For two years four musicians who were still studying worked as academics with the Niederrheinische Sinfoniker and thus experienced firsthand the everyday life of a permanently employed musician. This “internship” was funded in the “New Paths” project by the NRW Culture Secretariat and the NRW Ministry of Culture. The young musicians were looked after by Ulrike Aistleitner. Each was assigned a mentor from the respective instrument group.
At the end of the Eleven time, the young musicians will each perform with a solo piece accompanied by a chamber cast from the “Niederrheiner” on Sunday, June 13th at 4 pm in the promenade concert in Mönchengladbach. The planned Krefeld concert is canceled as reported.
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The Hungarian Tekla Varga (26) – her mentor is Sylvie Ansorge – starts with the 1st movement from Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G major KV 313. In 2013 Varga began her studies at the Detmold Music Academy; there she is about to finish her master’s degree. Inka Jans (27) – mentor is Silke Frantz – will delight the audience with the 1st movement of Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major. Born in Krefeld, she has been studying at the Würzburg University of Music since 2014, is about to finish her master’s degree, has gained practical experience in several orchestras and has attended numerous master classes.
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The Concertino in B flat major op. 48 for clarinet and orchestra by Ferrucio Busoni has chosen Viola Gaebel (24); her mentor is Jens Singer. In 2015, the Berliner began her studies at the Hamburg University of Music and in 2017 moved to Prof. Manfred Lindner in Würzburg.
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Justinas Kaunas (28) comes from Vilnius – his mentor is Philipp Wenger. The Lithuanian began playing the violin at the age of six. Accompanied by various master courses, he completed his bachelor’s degree in Maastricht and Leuven and his master’s degree in Tilburg with Professor L. Wang. He plays the 1st movement from the Violin Concerto in A major KV 219 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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The academics have all studied instrumental pedagogy as a “second mainstay”, but of course they hope for an orchestral position. They are grateful for the professionally and personally enriching time they were able to experience in the theater.
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