René Jacobs, Hesperion XXI under the direction of Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations. She was the first viol player to be awarded a prize at the international competition for Early Music in

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. David performs internationally as a viol player and has taken part in radio broadcasts and CD recordings. From 1991 to 1996, compositions for solo viol were composed for her by composer Art Clay. She premiered and recorded these pieces. With the project ''Broken Words'', a text and music - performance with Urs Jaeggi (text),

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(

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) and David ( Air-Bow), she explored the use of the viol in modern settings. She researched the

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, an Italian string instrument from the Early Baroque. This 13-string instrument was used for continuo, but few people can now play it. David has developed a

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al style of playing. In this technique, the aim is to produce a timbre similar to the organ, suitable for the accompaniment of laments and

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s in the works of

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and his contemporaries. In 2010 David became a professor of

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and

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at the Department of Early Music of the

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. There, she teaches in addition the interpretation of the different styles of European

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early and High Baroque, She is active in international competitions as a judge.

Honors and awards

* Award winner, Solo Competition for Early Music in Brügge 1996 * Award Winner, Orpheuskonzerte Viola da Gamba 1996 in Zürich

Written work

* '''The Six String Lira da Gamba,'' Orfeo-Verlag, München ''1999, ''

Discography

* ''Lachen Weinen Trauern Singen, Imke David Viola da Gamba Solo''.

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u.a., 1991 * ''Musik for Seven Strings - Imke David Viola da Gamba Solo'', Jörg-Andreas Bötticher,

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, Kompositionen

, 1995 * ''Werke Mit Obligatem Cembalo. Aus Den Essercizii Musici'' von

, 1993 * ''Sechs Sonaten für Blockflöte und Basso Continuo'' von Ignazio Sieber * ''Psalmen Davids'' von

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mit

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und Cantus Cölln 2013

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:David, Imke 1967 births Living people German viol players 20th-century German women musicians 21st-century German women musicians