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General Management
Together with Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis, Maximilian Hornung will perform in ten concerts on a European tour through seven countries from 16 May to 4 June.
Maximilian Hornung becomes artistic director of the Traunstein Summer Concerts
Congratulations to Antje Weithaas and Maximilian Hornung on winning the BBC Music Magazine Award!
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio Op.70 No.1 in D Major ‘Ghost’
Sebastian Currier, Ghost Trio
Clara Schumann, Three romances for violin and piano, Op. 22
Johannes Brahms, Sonata for violin and piano No.3 in D minor, Op. 108
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Maximilian Hornung, violoncello
Lambert Orkis, piano
Joseph Haydn, Sinfonia concertante, Op. 84, Hob. 1:105
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan'
Kai Frömbgen, oboe
Rie Koyama, bassoon
Tobias Feldmann, violin
Neubrandenburger Philharmonie
Sebastian Tewinkel, conductor
Johannes Brahms, Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A minor Op. 102
Peter Tschaikowsky, Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op.64
Sarah Christian, violin
Szczecin Philharmonic
Rune Bergmann, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata for Violoncello and Piano No. 1 F major, Op. 5
Sergej Prokofjew, Sonata in C major Op. 119 for violoncello and piano
Anton Webern, Sonate für Cello und Klavier (1914)
Richard Strauss, Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 6
Hisako Kawamura, piano
Gioachino Rossini, Overture to "The Thieving Magpie"
Joseph Haydn, Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra No. 2 in D major, Hob VIIb:2
Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 8 "The Great" C major D 944
Bamberger Symphoniker
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ouverture to "La clemenza di Tito"
Antonin Dvorak, Sonatina in G major for Cello and Piano, Op. 100
Bohuslav Martinů, Sonata No. 1 for Violoncello and Piano, H. 277
Gustav Mahler, Songs of a Wayfarer (arr. Hornung)
Benjamin Engeli, piano
Franz Schubert, Gesang der Geister über den Wassern
Knut Nystedt, Stabat mater for mixed choir and solo cello, Op. 111
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir | Det Norske Solistkor, choir
Grete Petersen, conductor
Leoš Janáček, Pohádka (“Fairy Tale”)
Robert Schumann, Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110
Vilde Frang, violin
Denis Kozhukhin, piano
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra debut of cellist Maximilian Hornung on Friday night added another element of surprise to Strauss’ work [‘Don Quixote’]: His performance seemed to take stock of all this textured material and rise above it all, producing a breath with each statement. (...) Mr. Hornung’s clear-eyed interpretation capably sifted through Strauss’ dense musical material, his tone direct yet warm. Like an able guide navigating through an undiscovered forest, he commanded the pace of the work…Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Maximilian Hornung has established himself as one of the leading cellists of his generation in recent years. Today, he regularly performs as a soloist with renowned orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Czech Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Bamberg Symphony, under conductors such as Daniel Harding, Yannick Nézét-Séguin, Mariss Jansons, Esa-Pekka Salonen, David Zinman, Pablo Heras-Casado, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Semyon Bychkov, Bernard Haitink, Manfred Honeck, Antonello Manacorda, John Storgårds, Michael Francis, Mario Venzago, Jonathan Nott, Kristjan Järvi, Andrew Manze, Krzysztof Urbański, and Robin Ticciati. His chamber music partners include Anne-Sophie Mutter, Antje Weithaas, Hélène Grimaud, Daniil Trifonov, Christian Tetzlaff, Lisa Batiashvili, François Leleux, Joshua Bell, Yefim Bronfman, Herbert Schuch, Lars Vogt, Hisako Kawamura, Jörg Widmann, and Tabea Zimmermann. He has been invited to perform at the festivals in Schwetzingen, Salzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rheingau, Lucerne, Verbier, Ravinia, and Hong Kong. He has appeared in concert halls such as the philharmonic halls of Berlin, Cologne, and Essen as well as the Vienna Musikverein, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and London’s Wigmore Hall.
Highlights of the 2022/23 season include debuts with the Bavarian State Orchestra, the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the Utah Symphony, the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra as well as the Cellobiennale Amsterdam, tours with the Bundesjugendorchester and an extensive trio tour of Europe with Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis, and return to the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and the Florida Orchestra. Together with Herbert Schuch and Hisako Kawamura, he will play recitals, and trios with Sarah Christian and Timothy Ridout. In May 2023, he will premiere a new cello concerto by American composer Katherine Balch with the Staatsorchester Darmstadt under Karsten Januschke.
His versatile discography is impressive and includes solo concerts as well as recordings with prominent chamber musicians. He received the ECHO Klassik Prize for his first album (Sony 2011) – for which he was designated as Young Artist of the Year – as well as for his recording of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the Bamberg Symphony under the direction of Sebastian Tewinkel the following year (Sony 2012). Further recordings have included Richard Strauss’ major cello works with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Bernard Haitink (Sony 2014) and Joseph Haydn’s cello concertos with the Kammerakademie Potsdam under Antonello Manacorda (Sony 2015). In 2017, Deutsche Grammophon released a highly acclaimed recording of Schubert’s Trout Quintet with Anne-Sophie Mutter and Daniil Trifonov, amongst others. Further recordings were released on Genuin, Linn Records, NEOS, Bridge Records, and CPO. In 2018, myrios classics released his recording of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 2 and Sulkhan Tsintsadze’s Cello Concerto No. 2 with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Andris Poga.
Maximilian Hornung, born 1986 in Augsburg, began taking cello lessons at the age of eight. The teachers with whom he has studied most intensely are Eldar Issakadze, Thomas Grossenbacher, and David Geringas. As cellist of the Tecchler Trio, in which he played until 2011, he won the First Prize of the ARD Music Competition in 2007. At the age of only 23, he became first principal cellist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and held this position until 2013. Maximilian Hornung has been supported and sponsored by the Anne-Sophie Mutter Circle of Friends Foundation and Borletti-Buitoni Trust London. Since the spring of 2022, he has been Artistic Director of the Traunsteiner Sommerkonzerte.
Season 2022/23
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Duo with Hisako Kawamura (piano)L. v. Beethoven: F major Sonata S. Prokofiev: SonataA. Webern: Sonata (1914) R. Strauss: F major Sonata, Op. 6Auch als kompletter Beethoven Cellosonaten-Zyklus verfügbar.Dialoge with Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)A. Vivaldi: Sonata for Cello and Bc No. 3 A minor G. Platti: Set 1, Sonata No. 1 J.C.F. Bach: Sonata A major for Cello and Harpsichord Marin Marais: Les Folies d'Espagne Victor Kalabis: 4 Dialoge for Cello and Harpsichord G. Platti: Set 2, Sonata No. 6 A. Vivaldi: Sonata for Cello and Bc No. 5 E minor
Trio with Sarah Christian and Timothy Ridout on request
Trio with Giuseppe Gibboni (Violin) and Carlotta Dalia (Guitar)A. Vivaldi: Trio C major Rv 82Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia (for Violin and Cello)H. W. Ernst: The last Rose of Summer (for Violin solo)G. Tartini: Il Trillo del Diavolo (for Violin and Guitar) J. Rodrigo: Passacaglia and Zapatedo (for Guitar solo)N. Paganini: Trio in D major, Op. 66
(for the season of 2024/25)
"The casting of the solo part with the cellist Maximilian Hornung proved to be a stroke of luck. The music impressively demonstrated how deep expression is possible even in extreme distortion."
Darmstädter Echo, Silvia Adler, 8/5/2023 (on the European premiere of Katherine Balch's Whisper Concerto)
"The German cellist possesses formidable technique, with exceptional smoothness and clarity at the upper reaches of the instrument’s register and supernatural delicacy at the bottom end."
Utah Arts Review, Catherine Reese Newton, 05/12/2022 (on Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1)
"Breathless yet elegant; this is how Maximilian Hornung begins, wildly roaming the tonal ranges, switching effortlessly from soulful vibratos to surreal, sallow tones. He captures the audience in the Konzerthaus in an instant. Manacorda and Hornung, two energetics who like it palpable and plastic, pair temperament with transparency."
Tagesspiegel, Christiane Peitz, 23/10/2022 (on the Cello Concertos No. 1 and 2 by Saint-Saëns with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)
“The impression of a truly collaborative concerto is created by Hornung and the Staatsorchester, which gives this wonderful work great elegance. Magnificent.”
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Andreas Pernpeintner, 09/10/2022 (on Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Bavarian State Orchestra Munich)
"The wide-ranging cantilenas begin to glow internally under his hands. When he masters tricky virtuosity in the high register, it sounds as delicate as fine bobbin lace. Technically wonderfully sovereign, the native of Augsburg is above all a devoted musician."
Rheinische Post, Anke Demirsoy, 10/06/2022 (on Schumann‘s Cello Concerto at Schumannfest Düsseldorf)
Friedrich Gulda: Concerto for Violoncello and Wind Orchestra
Haydn Cello Concerto in D major with the Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie
Dvořák, Mahler and Brahms with Herbert Schuch
Schumann Cello Concerto - Maximilian Hornung, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding
Brahms : Double Concerto/Anne-Sophie Mutter, Maximilian Hornung
Antje Weithaas, Maximilian Hornung, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze
cpo, 2019, 555 172-2
Maximilian Hornung, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Andris Poga
myrios classics, 2018, MYR023
Maximilian Hornung, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda
Sony Classical, 2015, 88843064532
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniil Trifonov, Hwayoon Lee, Maximilian Hornung, Roman Patkoló
Deutsche Grammophon, 2017, DGG 0028947975700
Maximilian Hornung, Paul Rivinius, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink
Sony Classical, 2014, 888430470729
Maximilian Hornung, Bamberger Symphoniker, Sebastian Tewinkel
Sony Classical, 2012, B0072MZ8IS
Maximilian Hornung, Violoncello; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; José Serebrier
Linn Records, 2016, CDK 545