Ingolf Turban

Ingolf Turban (born 17 March 1964) is a German violinist.

Life

Born in Munich, Turban's mother was a pianist, his father a music-loving physician, his sister Dietlinde an actress. At the age of 12 he was accepted into the violin class of Gerhart Hetzel [de] in Munich. He also attended courses in the US with Jens Ellermann and Dorothy DeLay.

In 1985, he became first concertmaster at the age of 21 of the Munich Philharmonic under Sergiu Celibidache.[1] Celibidache's esteem was expressed in the bon mot, "I am Celi and you are Turbi."[2] In 1986, Celibidache let him perform as a soloist for the first time. In 1988, he left the orchestra and began a successful soloist career. In 1991 he made his debut at La Scala in Milan and in Washington.

In 1995, he received a professorship at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart.[3] In 2005, Turban founded the chamber orchestra "I Virtuosi di Paganini".[3] This corresponds with his special commitment to the works of Paganini.[3] Since 2006, Turban has been a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München.[4]

Turban plays the great violin literature "from Bach to Berg",[5] but also many rarely or never before heard works of all styles. Among them are curiosities such as Otto Soldan's Adagio religioso – Quartet for one violin, which is bowed over all four strings with detached bow hairs.[6] Turban likes to play this piece as an encore.

As of 2020, Turban has released over 40 CDs,[7] including violin-accompanied literary readings by his sister Dietlinde Turban. He is a member of the string trio Deutsches Streichtrio.[8]

He was awarded the Günther-Klinge-Kulturpreis of the municipality of Gauting in 1999. He won the International Classical Music Awards Special-Achievement-Award 2021.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Turban, Ingolf". maxregertage.de (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Brahms Violinsonaten". Süddeutsche.de. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Prof. Ingolf Turban". Gemeinnützige Stiftung Internationale Musikakademie in Liechtenstein. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Ingolf Turban – Professor für Violine". musikhochschule-muenchen.de (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ Geigle, Werner. "Klassik im Krafft-Areal". klassik-im-krafft-areal.de (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Viersaitig und höchst vielseitig – Ausgabe: 4/12 – neue musikzeitung". nmz (in German). 17 April 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar – Kurse – Ingolf Turban – Violine". Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. ^ Deutsches Streichtrio. Retrieved 4 March 2021
  9. ^ "Winners 2021 – ICMA". ICMA. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

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