Brandis Quartett

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Members: Thomas Brandis (violin 1), Peter Brem (violin 2), Wilfried Strehle (viola), Wolfgang Boettcher (cello) Thomas Brandis (Hamburg, June 23, 1935 – March 30, 2017) was a German violinist, chamber music performer, pedagogue and former concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic. Biography: Born in Hamburg (Germany) in 1935, Brandis trained as a violinist in Hamburg and later in London with Max Rostal. After winning the first of the International ARD Competition he was concertmaster in Hamburg, moving later to Berlin to play with the Berlin Philharmonic. He became concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic at age 26, and served in the position until 1983. In 1976 he founded the Brandis Quartet, which has performed virtually in all major festivals in Europe, Japan and the Americas. Thomas Brandis has recorded for EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, Teldec, Orfeo and Harmonia Mundi. Thomas Brandis was a professor of violin at the Berlin University of the Arts until 2002, and a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Musikhochschule in Lübeck. He died on 30 March 2017 at the age of 81. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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albums

Brahms, String Quintet, Op 88, Clarinet Quintet,Op 115

Schubert - String Quartets "Rosamunde" "Der Tod und das Mädchen"

Schubert: The Late Chamber Music for Strings

Schubert - Late Chamber Music for Strings

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Schulhoff / Weill / Hindemith: String Quartetts

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Beethoven String Quartet Op.130 & 133

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Schubert: String Quartets

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Mendelssohn: The Essentials

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Schulhoff, Weill & Hindemith: String Quartetts

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Mendelssohn: Octet, Op.20 / Bruch: Septet

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Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

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