Gottfried von der Goltz (born 1 June 1964 in

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, Germany) is a German violinist and conductor, specialising in the baroque repertoire. Born into the ancient Brandenburgish Goltz family, Gottfried was a great-grandson of the former commander of the

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and the

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during

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and the

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, General

Rüdiger von der Goltz Gustav Adolf Joachim Rüdiger Graf von der Goltz (8 December 1865 – 4 November 1946) was a German army general during the First World War. He commanded the Baltic Sea Division, which successfully intervened in the Finnish Civil War in the spr ...

. His first teachers were his parents, and

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. After further education in Hannover, New York, and Freiburg, he joined the radio orchestra of Hamburg's

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at the age of 21. Two years later he left in order to focus on his career as a soloist, chamber musician, and conductor. He is now musical leader of the

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. From 1997 to 2004 he held a professorship with the

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. In October 2004 he was called to a professorship in violin and baroque violin at the

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. Since January 2007 von der Goltz has also been artistic director of the Oslo-based Norwegian Baroque Orchestra. His interests include salt-water swimming. His extensive discography and DVD production include recordings as soloist, chamber musician, and conductor, also of larger scenic works, like Rameau's '' Dardanus''.

Notes and references

External links

Gottfried von der Goltz (Conductor, Violin)
Bach Cantatas Website

(CDs and DVDs) Freiburger Barockorchester

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