Frank Bungarten

Theodora Baka is recorded as having studied under Frank Bungarten. The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Employment is recorded with Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. Distinctions recorded are Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year.

• Name — Frank Bungarten • Born — 6 May 1958 • Birthplace — Cologne, Germany • Origin — Germany • Occupation — Classical Guitar Performer, Professor, Classical Musician. • Genre — Classical Music, European art music • Instrument — Classical guitar, Saxophone • Years Active — 1980–present • Website — http: www.frankbungarten.de/

Born in Cologne, Bungarten first came in touch with the guitar aged ten. His first teacher was Paraguayan virtuoso Carlos Baez, then a temporary resident in the Rhineland. As a teenager he played in a school band. He had an early passion for jazz and taught himself tenor and soprano saxophone. Despite his later career as a classical musician, he has always regarded John Coltrane as one of his towering influences. Later he has played the saxophone with his group "Extempore", including engagements in radio productions, festivals and jazz clubs. Bungarten studied the guitar at the Academy of Music, Cologne, where he studied with Karl-Heinz Bottner and Hubert Käppel. He also attended a master class with Oscar Ghiglia in Italy. In 1981, Andrés Segovia honoured him with the first prize at the Guitar Competition of Granada, leading to an extensive concert tour of Spain. Immediately following his studies, he commenced his career as a university lecturer and has been performing as a soloist throughout Europe and the Americas. To date, he has performed in over 40 countries including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Arts and Convention Centre Lucerne, the Gasteig (Munich), the Salzburg Festival, Schwetzingen Festival, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, MDR Music Summer, the Lower Saxony Music Festival and at international guitar festivals in southern Europe, Scandinavia, India and elsewhere. He has won two Echo awards for his outstanding versatility on the classical guitar. Among his recordings, "J. S.Bach. Sonatas and Partitas for Violin solo", has received particular critical acclaim.