Executive Director: GMD Stefan Fraas - Principal Conductor: Jiří Malát - Conductor Laureate: Lothar Seyfarth
Neuberin-Trio
Zaruhi Stamboltsyan was born in Baku. After having completed a Special School of Music from where she graduated with a gold medal, she went on to study at the National Conservatory of Jerewan/Armenia. She graduated in 1988 and obtained a position as a repetiteur in a conductor' s class at the same university. was born in Baku and went to a special school for music where she got a gold medal. After that she studied at the College of Jerewan/Armenia. In 1988 she graduated and got a position as a repetiteur in a conductor' s class at the same university.
After participating in the Bach - Competition in Saarbrücken in 1992 and a piano class "Bach - Interpretations" held by Prof. W. Blankenheim, Zaruhi Stamboltsyan began to study at the University of Music and Theatre Hannover with Prof. W. Krainew from where she graduated in 1997.
The freelance artist is very popular both as a soloist and a Continuo-player with several different keyboard instruments such as piano, harpsichord and organ. In 1999 she was recorded on CD with the "harpsichord concert D-Major by J.S.Bach" . Zaruhi Stamboltsyan is a member of the Calliope-Duo and the Chalumeau-Trio. She played in several cities in Germany and abroad.
Artashes Stamboltsyan (Violin), Zaruhi Stamboltsyan (Piano), Peter Manz (Violoncello)
Artashes Stamboltsyan has been working as a violinist with the Vogtland Philharmonic Orchestra since 1995. Born in Armenia, he studied the violin at the National Music College of Jerewan/Armenia. He continued his musical career studying the violin and conducting an orchestra at the "Komitas" Conservatory in Jerewan. Later he added classes in conducting a choir at the University of Music and Theatre Hannover.
Second place at the National Competition in Armenia, conductor of the "Seelzer Sommerserenade", solo performances with several chamber orchestras, as well as his numerous appearances with the chamber music ensembles such as the Calliope-Duo and the Chalumeau-Trio of the Vogtland Philharmonic Orchestra Greiz/Reichenbach show his wide range of artistic abilities.
Peter Manz was born in Munich in 1972. After his studies with Horatio Cenariu at the Richard-Strauss-Music Academy in Munich he continued his artistic education at the University of Music in Freiburg with Prof. Adriana Contino. In 2001 he completed his studies at the University of Frankfurt/Main with Prof. Daniel-Robert Graf. Master classes with H. Stiehler, B. Pergamenschikow, W. Thomas-Mifune, W. Boettcher and many others finely completed his education.
He worked at the Theatre of Darmstadt for two years, then joined the Vogtland Philharmonic Orchestra Greiz/Reichenbach in 2000. By 2001, he took over the position of Solo-Cellist. Peter Manz played under famous conductors such as Sergiu Celibidache, Lorin Maazel or Kurt Sanderling. Concert tours brought him to Japan, Finland, USA and Russia.