Welcome to the website of the german classical guitar virtuoso Gerhard Reichenbach!
He is considered to be one of the most interesting artists of the classical guitar and his clear and pure musical interpretations are compared with masters like Andres Segovia or Glenn Gould.
About
Gerhard Reichenbach, classical guitar
„Listening to your playing I feel confident about the future of the guitar. The work, the performer, the interpretation- phantastic!“
(Prof. Konrad Ragossnig, Wien)
Gerhard Reichenbach (* 1965) ist einer der international führenden deutschen Konzertgitarristen und gilt als einer der interessantesten Gitarristen seiner Generation.
During already 40 years of performing recitals (debut recital in Düsseldorf in 1980, international debut at the Volos Guitar Festival Greece 1990)) he played solo recitals and concerts with orchestra at many of the biggest international guitar festivals and in philharmonic concert halls. He was the first german guitarist who had the honour to perform a recital at the International House of Music in Moscow, one of the biggest concert houses in Europe. In 2003 he was invited to his concert debut to the Berliner Philharmonie.
His audiences, musical experts and the critical acclaim are enthousiastic about his intepretations of classical guitar repertoire from many different musical styles, and his performances are highlights of a masterly guitar playing which combines virtuosity and brilliance, sensitivity and a special poetic sense for sound with an impressive stage presence. His active concert repertoire (about 35 different solo programmes, chamber music and a number of concertos with orchestra) consists of music from 5 centuries and from all classical styles. Among this works , his transcriptions of baroque keyboard music – especially his transcriptions of the piano partitas 1&3 by Johann Sebastian Bach – have been considered as outstanding, establishing his reputation as one of the best Bach interpreters in the classical guitar world.
Read more...Repertoire
Das aktive Solorepertoire Gerhard Reichenbachs umfasst insgesamt ca. 35 verschiedene Soloprogramme mit Werken aus 5 Jahrhunderten.
Es enthält große Teile des klassischen Solorepertoires aus allen Stilepochen, einschließlich der Werke für Laute von Johann Sebastian Bach.
Besondere Schwerpunkte in seinem Repertoire bilden:
- Transkriptionen von Werken J.S.Bachs
1. & 3. Klavierpartita, Violin Solosonaten und -partiten, Cellosuiten, u.v.m. - Transkriptionen von Sonaten Domenico Scarlattis
- Transkriptionen spätromantischer und impressionistischer Klaviermusik
Tchaikovsky, Meditation op.72, Barcarola, Troika, de Falla, Montanesa und Andaluza, La Nuit, F.Mompou, Canciones y Danzas Nr. 1,2,5,6,7,11, u.v.m. - Brasilianische Gitarrenmusik
Villa-Lobos, sämtliche Solowerke, Marco Pereira, Paulo Bellinatti, Luiz Bonfa, Sergio Assad, u.v.m. - Südosteuropäische Gitarrenmusik:
Rossen Balkanski Sonata Nr.1, Sonata Nr.2, Miniatures, Canto spirituoso, Voijslav Ivanovic, Nostalgia, Folk Music Arrangements, Mikis Theodorakis Epitafios, vollständige Originalversion in Transkription für Gitarre von Gerhard Reichenbach, Dusan Bogdanovic, Jazz Sonata, Sonata Nr.2, Atanas Ourkouzounov,Cinq impasses, u.v.m. - Crossover Gitarrenmusik:
Buck Wolters, 12 Konzertetüden, Morningwalk, Introduction e Samba, Afruitarra, Samba de lobo, Dave Brubeck, Blue Rondo alla Turk, The Duke
Konzerte mit Orchester (Auswahl):
Vivaldi, Fasch (d-moll), Giuliani (op.30), Tedesco (1. Gitarrenkonzert), Villa-Lobos, Rodrigo (Fantasia para un Gentilhombre, Concierto de Aranjuez), Brouwer (Concerto elegiaco, Tres danzas concertantes), Boris Assafiev (Concerto G-Dur), Arvo Pärt (Fratres), Gerard Drozd (Concerto op.77)
Kammermusik:
Programme Flöte plus Gitarre, Violine plus Gitarre Cembalo plus Gitarre (J.S.Bach Sonaten BWB 1027-1029) Gesang und Gitarre (u.a. F.Schubert, Die schöne Müllerin)
Events
- 10.05.23student concertUniversity of Music, Campus WuppertalProgramm: Spanish Guitar Music
- 20.05.23inauguration concert and celebration of the „collection Mathias Reiter“University of Music, Campus Wuppertal
- 21.05.-23.05.23Jury Koblenz International Guitar FestivalKoblenz
- 14.06.23student concertUniversity of Music, Campus Wuppertal
- 18.06.23Guitar Ensemble of the Wuppertal CampusDortmundProgramm: concert with the Guitar Ensembles of the Music Universities Düsseldorf, Cologne, Essen and Detmold
- 02.07.23concert with orchestraHeidenheimProgramm: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Concerto re-maggiore op. 96 | 11.00 public general rehearsal, 18.00 concert
- 23.07.23solo recitalFrauenfeld (CH)
- 29.07.-06.08.23International Rothenburger Gitarrenwoche: Recital, masterclassBremen
- 06.08.23International Wuppertaler Musiksommer: Opening concertPhilharmonic Concert Hall Wuppertal
- 07.08.-13.08.23International Wuppertaler Musiksommer: masterclassWuppertal
- 09.09.-07.10.23Gitarrenmusik zur MarktzeitWuppertalProgramm: 45 minutes recitals of Wuppertal guitar students at the Gemarker Kirche Wuppertal Barmen | 09.09., 23.09., 30.09. 07.10. each recital at 12.00 lunch time
- 30.09.-07.10.23Thüringer Herbstkurs Sondershausen: recital, masterclassSondershausen
- 18.11-19.11.23Jury International Jüchen Guitar CompetitionJüchen
- 25.11.23Jury Guitar Competiton for senior guitarists HamburgHamburg
- 10.12.23Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco the 24 Capricci de Goya performed by students of Prof. Gerhard ReichenbachUniversity of Music, Campus WuppertalProgramm: Lecture and visual presentation on Goyas artworks | Part I: Capricci 1-12 15.30; Part II: Capricci 13-24 19.00
Bach Piano Partitas
Owning the LP Johann Sebastian Bach, Piano Partitas 1&3, Transcription for guitar, Gerhard Reichenbach (Fibonacci Records Hamburg) you can watch, listen and download the two partitas, using the password on the LP cover.
Master class
New master class
Contact
Contact Gerhard Reichenbach
Address:
Kronprinzenallee 111
42119 Wuppertal
Germany
e-mail:
greichenb(at)yahoo.de
gerhard.reichenbach(at)hfmt-koeln.de
Concert or masterclass booking
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