Friederike Heumann - viola da gamba, lirone

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Friederike Heumann studied viola da gamba with Jordi Savall and Paolo Pandolfo at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Suisse) and completed her studies with a soloist diploma for early music. Nowadays, she tours both as solo artist and with her ensemble “Stylus Phantasticus” all around the world. Her multiple award-winning CD recordings are regularly celebrated by international critics. Friederike Heumann teaches viola da gamba and consort at the Conservatory for Music and Theatre of Munich and at numerous international master courses. Since summer semester 2020 she has been professor for historical chamber music for strings and viola da gamba at the Conservatory for Music of Würzburg. She is a jury member at international competitions for early music. 

Course Description

The course is aimed at music students and trained gambists, advanced amateurs as well as modern string players who want to deal with historically informed performance practice.
Solo repertoire: all stylistic eras relevant to the viola da gamba;
Consort repertoire and chamber music: chamber music and cantatas of the Bach family and surroundings with several viola da gamba, Italian, French and English consort music. Your own suggestions are welcome! Improvisation exercises on ostinate basses.

For more information www.friederikeheumann.com