Jens Peter Maintz
Jens Peter Maintz enjoys an outstanding reputation as a versatile soloist, highly sought-after chamber musician, and committed cello teacher. Originally from Hamburg, he studied with David Geringas and took part in masterclasses with other great cellists such as Heinrich Schiff, Boris Pergamenschikow, Frans Helmerson and Siegfried Palm. He was further influenced by his intensive chamber music study with Uwe-Martin Haiberg and Walter Levin. In 1994 he won first prize in the ARD international Music Competition, which had previously not been awarded to a cellist for 17 years.
He gathered several years of valuable orchestral experience as principal cello of the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester in Berlin, and travelled the world as a member of the renowned Trio Fontenay. Since 2006 Jens Peter Maintz has been principal cello of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, on the invitation of Claudio Abbado.
His solo career has brought him into contact with conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Herbert Blomstedt, Marek Janowski, Dmitry Kitajenko, Franz Welser-Möst, Reinhard Goebel and Bobby McFerrin. He has appeared as a soloist with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig MDR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Den Haag Residenzorchester and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Alongside classical repertoire, Jens Peter Maintz has performed numerous works by contemporary composers from Isang Yun to Georg Friedrich Haas.
Since 2004 he has been professor at Berlin University of the Arts, where he teaches an exceptionally successful cello class. Many of his students are prize winners in important international competitions and some hold leading positions in major orchestras. Jens Peter Maintz is in equally great demand as a chamber musician. He is a member of the prestigious “Spectrum Concerts Berlin” concert series, and performs with chamber music partners such as Janine Jansen, Boris Brovtsyn, Torleif Thedéen, Hélène Grimaud, Kolja Blacher, Isabelle Faust, Antoine Tamestit, and also the Artemis, Carmina and Auryn Quartets.
It is now 25 years since he formed the cello duo “Cello Duello” with Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. Together they perform at the world's most eminent festivals, such as the Kronberg Festival, the Cello Biennale Amsterdam and the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival.
For his Sony Classical CD of solo works by Bach, Dutilleux and Kodaly, Jens Peter Maintz was presented with an ECHO-Klassik award. His highly acclaimed recording of Haydn's cello concertos with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen was released on the Berlin Classics label.
Jens Peter Maintz plays the “Ex-Servais” cello made by Giovanni Grancino in 1697.
C WIE COURAGE
Participants
- Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Jens Peter Maintz cello
- Martin Helmchen piano
Programme
Sarvenaz Safari (*1984)
“C wie …”
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
György Ligeti (1923–2006)
Sonata for solo cello
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op.38
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Sonata in C major, Op. 119
The concert is dedicated to Emanuel Feuermann, Jacqueline du Pré and Mstislav Rostropovich.
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Öffentliche Cello Meisterkurse
Participants
- Ildikó Szabó cello
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Gary Hoffman cello
- Jens Peter Maintz cello
- Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt cello
Programme
Five artistic personalities – five perspectives, five approaches, five paths to music.
Where is the spark that sets everything alight? It is found where great artists inspire young talents and pass on their knowledge and experience. Every two years, Kronberg Academy invites cello students from around the world to the “World Capital of the Cello” (Mstislav Rostropovich). Over the course of almost a week, they receive valuable inspiration and guidance from five distinguished teachers in public masterclasses. This year, we are delighted to welcome Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Frans Helmerson, Gary Hoffman, Jens Peter Maintz and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.
For interested visitors, the public masterclasses offer a unique opportunity to explore even the most hidden corners of the cello repertoire.
Day ticket for the public masterclasses: €12
Valid for all masterclasses on one day; free admission for young people and students under the age of 27.
The detailed class schedule will be announced at short notice.
Venues: Casals Forum, Stadthalle, Galerie Opper
Programme subject to change.
Öffentliche Cello Meisterkurse
Participants
- Ildikó Szabó cello
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Gary Hoffman cello
- Jens Peter Maintz cello
- Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt cello
Programme
Five artistic personalities – five perspectives, five approaches, five paths to music.
Where is the spark that sets everything alight? It is found where great artists inspire young talents and pass on their knowledge and experience. Every two years, Kronberg Academy invites cello students from around the world to the “World Capital of the Cello” (Mstislav Rostropovich). Over the course of almost a week, they receive valuable inspiration and guidance from five distinguished teachers in public masterclasses. This year, we are delighted to welcome Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Frans Helmerson, Gary Hoffman, Jens Peter Maintz and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.
For interested visitors, the public masterclasses offer a unique opportunity to explore even the most hidden corners of the cello repertoire.
Day ticket for the public masterclasses: €12
Valid for all masterclasses on one day; free admission for young people and students under the age of 27.
The detailed class schedule will be announced at short notice.
Venues: Casals Forum, Stadthalle, Galerie Opper
Subject to change.
Öffentliche Cello Meisterkurse
Participants
- Ildikó Szabó cello
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Gary Hoffman cello
- Jens Peter Maintz cello
- Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt cello
Programme
Five artistic personalities – five perspectives, five approaches, five paths to music.
Where is the spark that sets everything alight? It is found where great artists inspire young talents and pass on their knowledge and experience. Every two years, Kronberg Academy invites cello students from around the world to the “World Capital of the Cello” (Mstislav Rostropovich). Over the course of almost a week, they receive valuable inspiration and guidance from five distinguished teachers in public masterclasses. This year, we are delighted to welcome Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Frans Helmerson, Gary Hoffman, Jens Peter Maintz and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.
For interested visitors, the public masterclasses offer a unique opportunity to explore even the most hidden corners of the cello repertoire.
Day ticket for the public masterclasses: €12
Valid for all masterclasses on one day; free admission for young people and students under the age of 27.
The detailed class schedule will be announced at short notice.
Venues: Casals Forum, Stadthalle, Galerie Opper
Programme subject to change.
Öffentliche Cello Meisterkurse
Participants
- Ildikó Szabó cello
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Gary Hoffman cello
- Jens Peter Maintz cello
- Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt cello
Programme
Five artistic personalities – five perspectives, five approaches, five paths to music.
Where is the spark that sets everything alight? It is found where great artists inspire young talents and pass on their knowledge and experience. Every two years, Kronberg Academy invites cello students from around the world to the “World Capital of the Cello” (Mstislav Rostropovich). Over the course of almost a week, they receive valuable inspiration and guidance from five distinguished teachers in public masterclasses. This year, we are delighted to welcome Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Frans Helmerson, Gary Hoffman, Jens Peter Maintz and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.
For interested visitors, the public masterclasses offer a unique opportunity to explore even the most hidden corners of the cello repertoire.
Day ticket for the public masterclasses: €12
Valid for all masterclasses on one day; free admission for young people and students under the age of 27.
The detailed class schedule will be announced at short notice.
Venues: Casals Forum, Stadthalle, Galerie Opper
Programme subject to change.
Öffentliche Cello Meisterkurse
Participants
- Ildikó Szabó cello
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Gary Hoffman cello
- Jens Peter Maintz cello
- Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt cello
Programme
Five artistic personalities – five perspectives, five approaches, five paths to music.
Where is the spark that sets everything alight? It is found where great artists inspire young talents and pass on their knowledge and experience. Every two years, Kronberg Academy invites cello students from around the world to the “World Capital of the Cello” (Mstislav Rostropovich). Over the course of almost a week, they receive valuable inspiration and guidance from five distinguished teachers in public masterclasses. This year, we are delighted to welcome Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Frans Helmerson, Gary Hoffman, Jens Peter Maintz and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.
For interested visitors, the public masterclasses offer a unique opportunity to explore even the most hidden corners of the cello repertoire.
Day ticket for the public masterclasses: €12
Valid for all masterclasses on one day; free admission for young people and students under the age of 27.
The detailed class schedule will be announced at short notice.
Venues: Casals Forum, Stadthalle, Galerie Opper
Programme subject to change.
Öffentliche Cello Meisterkurse
Participants
- Ildikó Szabó cello
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Gary Hoffman cello
- Jens Peter Maintz cello
- Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt cello
Programme
Five artistic personalities – five perspectives, five approaches, five paths to music.
Where is the spark that sets everything alight? It is found where great artists inspire young talents and pass on their knowledge and experience. Every two years, Kronberg Academy invites cello students from around the world to the “World Capital of the Cello” (Mstislav Rostropovich). Over the course of almost a week, they receive valuable inspiration and guidance from five distinguished teachers in public masterclasses. This year, we are delighted to welcome Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Frans Helmerson, Gary Hoffman, Jens Peter Maintz and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.
For interested visitors, the public masterclasses offer a unique opportunity to explore even the most hidden corners of the cello repertoire.
Day ticket for the public masterclasses: €12
Valid for all masterclasses on one day; free admission for young people and students under the age of 27.
The detailed class schedule will be announced at short notice.
Venues: Casals Forum, Stadthalle, Galerie Opper
Programme subject to change.
DAVID GERINGAS ZUM 80STEN
Participants
- Dr. Jan Brachmann Reading
- David Geringas cello
- Jens Peter Maintz cello
- Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt cello
- Tatjana Geringas piano
Programme
David Geringas (*1946)
Excerpts from “Sag das niemandem: Lebenserinnerungen eines Cellisten”
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Widmung No. 1, Op. 25
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Minnelied No. 5, Op. 71
François Couperin (1668–1733)
Pièces en concert arranged for three violoncellos by David Geringas
Kronberg Academy honours the great cellist and pedagogue on his milestone birthday with a special event featuring music and recitation.
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