Andrew Manze facts for kids
Andrew Manze (born on January 14, 1965) is a talented British conductor and violin player. He is especially known for his amazing performances of Baroque violin music, which is a style from a long time ago.
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Andrew Manze's Early Life and Musical Journey
Andrew Manze was born in Beckenham, a town in Kent, England. He studied Classics at Clare College, Cambridge, which is a famous university. He learned to play the violin and worked with important musicians like Ton Koopman and Simon Standage.
Manze started his music career focusing on Early Music. This means he played music from older times, often using instruments that were common back then. He recorded many albums as a solo artist for companies like Harmonia Mundi. In 1996, he became an important leader for the Academy of Ancient Music.
Leading Orchestras and Making Recordings
From 2003 to 2007, Andrew Manze was the artistic director of The English Concert. He made many recordings with them. He also conducted recordings for other music labels, such as Onyx and Pentatone.
Manze was also a guest conductor for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) from September 2010 to August 2014. He recorded music with them for Hyperion.
Outside of the UK, Manze was the main conductor and artistic director of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra from 2006 to 2014. He recorded several albums with them. These included Beethoven's Symphony No 3 and a full set of the Brahms symphonies.
In September 2014, he became the main conductor of the NDR Radiophilharmonie orchestra. He led this orchestra until the end of their 2022-2023 season.
In September 2016, Manze stepped in to conduct the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig. He led the Monteverdi Choir and solo singers in famous pieces like Psalm 42 and the Symphony-Cantata "Lobgesang".
In April 2024, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) announced that Manze would become their next main guest conductor. This role started with the 2024-2025 season and will last for three years. Manze had first worked with the SCO back in 2006.
Teaching and Writing About Music
Andrew Manze is also a fellow at the Royal Academy of Music. He has been a visiting professor at the Oslo Academy, teaching music students. He has helped create new versions of sonatas and concertos by famous composers like Mozart and Bach. These new editions were published by Bärenreiter and Breitkopf and Härtel.
He also teaches, edits, and writes about music. You can often hear him on radio and television, sharing his knowledge about music. In 2011, Andrew Manze received the Rolf Schock Prize for his contributions to music.
Selected Recordings
Here are some of the recordings Andrew Manze has been a part of:
- J. S. Bach: Solo and Double Violin Concertos. With Rachel Podger and The Academy of Ancient Music. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907155 (1997).
- Vivaldi: Violin Concertos op.6. With The Academy of Ancient Music, directed by Christopher Hogwood. Decca CD 455 653-2 (2000).
- Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 2 & 8. With Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Onyx 4155 (2016).
- Felix Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3. With NDR Radiophilharmonie. PENTATONE PTC 5186595 (2017).
- W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerti Nos. 25 & 26. With Francesco Piemontesi (piano) and Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Linn Records (2017).
- Elgar, Tchaikovsky: With Johannes Moser and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. PENTATONE PTC 5186570 (2017).
- Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 3 & 4. With Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. ONYX 4161 (2017).
- Vaughan Williams: Symphonies No 5 & 6. With Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. Onyx 4184 (2018).
- Felix Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos 4 & 5. With NDR Radiophilharmonie. PENTATON PTC 5186611 (2018).
- Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No 2. With Anna Lucia Richter, Esther Dierkes, Robin Tritschler, NDR Radiophilharmonie, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, NDR Chor. PENTATONE PTC 5186639 (2018).
- W. A. Mozart: Mozart Symphonies 40 & 41. With NDR Radiophilharmonie. PENTATONE. PTC 5186 757 (2019).
- FLOW. With Annelien Van Wauwe and NDR Radiophilharmonie. Pentatone (2022).
See also
In Spanish: Andrew Manze para niños
