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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. 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 ==

Revision as of 16:02, 11 March 2021

Kolja Lessing (born 15 October 1961) is a German violinist, pianist, composer and academic teacher.

Life

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. 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

Lessing recorded extensively both with violin and piano, including numerous first and complete recordings:

Compositions

  • Sonata for clarinet solo 1978
  • 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
  • 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
  • Meditation for violin solo 1982
  • Gliding Figures for flute and viola 1998
  • Sinking Mists for flute and alto flute 1998
  • Ravelesken for two violins 2006/07

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

Contributions

Awards

References

  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. ^ "Kolja Lessing" (in German). Schott Music. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ^ Mabille, Olivier (25 August 2011). "Le concerto de Reger : une grande œuvre ignorée". resmusica.com (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2021.

Further reading

  • 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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