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Markus Frank
Markus Lukas Frank (born 1969) is a German horn player and conductor. Life and career Born in Schwäbisch Hall, Frank studied at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold from 1988, with scholarships from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, the Deutscher Musikrat and the , among others. He participated in several music competitions and was a prize-winner at the , the Geneva International Music Competition and the 1994 ARD International Music Competition. After his studies, he was horn player with the NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg. During this time, he also played as solo hornist with other orchestras and also studied conducting with Klauspeter Seibel at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. From 1998, he was 2nd ''Kapellmeister'' at the Opernhaus Kiel and played during this time with the Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel ''Cyrano de Bergerac (Alfano), Cyrano de Bergerac'' by Franco Alfano. In 2003, he became 1st Kapellmeister and Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) at the Anhaltisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwäbisch Hall
Schwäbisch Hall (; "Swabian Hall"; from 1802 until 1934 and colloquially: ''Hall'' ) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg located in the valley of the Kocher river, the longest tributary (together with its headwater Lein) of the Neckar river. The closest larger city is Heilbronn, and Schwäbisch Hall lies north-east of the state capital of Stuttgart. It is the seat of the district (''Landkreis'') of Schwäbisch Hall. Unlike its name might suggest, and unlike Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Hall lies in the region of Heilbronn-Franconia, the East Franconian-speaking northeasternmost part of Baden-Württemberg, which is culturally and linguistically more closely related to the adjoining region of Franconia in neighbouring Bavaria than to the Alemannic-speaking regions of Württemberg, Baden, Switzerland, Bavarian Swabia, Vorarlberg, Alsace and Liechtenstein. The city's main landmarks are the market square with St Michael's Church ( St. Michaelskirche), Comburg Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
