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'''Kolja Lessing''' (born 15 October 1961) is a German violinist, pianist, composer and academic teacher.
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'''Kolja Lessing''' (born 15 October 1961) is a German violinist, pianist, composer and academic teacher. His focus as a soloist and chamber musician has been the neglected repertoire by composers who were ostracised under the [[Nazi]] regime. His recordings include four volumes of works by students of [[Franz Schreker]] in his master classes in Vienna and Berlin.

Lessing has taught violin at the [[Hochschule für Musik Würzburg]] and the [[University of Music and Theatre Leipzig]], and has been professor at the [[State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart]] from 2000. He has been awarded numerous honours, especially for his dedication to the music of neglected composers.


== Life ==
== Life ==
Lessing was born in Karlsruhe. He received his basic music education from his mother.<ref name="Stuttgart" /> From 1978, he attended the violin [[master class]] of [[Hansheinz Schneeberger]] in [[Basel]].<ref name="Stuttgart" /><ref name="Bechstein" /> There, he also studied piano with Peter Efler from 1979. He passed his concert examinations in 1982 and 1983. He also received formative impulses through his collaboration with [[Berthold Goldschmidt]], [[Ignace Strasfogel]] and [[Zoltán Székely]].<ref name="Stuttgart" />
Lessing was born in [[Karlsruhe]]. He received his basic music education from his mother.<ref name="Stuttgart" /> From 1978, he attended the violin [[master class]] of [[Hansheinz Schneeberger]] in [[Basel]].<ref name="Stuttgart" /><ref name="Bechstein" /> There, he also studied piano with Peter Efler from 1979. He passed his concert examinations in 1982 and 1983. He also received formative impulses through his collaboration with [[Berthold Goldschmidt]], [[Ignace Strasfogel]] and [[Zoltán Székely]].<ref name="Stuttgart" />


As a professor of violin, he taught at the [[Hochschule für Musik Würzburg]] from 1989 to 1993, at the [[University of Music and Theatre Leipzig]] from 1993 and followed a call to the [[State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart]] in 2000.<ref name="Stuttgart" /> From 1998 to 2015, he was a regular guest lecturer at the [[Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity]].<!-- Since 2011, he has been working with the Israeli writer [[Elazar Benyoëtz]].<ref>[https://www.kairos-music.com/artists/kolja-lessing Kolja Lessing] on KAIROS</ref> - will see, cite doesn't support it-->
As a professor of violin, he taught at the [[Hochschule für Musik Würzburg]] from 1989 to 1993, at the [[University of Music and Theatre Leipzig]] from 1993, and followed a call to the [[State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart]] in 2000.<ref name="Stuttgart" /> From 1998 to 2015, he was a regular guest lecturer at the [[Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity]].<!-- Since 2011, he has been working with the Israeli writer [[Elazar Benyoëtz]].<ref>[https://www.kairos-music.com/artists/kolja-lessing Kolja Lessing] on KAIROS</ref> - will see, cite doesn't support it-->


Lessing has performed worldwide as a violinist and pianist, also giving musicological lectures and master classes at European and North American universities.<ref name="Bechstein" /><ref name="Musikhochschule" />
Lessing has performed worldwide as a violinist and pianist, also giving musicological lectures and master classes at European and North American universities.<ref name="Bechstein" /><ref name="Musikhochschule" />


Lessing dedicates himself to a stylistically wide-ranging repertoire, in particular to the work of artists persecuted during the [[Nazi]] era, including [[Franz Schreker]] and his circle of students. He revived stylistically different compositions for solo violin by [[Haim Alexander]], [[Tzvi Avni]], [[Abel Ehrlich]], [[Jacqueline Fontyn]], [[David Graham (composer)|David Paul Graham]], [[Ursula Mamlok]], [[Krzysztof Meyer]], [[Klaus Hinrich Stahmer]], [[Hans Vogt (composer)|Hans Vogt]].<ref name="Schott" /> [[Berthold Goldschmidt]] composed a work for him that he premiered. Numerous violin and piano works were premiered by Lessing, such as the piano concerto ''Rivages solitaires'' by Jacqueline Fontyn, ''Suite'' by [[Rudolf Hindemith]], ''A Child's Day'' by [[Ignace Strasfogel]], the violin concertos by Haim Alexander, ''Yael'' by [[Sidney Corbett]], works by Abel Ehrlich and [[Stefan Hippe]], ''Allegro'' by [[Zoltán Székely]], ''A une Madone'' by [[Dimitri Terzakis]], and ''Le Violon de la Mort'' by [[Grete von Zieritz]].<ref name="Musikhochschule" />
Lessing has dedicated to wide-ranging repertoire, with a focus on works by composers who were ostracised under the [[Nazi]] regime, including [[Franz Schreker]] and his circle of students.<ref name="Schott" /> He revived stylistically different compositions for solo violin by [[Haim Alexander]], [[Tzvi Avni]], [[Abel Ehrlich]], [[Jacqueline Fontyn]], [[David Graham (composer)|David Paul Graham]], [[Ursula Mamlok]], [[Krzysztof Meyer]], [[Klaus Hinrich Stahmer]], [[Hans Vogt (composer)|Hans Vogt]].<ref name="Schott" /> [[Berthold Goldschmidt]] composed a work for him that he premiered. As a violinist and a pianist, he premiered compositions including the piano concerto ''Rivages solitaires'' by Jacqueline Fontyn, [[Rudolf Hindemith]]'s Suite, [[Ignace Strasfogel]]'s ''A Child's Day'', the violin concertos by Haim Alexander, [[Sidney Corbett]]'s ''Yael'', works by Abel Ehrlich and [[Stefan Hippe]], [[Zoltán Székely]]'s Allegro, ''A une Madone'' by [[Dimitri Terzakis]], and ''Le Violon de la Mort'' by [[Grete von Zieritz]].<ref name="Musikhochschule" />


== Recordings ==
== Recordings ==
Lessing recorded extensively both with violin and piano, including numerous first and complete recordings:
Lessing has recorded extensively both with violin and piano, including numerous first and complete recordings, also with a focus on neglected composers. He made a series of four CDs of music by composers who studied with Schreker, both as violinist and as pianist.<ref name="Richter" />
* [[Johann Paul von Westhoff]]: Complete Suites for Solo Violin (Capriccio)<ref name="Musikhochschule" />
* [[Johann Paul von Westhoff]]: Complete Suites for Solo Violin (Capriccio)<ref name="Musikhochschule" />
* [[Georg Philipp Telemann]]: [[12 Fantasias for Solo Violin (Telemann)|12 Fantasias for Solo Violin]] (Capriccio)<ref name="Musikhochschule" />
* [[Georg Philipp Telemann]]: [[12 Fantasias for Solo Violin (Telemann)|12 Fantasias for Solo Violin]] (Capriccio)<ref name="Musikhochschule" />
* [[Ernst von Gemmingen]]: Complete Violin Concertos (cpo)<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/ernst-von-gemmingen-violin-concertos-nos-1-2-mr0003602003 Kolja Lessing / Ulf Schirmer / Munich Radio Orchestra / Ernst von Gemmingen: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2] [[Allmusic]]</ref><ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/ernst-von-gemmingen-violin-concertos-3-4-fran%C3%A7ois-joseph-gossec-symphony-op-62-mw0002899985 Kolja Lessing / Ulf Schirmer / Munich Radio Orchestra / Ernst von Gemmingen: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4] [[Allmusic]]</ref>
* [[Ernst von Gemmingen]]: Complete Violin Concertos (cpo)
* [[Carl Czerny]]: The Art of Prelude, [[Opus number|Op]]. 300 (cpo)
* [[Carl Czerny]]: The Art of Preluding, [[Opus number|Op]]. 300 (cpo)<ref>Rucker, Patrick: [https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/czerny-piano-works-zhao-lessing Czerny Piano Works (Zhao. Lessing)] [[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]] October 2019</ref>
* [[Max Reger]]: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra (telos music)<ref name="Mabille" />
* [[Max Reger]]: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra, Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, cond: [[Christoph-Mathias Mueller]] (telos music)<ref name="Mabille" /><ref name="Dixon" />
* Reger: Complete chamber music with Clarinet (Oehms)<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/max-reger-integrale-kammermusik-f%C3%BCr-klarinette-mw0002960986 Stephan Siegenthaler / Leipziger Streichquartett / Kolja Lessing / Max Reger: Integrale Kammermusik für Klarinette] [[AllMusic]]</ref>
* Reger: Complete Works for Clarinet and Piano (Oehms)
* [[Berthold Goldschmidt]]: Complete Piano Works (various labels)
<!--* [[Berthold Goldschmidt]]: Complete Piano Works (various labels)
* [[Vladimir Rudolfovich Vogel]]: Complete Piano Works (Gramola)
* [[Vladimir Rudolfovich Vogel]]: Complete Piano Works (Gramola)-->
* [[Ignace Strasfogel]]: Complete Piano Works (Decca)
* [[Ignace Strasfogel]]: Complete Piano Works (Decca)<ref>Rucker, Patrick: [https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/strasfogel-piano-works Strasfogel Piano Works] [[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]] March 1998</ref>
* [[Ursula Mamlok]]: Violin Sonatas and Aphorisms I (Bridge Records)
<!--* [[Ursula Mamlok]]: Violin Sonatas and Aphorisms I (Bridge Records)-->
* [[Franz Reizenstein]]: Solo Sonatas for Piano, Viola and for Violin (eda records)
* [[Franz Reizenstein]]: Solo Sonatas for Piano, Viola and for Violin (eda records)<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/franz-reizenstein-solo-sonatas-mw0001858364 Kolja Lessing / Franz Reizenstein: Solo Sonatas] [[AllMusic]]</ref>
* ''Franz Schreker's Master Classes in Vienna and Berlin'', Vol. 1-4, with works by [[Felix Petyrek]], [[Karol Rathaus]], [[Jerzy Fitelberg]], [[Grete von Zieritz]], [[Wilhelm Grosz]], Berthold Goldschmidt, Zdenka Ticharich, [[Vladas Jakubėnas]], [[Kurt Fiebig]], Alexander Ecklebe, {{ill|Hugo Herrmann|de|Hugo Herrmann (Musiker)}}, [[Leon Klepper]] and Isco Thaler (eda records)
* ''Franz Schreker's Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin'', vol. 1-4, with works by [[Karol Rathaus]], [[Jerzy Fitelberg]], [[Grete von Zieritz]], [[Wilhelm Grosz]], [[Vladas Jakubėnas]], Berthold Goldschmidt, Zdenka Ticharich, [[Kurt Fiebig]], Alexander Ecklebe, [[Felix Petyrek]], {{ill|Hugo Herrmann|de|Hugo Herrmann (Musiker)}}, [[Leon Klepper]] and Isco Thaler (eda records)<ref name="Richter" /><ref name="Lewis" />


== Compositions ==
== Compositions ==
Compositions by Lessing are held by the German National Library, including:<ref name="DNB" />
* Sonata for clarinet solo 1978
* Sonata for clarinet solo 1978
* ''The Disquieting Muses'' (after [[Giorgio de Chirico]]) for violin solo 1978/79
<!--* ''The Disquieting Muses'' (after [[Giorgio de Chirico]]) for violin solo 1978/79
* ''Metaphysical Muse in a Street Illuminated by the Evening Sun'' for violin solo 1979
* ''Metaphysical Muse in a Street Illuminated by the Evening Sun'' for violin solo 1979-->
* Two duos for clarinet and violin: ''The Journey into the Unknown'' 1979, ''The Beauty of a Dream'' 1980
* Two duos for clarinet and violin: ''The Journey into the Unknown'' 1979, ''The Beauty of a Dream'' 1980
* ''Frozen Time'' for two clarinets and violin 1980
<!--* ''Frozen Time'' for two clarinets and violin 1980
* Meditation for violin solo 1982
* Meditation for violin solo 1982-->
* ''Gliding Figures'' for flute and viola 1998
* ''Gliding Figures'' for flute and viola 1998
* ''Sinking Mists'' for flute and alto flute 1998
* ''Sinking Mists'' for flute and alto flute 1998
* ''Ravelesken'' for two violins 2006/07
<!--* ''Ravelesken'' for two violins 2006/07-->


Lessing wrote [[cadenza]]s to Mozart's violin concertos [[K. 218]] and [[K. 219]], and to all violin concertos by [[Ernst von Gemmingen]].
Lessing wrote [[cadenza]]s to Mozart's violin concertos [[K. 218]] and [[K. 219]], and to all violin concertos by [[Ernst von Gemmingen]].<ref name="DNB" />
<!--== Arrangements ==

== Contributions ==
* [[Tzvi Avni]]: ''Pas de deux'' (violin and piano) arranged for violin and string orchestra
* [[Tzvi Avni]]: ''Pas de deux'' (violin and piano) arranged for violin and string orchestra
* Claude Debussy: ''[[La sérénade interrompue]]'' (''Préludes I'') arranged for violin and guitar
* Claude Debussy: ''[[La sérénade interrompue]]'' (''Préludes I'') arranged for violin and guitar-->


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* Prize of Musikkredit Basel for the composition ''Die Schönheit eines Traumes'' (1980)
<!--* Prize of Musikkredit Basel for the composition ''Die Schönheit eines Traumes'' (1980)
* 1992 [[Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik]]
* 1992 [[Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik]]-->
* 1999 [[Johann-Wenzel-Stamitz-Preis]], special prize for his commitment to ostracised Jewish composers<ref name="Stuttgart" />
* 1999 {{ill|Johann-Wenzel-Stamitz-Preis|de}}, special prize for his commitment to ostracised Jewish composers<ref name="Stuttgart" />
* 2008 [[Deutscher Kritikerpreis]]<ref name="Stuttgart" />
* 2008 [[Deutscher Kritikerpreis]]<ref name="Stuttgart" />
* 2008 [[Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik]]
<!--* 2008 [[Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik]]-->
* 2015 {{ill|Otto Hirsch Award|de|Otto-Hirsch-Auszeichnung}} of [[Stuttgart]]<ref name="Stuttgart" />
* 2015 [[Otto-Hirsch-Auszeichnung]] of [[Stuttgart]]<ref name="Stuttgart" />
* 2020 [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]]
* 2020 [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] for his merit for ostracised composers<ref name="Richter" />
* 2020 {{Ill|Deutscher Musikeditionspreis|de}}
<!--* 2020 {{Ill|Deutscher Musikeditionspreis|de}}-->


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist
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<ref name="Dixon">{{cite web
| last = Dixon
| first = Gavin
| url = http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2012/Mar12/Reger_VC_TLS097.htm
| title = Max Reger (1873-1916) / Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra
| website = musicweb-international.com
| date = March 2012
| access-date = 11 March 2021
}}</ref>

<ref name="Lewis">{{cite web
| last = Louis
| first = Uncle Dave
| url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/franz-schrekers-masterclasses-in-vienna-and-berlin-vol-3-mw0001855630
| title = Kolja Lessing / Franz Schreker's Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin, Vol. 3
| website = [[AllMusic]]
| date =
| language = fr
| access-date = 11 March 2021
}}</ref>


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| first = Elisabeth
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| title = Schrekers Kompositionsklassen / Lohnende Raritäten
| publisher = [[Deutschlandfunk]]
| date = 6 January 2021
| language = de
| access-date = 11 March 2021
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* [[Alain Pâris]]: ''Klassische Musik im 20. Jahrhundert.'' 2nd edition. DTV, Munich 1997.
* [[Alain Pâris]]: ''Klassische Musik im 20. Jahrhundert.'' 2nd edition. DTV, Munich 1997.
* Hans-Klaus Jungheinrich: Unser Musikjahrhundert. Residenz Verlag, Salzburg 1999.
* Hans-Klaus Jungheinrich: Unser Musikjahrhundert. Residenz Verlag, Salzburg 1999.
*[[Christoph Kammertöns]], [[Siegfried Mauser]] (ed.): ''Lexikon des Klaviers.'' Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 2006.
* [[Christoph Kammertöns]], [[Siegfried Mauser]] (ed.): ''Lexikon des Klaviers.'' Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 2006.
* Ingo Harden, Gregor Willmes: ''Pianisten Profile.'' Bärenreiter, Kassel 2008.
* Ingo Harden, Gregor Willmes: ''Pianisten Profile.'' Bärenreiter, Kassel 2008.
* Ulrike Kienzle: ''Die Robert-Schumann-Gesellschaft Frankfurt (1956–2016).'' Verlag Frankfurter Bürgerstiftung, Frankfurt, 2016.
* Ulrike Kienzle: ''Die Robert-Schumann-Gesellschaft Frankfurt (1956–2016).'' Verlag Frankfurter Bürgerstiftung, Frankfurt, 2016.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{DNB portal|12400508X}}
* {{Official|http://www.kolja-lessing.de}}
* {{Official|http://www.kolja-lessing.de}}
* [https://www.nmz.de/tags/kolja-lessing Kolja Lessing] (articles, in German) Neue Musikzeitung
* [https://www.nmz.de/tags/kolja-lessing Kolja Lessing] (articles, in German) Neue Musikzeitung
* [http://www.klassik-heute.com/4daction/www_interpret?id=7230&disko Kolja Lessing] (reviews of recordings, in German) klassik-heute.com
* [http://www.klassik-heute.com/4daction/www_interpret?id=7230&disko Kolja Lessing] (reviews of recordings, in German) klassik-heute.com
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* Elisabeth Richter: [https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/anspiel-schrekers-kompositionsklassen-lohnende-raritaeten.2825.de.html?dram:article_id=490269 Schrekers Kompositionsklassen / Lohnende Raritäten] [[Deutschlandfunk]] 6 January 2021
* {{discogs artist}}
* {{discogs artist}}


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Latest revision as of 22:05, 14 January 2023

Kolja Lessing
Born (1961-10-15) 15 October 1961 (age 62)
Karlsruhe, West Germany
Occupations
  • Violinist
  • Pianist
  • Composer
  • Academic teacher
Organizations
Awards

Kolja Lessing (born 15 October 1961) is a German violinist, pianist, composer and academic teacher. His focus as a soloist and chamber musician has been the neglected repertoire by composers who were ostracised under the Nazi regime. His recordings include four volumes of works by students of Franz Schreker in his master classes in Vienna and Berlin.

Lessing has taught violin at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg and the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, and has been professor at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart from 2000. He has been awarded numerous honours, especially for his dedication to the music of neglected composers.

Life

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Lessing was born in Karlsruhe. He received his basic music education from his mother.[1] From 1978, he attended the violin master class of Hansheinz Schneeberger in Basel.[1][2] There, he also studied piano with Peter Efler from 1979. He passed his concert examinations in 1982 and 1983. He also received formative impulses through his collaboration with Berthold Goldschmidt, Ignace Strasfogel and Zoltán Székely.[1]

As a professor of violin, he taught at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg from 1989 to 1993, at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig from 1993, and followed a call to the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart in 2000.[1] From 1998 to 2015, he was a regular guest lecturer at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

Lessing has performed worldwide as a violinist and pianist, also giving musicological lectures and master classes at European and North American universities.[2][3]

Lessing has dedicated to wide-ranging repertoire, with a focus on works by composers who were ostracised under the Nazi regime, including Franz Schreker and his circle of students.[4] He revived stylistically different compositions for solo violin by Haim Alexander, Tzvi Avni, Abel Ehrlich, Jacqueline Fontyn, David Paul Graham, Ursula Mamlok, Krzysztof Meyer, Klaus Hinrich Stahmer, Hans Vogt.[4] Berthold Goldschmidt composed a work for him that he premiered. As a violinist and a pianist, he premiered compositions including the piano concerto Rivages solitaires by Jacqueline Fontyn, Rudolf Hindemith's Suite, Ignace Strasfogel's A Child's Day, the violin concertos by Haim Alexander, Sidney Corbett's Yael, works by Abel Ehrlich and Stefan Hippe, Zoltán Székely's Allegro, A une Madone by Dimitri Terzakis, and Le Violon de la Mort by Grete von Zieritz.[3]

Recordings

[edit]

Lessing has recorded extensively both with violin and piano, including numerous first and complete recordings, also with a focus on neglected composers. He made a series of four CDs of music by composers who studied with Schreker, both as violinist and as pianist.[5]

Compositions

[edit]

Compositions by Lessing are held by the German National Library, including:[15]

  • Sonata for clarinet solo 1978
  • Two duos for clarinet and violin: The Journey into the Unknown 1979, The Beauty of a Dream 1980
  • Gliding Figures for flute and viola 1998
  • Sinking Mists for flute and alto flute 1998

Lessing wrote cadenzas to Mozart's violin concertos K. 218 and K. 219, and to all violin concertos by Ernst von Gemmingen.[15]

Awards

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Musiker Kolja Lessing erhält Otto Hirsch-Auszeichnung" (in German). Stuttgart. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Kolja Lessing". Bechstein. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Prof. Kolja Lessing / Fach: Violine" (in German). Musikhochschule Stuttgart. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Kolja Lessing" (in German). Schott Music. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Richter, Elisabeth (6 January 2021). "Schrekers Kompositionsklassen / Lohnende Raritäten" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. ^ Kolja Lessing / Ulf Schirmer / Munich Radio Orchestra / Ernst von Gemmingen: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Allmusic
  7. ^ Kolja Lessing / Ulf Schirmer / Munich Radio Orchestra / Ernst von Gemmingen: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 Allmusic
  8. ^ Rucker, Patrick: Czerny Piano Works (Zhao. Lessing) Gramophone October 2019
  9. ^ Mabille, Olivier (25 August 2011). "Le concerto de Reger : une grande œuvre ignorée". resmusica.com (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  10. ^ Dixon, Gavin (March 2012). "Max Reger (1873-1916) / Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  11. ^ Stephan Siegenthaler / Leipziger Streichquartett / Kolja Lessing / Max Reger: Integrale Kammermusik für Klarinette AllMusic
  12. ^ Rucker, Patrick: Strasfogel Piano Works Gramophone March 1998
  13. ^ Kolja Lessing / Franz Reizenstein: Solo Sonatas AllMusic
  14. ^ Louis, Uncle Dave. "Kolja Lessing / Franz Schreker's Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin, Vol. 3". AllMusic (in French). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Compositions by Kolja Lessing" (in German). German National Library. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

Further reading

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  • Alain Pâris: Klassische Musik im 20. Jahrhundert. 2nd edition. DTV, Munich 1997.
  • Hans-Klaus Jungheinrich: Unser Musikjahrhundert. Residenz Verlag, Salzburg 1999.
  • Christoph Kammertöns, Siegfried Mauser (ed.): Lexikon des Klaviers. Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 2006.
  • Ingo Harden, Gregor Willmes: Pianisten Profile. Bärenreiter, Kassel 2008.
  • Ulrike Kienzle: Die Robert-Schumann-Gesellschaft Frankfurt (1956–2016). Verlag Frankfurter Bürgerstiftung, Frankfurt, 2016.
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