Bruno Giuranna
Nato in una famiglia di musicisti, è stato tra i fondatori de I Musici, del Quartetto di Roma e del Trio Italiano d’Archi.
Ha iniziato la carriera solistica presentando in prima esecuzione assoluta, sotto la direzione di Herbert von Karajan, la Musica da Concerto per viola e orchestra d’archi scritta per lui da Giorgio Federico Ghedini.
Ha suonato con orchestre quali Berliner Philharmoniker, Concertgebouw di Amsterdam, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, e direttori come Claudio Abbado, Sir John Barbirolli, Sergiu Celibidache, Carlo Maria Giulini e Riccardo Muti.
Titolare fino al 1998 della cattedra di viola presso la Hochschule der Künste (oggi Universität der Künste) di Berlino, ha insegnato nella Musik-Akademie di Detmold, nel Conservatorio S.Cecilia di Roma, nel Royal College e nella Royal Academy di Londra ed in master classes in tutto il mondo.
Frequentemente invitato al Festival di Marlboro negli Stati Uniti, insegna attualmente nei corsi della Fondazione W.Stauffer di Cremona, e dell’Accademia Chigiana di Siena.
Dal 1983 al ’92 è stato direttore artistico dell’Orchestra da Camera di Padova e del Veneto e nel 1988 ha presieduto la giuria della First International Bruno Giuranna Viola Competition in Brasile.
La sua vasta discografia comprende registrazioni per Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI; come violista ha ottenuto una Grammy Award Nomination e come direttore ha vinto un Grand Prix du Disque dell’Académie Charles Cros di Parigi.
Profondamente convinto dell’importanza del “suonare insieme” come strumento insostituibile nello sviluppo della personalità musicale, si dedica da anni alla realizzazione di progetti di musica da camera che lo vedono impegnato al fianco di giovani musicisti in Europa e negli Stati Uniti.
Cavaliere di Gran Croce al merito della Repubblica Italiana, ha ricevuto nel 2003 una laurea in lettere honoris causa dall’Università di Limerick.
Dopo averne presieduto la sezione italiana, è stato eletto nel 2011 presidente europeo di ESTA, associazione che riunisce gli insegnanti di strumenti ad arco in Europa.
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Born into a family of musicians, he was one of the founders of I Musici, of the Quartetto di Roma and of the Italian String Trio.
He began his solo career by presenting, under the direction of Herbert von Karajan, the world premiere Musica da Concerto for viola and string orchestra written for him by Giorgio Federico Ghedini.
He has played with orchestras such as Berliner Philharmoniker, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, and conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Sir John Barbirolli, Sergiu Celibidache, Carlo Maria Giulini and Riccardo Muti.
Holder until 1998 of the chair of viola at the Hochschule der Künste (today Universität der Künste) in Berlin, he taught in Musik-Akademie by Detmold, in S. Cecilia Conservatory of Rome, in Royal College and in Royal Academy in London and in master classes around the world.
Frequently invited to the Marlboro Festival in the United States, he currently teaches in the courses of W. Stauffer Foundation of Cremona, and ofChigiana Academy of Siena.
From 1983 to 1992 he was artistic director of the Chamber Orchestra of Padua and Veneto and in 1988 he chaired the jury of the First International Bruno Giuranna Viola Competition in Brazil.
His extensive discography includes recordings for Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI; as a violist he got one Grammy Award Nomination and as director he won a Grand Prix du Disque ofAcadémie Charles Cros of Paris.
Deeply convinced of the importance of “playing together” as an irreplaceable tool in the development of the musical personality, he has been dedicating himself for years to the realization of chamber music projects that see him engaged alongside young musicians in Europe and the United States.
Knight of the Grand Cross of Merit of the Italian Republic, in 2003 he received an honorary degree in letters from the University of Limerick.
After presiding over the Italian section, in 2011 he was elected European president of ESTA, an association that brings together teachers of string instruments in Europe.
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Pauline Sachse
In ihrer Auseinandersetzung mit stilistischer Vielfalt wählt sie aufführungspraktische Mittel wie Darmsaiten, verschiedene Stimmungen und entsprechende Bögen, die eine dem Zeitgeist der Epoche entsprechende lebendige Artikulation und Klangsprache ermöglichen. Sie arbeitet mit Komponisten wie Jörg Widmann, Peteris Vasks, Christian Jost und Kit Armstrong und wirkte an diversen Uraufführungen mit.
Pauline Sachses breit gefächertes Repertoire spiegelt sich auch in ihrer Diskographie wider. So hat sie neben Werken von Schumann, Brahms, Schostakowitsch und Hindemith auch verschiedene Ersteinspielungen realisiert, z.B. die der „Hamlet Echoes“ von Christian Jost oder verschiedener frühklassischer Sonaten von Franz Benda und Giorgio Antoniotto. Sowohl die CD „Viola Galante“ als auch ihre Einspielung der Schostakowitsch-Sonate und Schuberts „Schwanengesang“ mit der Pianistin Lauma Skride erschienen auf der Longlist zum „Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik“ und wurden von der Presse hochgelobt.
Im Oktober 2019 übernahm die gebürtige Hamburgerin die Professur für Viola an der Musikhochschule Lübeck. In gleicher Position lehrte sie von 2013 bis 2019 an der Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden. Zuvor war Pauline Sachse Solobratschistin des Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchesters Berlin und Gastprofessorin an der Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.
An der Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler erhielt sie auch ihre Ausbildung bei Tabea Zimmermann, deren Assistenz sie 2007 übernahm. Weiterführende Studien absolvierte sie unter anderem an der Yale University USA sowie beim Alban Berg Quartett.
Sie spielt eine Viola von Paolo Maggini (Brescia) aus dem Jahre 1610 sowie einen Neubau von Patrick Robin.
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In her exploration of stylistic diversity, she chooses performance-practical means such as gut strings, matching bows and various tuning and temperaments which help convey affects and enable a lively articulation and musical language corresponding to the zeitgeist of the epoch. She works with composers such as Jörg Widmann, Peteris Vasks, Christian Jost and Kit Armstrong and has participated in various world premieres.
Pauline Sachse’s discography reveals a wide-ranging repertoire. In addition to works by Schumann, Brahms, Shostakovich and Hindemith, she has realized various first recordings and world premieres, such as Christian Jost’s “Hamlet Echoes” or several early classical sonatas by Franz Benda and Giorgio Antoniotto. Both the CD “Viola Galante” and her recording of the Shostakovich Sonata and Schubert’s Schwanengesang with pianist Lauma Skride appeared on the longlist for the “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” and earned high critical acclaim.
In October 2019, the Hamburg native accepted the professorship for viola at the Musikhochschule Lübeck.
From 2013 to 2019 she held the professorship for viola at the Academy of Music Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden and was previously the principal violist of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin and guest professor at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin.
At this university she studied with Tabea Zimmermann and worked as her assistant. She took further studies at the UdK Berlin, at Yale University USA as well as with the Alban Berg Quartet.
Pauline Sachse plays a viola by Paolo Maggini (Brescia) from 1610 and a viola by Patrick Robin.
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