Christian Stadelmann (1959 – 26 July 2019) was a German violinist. For many years he was leader of the second violin section of the Berlin Philharmonic.
Life
editStadelmann was born in Berlin; he studied at the Berlin University of the Arts with Thomas Brandis, afterwards becoming a member of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie.[1][2]
In 1985 he joined the Berlin Philharmonic as a second violinist, and two years later he became section leader. With orchestra colleagues he founded the Philharmonia Quartet Berlin, in which he was second violin. He taught at the Karajan Academy.[1][2]
He died on 26 July 2019, aged 60, after a serious illness. Knut Weber, cellist and member of the Berlin Philharmonic's orchestra board, said: "Not only was he an outstanding musician, but for more than twenty years he represented the Berlin Philharmonic as a member of the Fünferrat (council of five). In addition, as a teacher of the Karajan Academy, he trained numerous young violinists, some of whom are now members of our orchestra themselves."[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Obituary: violinist Christian Stadelmann, 1959–2019" The Strad, 1 August 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Death of Christian Stadelmann". Berliner Philharmoniker. Berlin. 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
External links
edit- Literature by and about Christian Stadelmann in the German National Library catalogue
- R.I.P Christian Stadelmann, German Violin Player m-festival.biz 5 August 2019