David Geringas

David Geringas
Geringas performing at The 4th 1000 Cellists Concert  [ de; ja ].
Born	David Geringas (1946-07-29) 29 July 1946 (age 80) Vilnius, Lithuania
Occupation	Cellist
Years active	1970s-present
Awards	Echo Klassik (2013, 2014) [1] BVO [1] MKM (2008) [2] ITC (1970) [2]
Website	geringas.de

David Geringas (Lithuanian : Davidas Geringas; born 29 July 1946) is a Lithuanian cellist and conductor. He was taught by Mstislav Rostropovich and has performed and conducted in many notable orchestras. He is based and teaches in Berlin.

Biography

David Geringas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, under the control of the Soviet Union. He began to learn the cello at a young age at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art. Later, he attended at the Moscow Conservatory ^[3] from 1963 until 1973 under Mstislav Rostropovich, during which he, in 1970, won the First Prize and the gold medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. In 1975, Geringas moved to West Germany, and began his career, appearing in many orchestras. ^[4] Since 2000, he has taught the cello at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music. Geringas has been Chief Guest Conductor of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra  [ de; ja ] since 2005. ^[5]

Discography

For about 50 CDs which David Geringas has up to now recorded he received a large number of distinctions, among them the Grand Prix du Disque for the recording of the 12 cello concerti by Luigi Boccherini. His extensive discography also includes many award-winning recordings such as the chamber music by Henri Dutilleux (Diapason d'Or) or the cello concertos by Hans Pfitzner (Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik). ^{[6] [7]}

• Eli Zion – from St. Petersburg to Jerusalem

  Musik der Neuen Jüdischen Schule für Cello und Klavier

  Works by:

  Joseph Achron, Ernst Bloch, Sinowi Feldman, Solomon Rosowsky, Lazare Saminsky, Joachim Stutschewsky, Leo Zeitlin

  with Jascha Nemtsov  [ de ], piano

• Tschaikowsky-Variationen

  Tchaikovsky, Arensky

  David Geringas, conductor and cellist

  Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim  [ de ]

• J. S. Bach, 6 Suites for Cello (1995)
• Bach (1989)

  Suite No. 1

  Suite No. 2

  Suite No. 6

• Bach (1989)

  Suite No. 3

  Suite No. 4

  Suite No. 5

• Quasi Improvisata (2003)

  Anatolijus Senderovas  [ lt ] - Songs of Sulamite

  Sofia Gubaidulina - In Croce

  Lepo Sumera - Quasi Improvisata

  Eduardas Balsys  [ lt ] - Habanera

  Ástor Piazzolla - Tanti Anni Prima, Oblivion, Hommage à Liège

  with Geir Draugsvoll  [ fi ], bayan

• Mozartiana - Hommage à Mozart (1992)

  Mozart - Andantino for piano and cello, K.Anh. 46

  Beethoven - Seven variations in E-flat major for cello and piano

  "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's The Magic Flute

  Helene Liebmann - "Grande Sonate pour Pianoforte et Violincelle" in B-flat major, Op. 11

  Beethoven - Twelve variations in F major, Op. 66 for cello and piano

  "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's The Magic Flute

  Joseph Wölfl - "Grand Duo pour Piano et Violoncelle" in D minor, Op. 31

  Franz Xaver Mozart - From the Grand Sonata for piano and cello, Op. 19

  with Tatjana Schatz, piano

• Boccherini - 12 Concerti per il Violoncello (1988)

  Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, G 474

  Concerto No. 2 in A major, G 475

  Concerto No. 3 in D major, G 476

  Concerto No. 4 in C major, G 477

  Concerto No. 5 in D major, G 478

  Concerto No. 6 in D major, G 479

  Concerto No. 7 in G major, G 480

  Concerto No. 8 in C major, G 481

  Concerto No. 9 in B-flat major, G 482

  Concerto No. 10 in D major, G 483

  Concerto No. 11 in C major, G 573

  Concerto No. 12 in E-flat, major

  Orchestra da Camera di Padova  [ it ] e del Veneto

  Conductor: Bruno Giuranna

• Brahms - Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra, in A minor, Op. 102 (1989)

  Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

  Mark Kaplan, violin

  Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden

  Conductor: Michael Gielen

• Solo for Tatjana (1997)

  György Ligeti - Sonata for cello solo

  Gerhard Schedl - from "Zwei Stücke aus der Schatz-Truhe"

  Viktor Suslin - Schatz-Island

  Krzysztof Meyer - Monolog

  Anatolijus Senderovas  [ lt ] - Due Canti

  Pēteris Vasks - Gramata cellam

  Paul Hindemith - Sonata for cello solo, Op. 25, No. 3

  Pablo Casals - Cant dell Ocells

• Dvořák (2003)

  Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191

  Rondo in G minor, Op. 94, B. 181

  Silent Woods , B. 182

  Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

  Conductor Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi

• Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1997)

  Musical fairytale from the "Thousand and One Nights"

  Narrator: Manfred Steffen

  Music: Alexander Geringas

  Violin: Natalia Prishepenko  [ ru ]

  Flute: Wolfgang Ritter

  Piano/song: Alexander Geringas

  Bass: Johannes Huth

  Drums: Martin Engelbach

• Gubaidulina (2000)

  "Und: Das Fest ist in vollem Gang"

  Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe

  Conductor: Kazushi Ono

• Haydn (1994)

  Cello Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb-1

  Ceccl Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb-2

  Andante from Symphony No. 13 for Cello and Orchestra

  Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

• My recollections (2002)

  Vytautas Barkauskas - Suites de concert, Op. 98

  Bronius Kutavicius - Rhythmus-Arhythmus

  Anatolijus Senderovas - Due canti

  with Tatjana Schatz-Geringas, piano

  Osvaldas Balakauskas - Dal vento

  Mindaugas Urbaitis - Reminiscences

  with Petras Geniusas, piano

• Pfitzner (1993)

  Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 52

  Cello Concerto in G major in one movement, Op. 42

  Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. posth.

  Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

  Werner Andreas Albert

• David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz (1994)

  Dmitri Shostakovich - Sonata, Op. 40

  Prokofiev

  Sonata, Op. 119

  Adagio from Cinderella , Op. 97a

  Mstislav Rostropovich - Humoreske, Op. 5

  Tatjana Schatz, Piano

• Schnittke (1998–99)

  Epilogue from the ballet "Peer Gynt"

  Musica nostalgica

  Cello Sonata No. 1

  Tatjana Schatz, Piano

• Piano Trios

  Mieczyslaw Weinberg - Piano Trio, Op. 24

  Alexander Weprik - Drei Volkstänze, Op. 13b

  Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Trio, Op. 67

  Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Violin

  Jasha Nemtsov  [ de ], Piano

• David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz (1994)

  Schumann

  Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70

  Fantasiestücke, Op. 73

  Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102

  Schubert

  Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821

  Tatjana Schatz, piano

• David Geringas * Tatjana Schatz (1993)

  Richard Strauss

  Cello Sonata, Op. 6

  Romance in F Major

  Erwin Schulhoff - Cello Sonata, Op. 17

  Tatjana Schatz, piano

• Anatolijus Senderovas  [ lt ] (2002)

  Concerto in Do

  Symphony Orchestra of the Lithuanian Academy of Music

  Robertas Servenikas  [ lt ], Conductor

• Lepo Sumera (2003)

  Cello Concerto

  Musica profana

  Symphony No. 6

  Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

  Paavo Järvi, Conductor

• Erkki-Sven Tüür

  Symphony No. 3

  Cello Concerto

  Lighthouse

  Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

  Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

• Pēteris Vasks

  Cello Concerto

  String Symphony - Voices (Balsis)

  Riga Philharmonic Orchestra

  Jonas Dainius Aleksa  [ lt ], Conductor

• Schostakowitsch - Schulhoff

  Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 14

  with Gidon Kremer, Violin - Yuzuko Horigome  [ ja ], Violin - Kim Kashkashian, Viola

  Erwin Schulhoff - Sextet

  with Gidon Kremer, Violin - Philippe Hirschhorn, Violin - Nobuko Imai, Viola - Kim Kashkashian, Viola - Julius Berger, cello

  Erwin Schulhoff - Duo for Violin and Cello

  with Philippe Hirschhorn, Violin

• Krzysztof Meyer (2006)

  Canzona für Violoncello und Klavier

  with Tanja Schatz, Klavier

Chamber music

Geringas performs frequently as a chamber musician, often collaborating with pianists Tatjana Geringas and Ian Fountain. In the season 2004/2005 David Geringas gave together with Ian Fountain a concert series entitled "Beethoven plus…" at the Philharmonie Berlin. He also works closely together with the Artemis Quartet, the Vogler Quartet and the Bläserquintett of the Staatskapelle Berlin.

Conducting

David Geringas has conducted the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock, the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Jenaer Philharmonie, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Concert-Verein), the Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR, das Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the Kremerata Baltica as well as orchestras in Lithuania, Italy, the Netherlands, Mexico and Costa Rica. In February 2007, David Geringas will conduct the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time, and give his debut as conductor in China in the 2007/2008 season.

For his first CD recording as conductor he received the 'Choc de la Musique' of the music magazine Le Monde de la musique .

Since 2005 David Geringas has been Chief Guest Conductor of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra  [ de; ja ].

Cello

David Geringas plays a G. B. Guadagnini cello made in 1761. ^[8]

References

1. "Prof. David Geringas". Blackmore International Music Academy. Berlin, Germany. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
2. "Prof. Dr. David Geringas" [Universität der Künste Berlin]. Berlin University of the Arts. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
3. "Recordings by David Geringas 32292 | Now available to stream and purchase at Naxos". Naxos.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
4. "David Geringas (Cello, Conductor) - Short Biography". Bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved Jul 29, 2024.
5. "David Geringas". AllMusic. Biography. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
6. "David Geringas Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved Jul 29, 2024.
7. "David Geringas - Bach's Instrumental Works - Discography". Bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
8. "David Geringas, Guadagnini 1761". Tarisio.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

Sources

• The Classical Music Guide Forums

Bibliography

• Geringas, Tatjana (2020). In viaggio. Impressioni (in Italian). Varese: Zecchini Editore. ISBN   9788865402917.
• Geringas, David (2023). Non dirlo a nessuno. Memorie di un violoncellista. (in italian) Varese: Zecchini Editore. ISBN 9788865404133.

External links

• Home page of David Geringas
• Kajimoto Concert Management
• David Geringas - Accademia Musicale Chigiana Archived 2019-12-31 at the Wayback Machine