David Geringas
David Geringas (Davidas Geringas; born 29 July 1946) is a Lithuanian cellist and conductor. He was taught by Mstislav Rostropovich and has performed and conducted in many notable orchestras. He is based and teaches in Berlin.
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David Geringas
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- Name
- David Geringas
- Born
- 29 July 1946
- Birthplace
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Occupation
- Cellist
- Awards
- Echo Klassik (2013, 2014) BVO MKM (2008) ITC (1970)
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David Geringas (Davidas Geringas; born 29 July 1946) is a Lithuanian cellist and conductor. He was taught by Mstislav Rostropovich and has performed and conducted in many notable orchestras. He is based and teaches in Berlin.
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• Name — David Geringas • Birth Name — David Geringas • Born — 29 July 1946 • Birthplace — Vilnius, Lithuania • Occupation — Cellist • Years Active — 1970s-present • Awards — Echo Klassik (2013, 2014) BVO MKM (2008) ITC (1970) • Website — geringas.de
Biography
Biography
David Geringas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, under the control of the Soviet Union. He began to learn the cello at a young age at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art. Later, he attended at the Moscow Conservatory from 1963 until 1973 under Mstislav Rostropovich, during which he, in 1970, won the First Prize and the gold medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. In 1975, Geringas moved to West Germany, and began his career, appearing in many orchestras. Since 2000, he has taught the cello at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music. Geringas has been Chief Guest Conductor of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra since 2005.
Chamber music
Chamber music
Geringas performs frequently as a chamber musician, often collaborating with pianists Tatjana Geringas and Ian Fountain. In the season 2004/2005 David Geringas gave together with Ian Fountain a concert series entitled "Beethoven plus…" at the Philharmonie Berlin. He also works closely together with the Artemis Quartet, the Vogler Quartet and the Bläserquintett of the Staatskapelle Berlin.
Conducting
Conducting
David Geringas has conducted the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock, the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Jenaer Philharmonie, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Concert-Verein), the Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR, das Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the Kremerata Baltica as well as orchestras in Lithuania, Italy, the Netherlands, Mexico and Costa Rica. In February 2007, David Geringas will conduct the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time, and give his debut as conductor in China in the 2007/2008 season. For his first CD recording as conductor he received the 'Choc de la Musique' of the music magazine Le Monde de la musique. Since 2005 David Geringas has been Chief Guest Conductor of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra.
Cello
Cello
David Geringas plays a G. B. Guadagnini cello made in 1761.
Discography
For about 50 CDs which David Geringas has up to now recorded he received a large number of distinctions, among them the Grand Prix du Disque for the recording of the 12 cello concerti by Luigi Boccherini. His extensive discography also includes many award-winning recordings such as the chamber music by Henri Dutilleux (Diapason d'Or) or the cello concertos by Hans Pfitzner (Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik). • Eli Zion – from St. Petersburg to Jerusalem • Musik der Neuen Jüdischen Schule für Cello und Klavier • Works by: • Joseph Achron, Ernst Bloch, Sinowi Feldman, Solomon Rosowsky, Lazare Saminsky, Joachim Stutschewsky, Leo Zeitlin • with Jascha Nemtsov, piano • Tschaikowsky-Variationen • Tchaikovsky, Arensky • David Geringas, conductor and cellist • Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim • J. S. Bach, 6 Suites for Cello (1995) • Bach (1989) • Suite No. 1 • Suite No. 2 • Suite No. 6 • Bach (1989) • Suite No. 3 • Suite No. 4 • Suite No. 5 • Quasi Improvisata (2003) • Anatolijus Senderovas - Songs of Sulamite • Sofia Gubaidulina - In Croce • Lepo Sumera - Quasi Improvisata • Eduardas Balsys - Habanera • Ástor Piazzolla - Tanti Anni Prima, Oblivion, Hommage à Liège • with Geir Draugsvoll, bayan • Mozartiana - Hommage à Mozart (1992) • Mozart - Andantino for piano and cello, K.Anh. 46 • Beethoven - Seven variations in E-flat major for cello and piano • "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's The Magic Flute • Helene Liebmann - "Grande Sonate pour Pianoforte et Violincelle" in B-flat major, Op. 11 • Beethoven - Twelve variations in F major, Op. 66 for cello and piano • "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's The Magic Flute • Joseph Wölfl - "Grand Duo pour Piano et Violoncelle" in D minor, Op. 31 • Franz Xaver Mozart - From the Grand Sonata for piano and cello, Op. 19 • with Tatjana Schatz, piano • Boccherini - 12 Concerti per il Violoncello (1988) • Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, G 474 • Concerto No. 2 in A major, G 475 • Concerto No. 3 in D major, G 476 • Concerto No. 4 in C major, G 477 • Concerto No. 5 in D major, G 478 • Concerto No. 6 in D major, G 479 • Concerto No. 7 in G major, G 480 • Concerto No. 8 in C major, G 481 • Concerto No. 9 in B-flat major, G 482 • Concerto No. 10 in D major, G 483 • Concerto No. 11 in C major, G 573 • Concerto No. 12 in E-flat, major • Orchestra da Camera di Padova e del Veneto • Conductor: Bruno Giuranna • Brahms - Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra, in A minor, Op. 102 (1989) • Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 • Mark Kaplan, violin • Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden • Conductor: Michael Gielen • Solo for Tatjana (1997) • György Ligeti - Sonata for cello solo • Gerhard Schedl - from "Zwei Stücke aus der Schatz-Truhe" • Viktor Suslin - Schatz-Island • Krzysztof Meyer - Monolog • Anatolijus Senderovas - Due Canti • Pēteris Vasks - Gramata cellam • Paul Hindemith - Sonata for cello solo, Op. 25, No. 3 • Pablo Casals - Cant dell Ocells • Dvořák (2003) • Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 • Rondo in G minor, Op. 94, B. 181 • Silent Woods, B. 182 • Czech Philharmonic Orchestra • Conductor Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1997) • Musical fairytale from the "Thousand and One Nights" • Narrator: Manfred Steffen • Music: Alexander Geringas • Violin: Natalia Prishepenko • Flute: Wolfgang Ritter • Piano/song: Alexander Geringas • Bass: Johannes Huth • Drums: Martin Engelbach • Gubaidulina (2000) • "Und: Das Fest ist in vollem Gang" • Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe • Conductor: Kazushi Ono • Haydn (1994) • Cello Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb-1 • Ceccl Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb-2 • Andante from Symphony No. 13 for Cello and Orchestra • Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra • My recollections (2002) • Vytautas Barkauskas - Suites de concert, Op. 98 • Bronius Kutavicius - Rhythmus-Arhythmus • Anatolijus Senderovas - Due canti • with Tatjana Schatz-Geringas, piano • Osvaldas Balakauskas - Dal vento • Mindaugas Urbaitis - Reminiscences • with Petras Geniusas, piano • Pfitzner (1993) • Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 52 • Cello Concerto in G major in one movement, Op. 42 • Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. posth. • Bamberg Symphony Orchestra • Werner Andreas Albert • David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz (1994) • Dmitri Shostakovich - Sonata, Op. 40 • Prokofiev • Sonata, Op. 119 • Adagio from Cinderella, Op. 97a • Mstislav Rostropovich - Humoreske, Op. 5 • Tatjana Schatz, Piano • Schnittke (1998–99) • Epilogue from the ballet "Peer Gynt" • Musica nostalgica • Cello Sonata No. 1 • Tatjana Schatz, Piano • Piano Trios • Mieczyslaw Weinberg - Piano Trio, Op. 24 • Alexander Weprik - Drei Volkstänze, Op. 13b • Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Trio, Op. 67 • Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Violin • Jasha Nemtsov, Piano • David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz (1994) • Schumann • Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 • Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 • Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102 • Schubert • Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821 • Tatjana Schatz, piano • David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz (1993) • Richard Strauss • Cello Sonata, Op. 6 • Romance in F Major • Erwin Schulhoff - Cello Sonata, Op. 17 • Tatjana Schatz, piano • Anatolijus Senderovas (2002) • Concerto in Do • Symphony Orchestra of the Lithuanian Academy of Music • Robertas Servenikas, Conductor • Lepo Sumera (2003) • Cello Concerto • Musica profana • Symphony No. 6 • Estonian National Symphony Orchestra • Paavo Järvi, Conductor • Erkki-Sven Tüür • Symphony No. 3 • Cello Concerto • Lighthouse • Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien • Dennis Russell Davies, conductor • Pēteris Vasks • Cello Concerto • String Symphony - Voices (Balsis) • Riga Philharmonic Orchestra • Jonas Dainius Aleksa, Conductor • Schostakowitsch - Schulhoff • Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 14 • with Gidon Kremer, Violin - Yuzuko Horigome, Violin - Kim Kashkashian, Viola • Erwin Schulhoff - Sextet • with Gidon Kremer, Violin - Philippe Hirschhorn, Violin - Nobuko Imai, Viola - Kim Kashkashian, Viola - Julius Berger, cello • Erwin Schulhoff - Duo for Violin and Cello • with Philippe Hirschhorn, Violin • Krzysztof Meyer (2006) • Canzona für Violoncello und Klavier • with Tanja Schatz, Klavier
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- 1.Prof. David Geringas. Blackmore International Music Academy.
- 2.Prof. Dr. David Geringas. Berlin University of the Arts.
- 3.Recordings by David Geringas 32292 | Now available to stream and purchase at Naxos. Naxos.com.
- 4.David Geringas (Cello, Conductor) - Short Biography. Bach-cantatas.com.
- 5.David Geringas. AllMusic.
- 6.David Geringas Discography. Discogs.com.
- 7.David Geringas - Bach's Instrumental Works - Discography. Bach-cantatas.com.
- 8.David Geringas, Guadagnini 1761. Tarisio.com.
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- Geringas, Tatjana. In viaggio. Impressioni. Zecchini Editore. 2020. 9788865402917.
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