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BiographyFelix Schwartz was born in Berlin and began early violin studies at the "Hanns Eisler" Special School of Music in Berlin. At the age of 18, Schwartz changed to study viola with Prof. Alfred Lipka. He was awarded two prizes at the "Internationaler Musikwettbewerb" in Geneva 1987. That same year, Felix Schwartz was appointed principal viola at the Staatskapelle Berlin. Renowned both as a soloist and a chamber music player, he is a regular guest at various Festivals like in Jerusalem, Rheingau, Kuhmo, Kreuth, Schleswig Holstein, and Berliner Festwochen among others. He regularly gives concerts with musicians such as Daniel Barenboim, Elena Bashkirova, Yefim Bronfman, Michael Gielen, Boris Pergamenshikov(†), Nikolai Znaider and Pinchas Zukerman. Aside from the most-played viola concert repertoire, Felix Schwartz commits himself to the performance of less often heard pieces like viola concertos by Schnittke, Kantscheli and Milhaud. Since 2001 Felix Schwartz has been a Professor at the Hochschule für Musik Rostock. He also commits himself to the education of young musicians through the "Winterakademie Schloss Kröchlendorff," which he created in 2000. Since the founding of the Winterakademie, the magnificent Castle Kröchlendorff has become a meeting place for young students and internationally renowned professors. Various highly praised CDs are testimony to Felix Schwartz's musical achievements. In 2005 he recorded Mozart’s "Kegelstatt-Trio" for EMI with Daniel Barenboim on piano and Matthias Glander on clarinet. In 2006, Schwartz, along with his Trio Apollon, won the ECHO AWARD 2006 for the Best Recording of 20th Century Chamber Music. Further information and news about Felix Schwartz's musical activities can be found at www.felixschwartz.de.
December 2006
Reviews“The internationally acclaimed and celebrated violist Felix Schwartz (Berlin) executed intelligently and competently the solo part, dominant in all positions. His dark, rich, full-bodied tone can match both the low, deep register of the cello as well as the gripping vibrato of the violin’s higher register. The success of the Walton Concerto, thanks to the strongly expressive playing of the soloist, was amazingly achieved.” --Eisenach, 2006 “Schnittke’s Concerto for Viola and Orchestra is a dream composition for every violist. A “Largo triste” appears at both the beginning and end of the piece. The first begins with a long monologue from the viola in its dark tonal register. Felix Schwartz plays the following despairing laments with a rich, multi-leveled vibrato, fluctuating from tenderness to intense fierceness.” --Weimar, 2006 “Felix Schwartz performed the unfinished Bartók violin concerto on his viola and showed himself as a gentle giant in his enormous size and superb artistry. He played the second movement, adagio religiosa “the departure of the world”, in such simple ardor that many people in the audience asked themselves if they should not re-enter the church again. Congratulations!” --Berliner Morgenpost, April 2005 “Soloist Felix Schwartz is a master of soft tones, which sounded at times like a soft breath – most difficult to produce on the viola – proving the mastery of this soloist.” -- Munich, June 2004
“Remarkable Highlights of Sound –
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