Be amazed by the sounds of the Conservatorium Maastricht String Orchestra, accompanied by Marc Tooten and Gabriel Schwabe. Together with talented students they will present a varied programme with works from Mendelssohn, Lekeu, Bruckner and Nielsen.
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn string Symphonie nr 9
Guillaume Lekeu Adagio pour Quatuor d'Orchestre (1891)
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Anton Bruckner Adagio for string quintet for string orchestra
Carl Nielsen Suite opus 1
About Marc Tooten
Marc Tooten Marc Tooten (born 1957) teaches Viola and Chamber Music at Conservatorium Maastricht at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven (Belgium) and gives masterclasses in France, Portugal, Norway, Spain and Hungary, including for the European Academy of Arts. Tooten studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and the Sweelinck Academy in Amsterdam and was principal viola player with the I Fiamminghi chamber orchestra, the Beethoven Academy and the Brabants Orkest Eindhoven. He is often invited to perform as a soloist with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic in Hilversum, philharmonie zuidnederland, the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne and the Orqustra Ciudad de Granada.
Tooten is a member of the Arriaga String Quartet. Together with the Salzburger Solisten, he has taken part in the most renowned chamber music festivals in Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland. Among the musicians with whom he has collaborated are Abdel Rachman El Bacha, Edouard Brunner, Andras Adorjan and Martin Lovett. With the Arriaga string quartet, Marc Tooten has also collaborated with renowned musicians, including Martha Argerich, Boris Berezovsky and Itamar Golan. In 2009, he founded the Trio Tooten, together with violinist Orsolya Horvàth and violoncellist Luc Tooten.
As a musician and producer, Marc Tooten has collaborated on music theatre productions and recorded many CDs. His recordings include the lighter repertoire of Johan Verminnen, Clouseau, Kane, and Rocco Granata. With the Hermes Ensemble he specialises in contemporary music, and has recorded many CDs. Grammophone magazine praised Marc Tooten for his beautiful, warm recording of Raga III (Wim Hendrickx).
About Gabriel Schwabe
Gabriel Schwabe is a laureate of three of the most prestigious cello competitions: the Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann in Berlin, the Concours Rostropovich in Paris and the Pierre Fournier Award in London. Important critics praise his expressive interpretations and technical abilities paired with a compelling presence on stage. Norbert Hornig: ''Gabriel Schwabe is a cello phenomenon, commanding his instrument with nuance and facility.'' Or Harald Eggebrecht: ''No one in the audience will soon forget Gabriel Schwabe, as, suddenly, more than a trace of Feuermann could be felt in the hall.“
As a soloist he has worked with important orchestras such as the London Philharmonia, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, the NDR Radio Philharmonic, the Royal Northern Sinfonia, the DSO Berlin, the Malmö and Norrköping Symphony Orchestras and the NCPA Orchestra Beijing with conductors such as Marek Janowski, Eivind Gullberg-Jensen, Dennis Russell-Davies, Cornelius Meister, Michael Sanderling, Marc Soustrot and Christian Kluxen.
In chamber music, Gabriel Schwabe regularly performs with artists such as Isabelle Faust, Christian Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt, Kirill Gerstein and Jonathan Gilad. In 2010 he gave his recital debut at London’s Wigmore Hall. He is a regular guest at festivals such as the Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival, Kronberg Festival, Amsterdam Biennale and Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival.
In 2015, Gabriel Schwabe signed an exclusive recording contract with record label Naxos. His debut CD (Brahms Sonatas and Songs with pianist Nicholas Rimmer) was released the same year. Releases with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra under Marc Soustrot, the Royal Northern Sinfonia under Lars Vogt and the Deutsches Sinfonieorchester Berlin under Antoni Wit followed to great critical acclaim.
Gabriel Schwabe was born in Berlin to German-Spanish parents. He studied with Catalin Ilea at the University of Arts in Berlin and with Frans Helmerson at the Kronberg Academy and recieved further impulses from Janos Starker, Gary Hoffmann and Gidon Kremer.
In 2019, he will join the faculty of Conservatorium Maastricht to teach a cello class.
He plays a rare Italian instrument built in Brescia (ca.1600), a generous loan from a private collection.
Conservatorium Maastricht 60 years
This year Conservatorium Maastricht exists 60 years, a milestone to celebrate! This would not have been possible without the trust of our team, students, visitors and partner organizations. We are proud to nourish our international, multicultural community where students from all over the world develop their talents in music.