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David Garrett

German violinist

For other people named David Garrett, see David Garrett (disambiguation).

Musical artist

David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September ), known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossoverviolinist and recording artist.

Early life

When Garrett was four years old his father purchased a violin for his older brother. The young Garrett took an interest and soon learned to play. A year later, he took part in a match and won first prize.

By the age of seven, he studied violin at the Lübeck Conservatoire.[1] When he was nine years old he gave his debut at the Festival Kissinger Sommer,[2][3] and by the age of 12, Garrett began operational with the distinguished Polish violinist Ida Haendel, often traveling to London and other European cities to meet her.[4] After exiting home at 17, he enrolled at the Royal College of Music in London,[5] leaving after the first semester.

On entity asked in an interview in if he was expelled, Garrett responded: "Well, expelled wasn't the official term… It was mutually agreed that me and the RCM were going separate ways after the first semester.

David Garrett biography. Violin virtuoso: David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September ), known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossover violinist and recording artist.

I did skip some lessons – but I also broke in to do extra practice, so that didn't help!"[6] In , he moved to New York to attend the Juilliard School, in winning the School's Composition Match with a fugue composed in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach.[7] While at Juilliard he studied under Itzhak Perlman, one of the first people to do so,[4] and graduated in

Garrett attended the Keshet Eilon Masterclasses in Israel in the summers of , , , and [8]

Career

Garrett received his first Stradivarius violin at the age of 11, courtesy of German president Richard von Weizsäcker, after having performed for him.[9] At the age of 13, Garrett recorded two CDs, appeared on German and Dutch television,[10] and gave a concert in the residence of the President of Germany, the Villa Hammerschmidt.[11] At that age, he was offered the use of the legendary Stradivarius "San Lorenzo",[12] which is among the best instruments of Antonio Stradivari's "golden period".

He eventually purchased his own, made in by Giovanni Guadagnini, a student of Stradivari. However, after a performance, he fell, landing on the violin which was strapped to his back and damaging it severely.[13] Although he was able to get it repaired, he purchased a Stradavari soon afterward.[13]

At the age of 13, as the youngest soloist ever, Garrett signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon.[7] In April , aged 16, he played with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Zubin Mehta in Delhi and Mumbai in concerts marking the 50th anniversary of India's Independence.[14]

Two years later, Garrett played with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, and was hailed by critics.

This led to an invitation to act at Expo in Hanover. At the age of 21, he was invited to perform at the BBC Proms.

While studying at Juilliard, Garrett supplemented his income by working as a model.[15]

Garrett's album Encore pursues an aim of arousing young people's interest in classical music.

The release contains his own compositions and arrangements of pieces and melodies that have accompanied him in his life so far. Together with his band, consisting of keyboard, guitar and drums, he gives concerts that comprise classical sonatas (accompanied by a concert grand piano), arrangements, and compositions, as well as rock songs and movie themes.

In Autumn , Garrett was chosen by the Montegrappa firm (whose items are distributed by Montblanc throughout the world) as an ambassador for the launch of the new pens from the Tributo ad Antonio Stradivari collection. The event took place in several venues, including in Rome, New York, Hong Kong, Berlin, and London.

Stylistically flexible, he developed a versatile repertoire from Bach and Mozart, including the great classical violin concerts of Beethoven, Brahms, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky and the rarely played violin concerts by Conus, Schumann and Dvorák up to the virtuosic pieces by Waxman, Ravel and Saint-Saëns, commending him worldwide as an.

For these occasions Garrett was offered a Stradivarius from the Gli Archi di Palazzo Comunale collection.[16] He also appeared at the Royal Variety Production on 5 December ,[17] playing his cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

He connected the 9th annual Independent Melody Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers.[18] His album, Music, was released in On 19 May he appeared at the UEFA Champions League Closing performing with German singer Jonas Kaufmann.[19] For he announced a new Crossover Tour.[20]

He played the lead role in the clip The Devil's Violinist, as the noted 19th-century violinist Niccolò Paganini.

The same year he released his album Garrett vs Paganini. His album Explosive includes the original compositions Innovation, Furious, Explosive, Unlimited Symphony, Serenity, Baroque fantasy, and Melancholia.

On 18 August , David Garrett released the single "Bittersweet Symphony" as a teaser for his album Rock Revolution, released 17 September

On 11 October , Garrett performed the German national anthem at the Formula Eifel Grand Prix as part of the opening ceremonies.[21] On 9 October he released another studio album called Alive: My Soundtrack.

Personal life

Garrett was born in Aachen to an American prima ballerina,[7] Dove Garrett,[22] and a German jurist,[7] Georg Bongartz.[22] Garrett explains that while he was performing as a child prodigy, his parents started using his mother's maiden name as his stage identify.

"My parents kind of decided that it was more pronounceable than the German name, so I stuck with that."[1]

Recordings

Studio albums

Other albums

  • Nokia Night of the Proms ()
  • The New Classical Generation ()

Featured

DVD

  • David Garrett: Live – In Concert & In Private ()
  • David Garrett: Rock Symphonies – Unseal Air Live ()
  • David Garrett: Legacy Live in Baden Baden ()
  • David Garrett: Music – Live in Concert ()
  • David Garrett: Unlimited - Live from the Arena di Verona ()
  • David Garrett: Alive - Live from Caracalla & The private life of a Luminary ()[23]

Filmography

Awards and recognition

  • Radio Regenbogen Award, March
  • Echo Classics, Classic without borders, October
  • GQ Award Dude of the Year category tune, November
  • Goldene Feder, May
  • Goldener Geigenbogen, May
  • Golden Camera, Foremost Music International, January
  • World's Fastest Violinist, Guinness World Record, May [24] to December
  • Bambi Awards, category Classic (14 November )
  • Frankfurter Musikpreis, [25]

References

  1. ^ abCarter, Kevin L.

    (9 September ).

    December The autobiography of the 'greatest violinist of his generation' Yehudi Menuhin. The road to the pinnacle of violin-playing has not been an easy one for David Garrett. His childhood revolved around discipline and working daily with his father, who fostered his talent and supported him, while also being an ambitious driving force.

    "String Theory: Is David Garrett the Next, Next Thing?". U.S. 1. Archived from the original on 26 October Retrieved 12 November

  2. ^" Musikfestival "Kissinger Sommer" – Intendantin: "Wünsche mir mehr Jugendliche in Konzertsälen"".

    MUSIK HEUTE. 19 June

  3. ^"KISSINGEN SUMMER FEST SCORES IN TRADITIONALLY Approachable FASHION". . 19 August Archived from the original on 16 March
  4. ^ ab"David Garrett Complete Biography".

    Mark Stephan Buhl Artists Management. Retrieved 12 November

  5. ^Lee, Sally (13 September ). "Classic rock fuels the fingers of fury"(PDF).

    David Garrett is a virtuoso violinist known for his crossover style, which combines various musical genres. His stage identify, David Garrett, was derived from his mother's surname. At the age of four, David first picked up the violin, despite it originally being intended for his older brother. By the age of ten, he performed at the Hamburg Philharmonic concert and received a Stradivarius violin as a gift after acting for the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

    Fairfield Champion. Archived from the original(PDF) on 1 December Retrieved 24 November

  6. ^"Classicalx interview with David Garrett". Classicalx. 4 April Archived from the original on 5 April Retrieved 24 November
  7. ^ abcd"David Garrett: Biography".

    David Garrett's Official Website. Retrieved 12 November

  8. ^"Keshet Eilon participants: –"(PDF). Summer Course Graduates.

    December The only autobiography of the "greatest violinist of his generation". David Garrett has worked hard for his way to the violin Olympus. His childhood was marked by discipline and daily work together with his father.

    Keshet Eilon Music Center. Retrieved 27 April

  9. ^"Classical Brits: don't hate them because they're beautiful". The Telegraph. 11 May Retrieved 12 November
  10. ^HT (18 November ). "Taking a bow".

    A Paganini among pop stars and a Jimi Hendrix among violinists, DAVID GARRETT is the “Devil’s Violinist” of our age, an international superstar who blurs the lines between Mozart and Metallica. With his programmes “Explosive” and “Unlimited” DAVID GARRETT is touring worldwide.

    Helsinki Times. Retrieved 5 August

  11. ^"Second Cup Cafe: David Garrett - CBS News". . 27 June Retrieved 5 August
  12. ^"'With this, I've fulfilled a lifelong dream': violinist David Garrett on his Guarneri 'del Gesù'".

    The Strad. Retrieved 5 August

  13. ^ ab"Experience: I crushed my £1m violin". The Guardian. 15 April
  14. ^"MMMF India Events". Archived from the original on 9 October Retrieved 12 November
  15. ^Wagner, Thomas (14 February ).

    "Violinist: Fall Fractures $1M Fiddle". . Associated Urge . Archived from the original on 21 February Retrieved 12 November

  16. ^"Virtuoso's trip destroys priceless Stradivarius". The Independent.

    David was born in Aachen on 4th september of American mother and German father. His father, large amateur of violin and string instruments antique dealer, often received at home experienced violinists. The minute David, already an hot-headed temper, wanted to do the matching and he insisted very much to playing too. His ability and his interest to participate caused the admiration of all his entourage.

    13 February Retrieved 5 August

  17. ^"Royal Variety Act – Thank you!". The Royal Variety Performance official website. 8 December Archived from the first on 6 June Retrieved 12 November
  18. ^"9th Annual Judges".

    Independent Music Awards. Retrieved 12 November

  19. ^"New Champions League theme version". 19 May Retrieved 12 November
  20. ^David Garrett Tourdates. Retrieved 17 October
  21. ^"David at the Eiffel Grand Prix Race".

    David Garrett. 11 October Retrieved 13 October

  22. ^ abSweeting, Adam (1 December ). "David Garrett: the Beckham of the violin". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 November
  23. ^"David Garrett – Alive In Rome".

    IMZ International Music + Media Centre. Retrieved 31 July

  24. ^"David Garrett – Konzerte, Tourdaten, News, TV- und Radiotermine". David Garrett Supportpage. Archived from the original on 9 September Retrieved 22 December
  25. ^"Frankfurter Musikpreis geht an David Garrett".

    neue musikzeitung (Press release) (in German). Regensburg. dpa. 17 February Retrieved 12 October

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