Monika Rost (born 21 February 1943)
[Józef Powroźniak: ''Gitarren-Lexikon'' (Berlin: Verlag Neue Musik, 1986), p.180.] is a classical guitarist,
lute
A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck (music), neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted.
More specifically, the term "lu ...
player and musicologist. She studied with Ursula Peter at the
Liszt School of Music Weimar
The University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar (in German language, German: Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar) is an institution of music in Weimar, Germany.
The Hochschule
Franz Liszt, who spent a great deal of his life in Weimar, encourage ...
, Germany, and later became Professor and Head of Guitar there herself.
She has performed in many countries, both solo and in a duo with
Jürgen Rost
Jürgen Rost (born 7 March 1945)Press release on the occasion of his 70th birthday in 2015: https://www.hfm-weimar.de/de/journalisten/pressemitteilungen/detailansicht.html?tx_jobase_pi2%5BjoNewsDetail%5D=728&tx_jobase_pi2%5BjoRefererId%5D=142&tx_j ...
,
and has made a number of recordings.
She has won many first prizes, including the Concours International de la Guitare in Paris (
Radio France
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), "with special honours from the jury".
She taught many successful performers and international guitar competition prize winners in her role at the Liszt School of Music Weimar.
Her pupils have included Boyan Karanjuloff,
Tomasz Zawierucha,
Samuel Klemke
and Nora Buschman.
References
1943 births
Education in Weimar
German classical guitarists
German women guitarists
German lutenists
Living people
Women classical guitarists
Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar
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