Sebastian Bohren (born 1987 in

Winterthur , neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell , twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria), La ...

) is a Swiss violinist.

Life

Sebastian Bohren pursued lessons under Jens Lohmann, followed by studies with Robert Zimansky and

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at the Zurich University of the Arts, with Igor Karsko at the

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and with

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at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts. Bohren has attended numerous masterclasses under tutors including

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, Thomas Brandis,

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and

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. As a soloist, Bohren has performed with orchestras in both his native

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and abroad, such as the

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under James Gaffigan, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra under

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, the ''Zurich Camerata'' under Patrick Lange and Igor Karsko, the ''Zurich Stretta Consort'', the ''Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto'', the Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Court Chapel and the ''Munich Junge Philharmonie'', and in broadcasts on Swiss radio and television channels. He has played in festivals worldwide as a member of ensembles such as the ''London Steve Reich Ensemble'' and the ''Chamber Aartists''. Bohren has performed in countries across Europe, Asia and South-America, including numerous world

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s. He has collaborated with conductors such as Heinrich Schiff, Nicolae Moldoveanu and Patrick Lange, and as a chamber musician with partners including

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, Roby Lakatos, Benjamin Schmid, Maximilian Hornung,

, Fabio di Casola, Orfeo Mandozzi, Dmitri Demiashkin and Alexander Zemtsov. In 2015 Bohren will be performing as Festival Artist at the Boswil Summer. Sebastian Bohren has been a member of the ''Stradivari Quartet'' since 2012. He plays a ''King Sloma'' (1710) Stradivarius belonging to the ''Habisreutinger Foundation'', and a violin by Michael Rhonheimer.

Awards

Sebastian Bohren has won numerous competitions and prizes, and is the holder of a ''LYRA Foundation'' scholarship. In 2007 Bohren was awarded the scholarship of the Zurich-based ''Marguerite Meister Foundation''. In July 2011 he won the

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-based ''Curt Dienemann Music Award'' and a scholarship from the ''Carl Hirschmann Foundation''.

Discography

* 2011: with Kevin Griffiths: ''Steve Reich, Different Trains'', EMI Classics * 2012: with the ''Munich Junge Philharmonie'': ''Mozart Sinfonia Concertante'' (KV 364/320d), München: ZeitklängeSigurd Kaiser: ''Junge Münchner Philharmonie eröffnet die Klosterkonzerte 2012''
Badische Zeitung (in German) of 21 January 2012 * 2015: with the ''Chamber Aartists'': Beethoven ''Violin Concerto'', Schumann Fantasie

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External links

Artist Website of Sebastian Bohren

Website Stradivari-Quartett

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bohren, Sebastian Swiss classical violinists Male classical violinists 1987 births Living people 21st-century classical violinists 21st-century male musicians