Jürgen Rost (born 7 March 1945)[1] is a classical guitarist and was Professor of Guitar at The Liszt School of Music Weimar, Germany.
Jürgen Rost | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 1945 Jena |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Classical guitarist, Professor |
Rost was born in Jena and studied under Roland Zimmer and Ursula Peter at the Liszt School of Music Weimar.[2] He has won many competitions, both national and international, and his performances include television, radio, commercial recordings and live concerts in many countries,[2] performing both solo and in a duo with his wife, Monika Rost.
He became Professor of Guitar at the Liszt School of Music and taught a number of successful performers,[2] including Thomas Fellow,[3] Venci Pavlov,[4] Karoline Kumst,[5] Magdalena Kaltcheva,[6] Nora Buschman, Petr Saidl[7] and the Kaltchev Guitar Duo Ivo and Sofia Kaltchev.[8] In 1993, together with his wife, he initiated the Anna Amalia Guitar Competition in Weimar. He retired in 2010 and today teaches exceptional students at the Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere.
References
edit- ^ Press release on the occasion of his 70th birthday in 2015: https://www.hfm-weimar.de/de/journalisten/pressemitteilungen/detailansicht.html?tx_jobase_pi2%5BjoNewsDetail%5D=728&tx_jobase_pi2%5BjoRefererId%5D=142&tx_jobase_pi2%5Baction%5D=news&tx_jobase_pi2%5Bcontroller%5D=Elements&cHash=b0689035b749d16ebfdb9c03fbd9a444 Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Prof. Jürgen Rost – Guitar". The Liszt School of Music Weimar. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Thomas Fellow". Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Venci Pavlov". Project Scenderman. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Karoline Kumst". Duo Consensus. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Magdalena Kaltcheva". International Guitar Festival in Balatonfured, Hungary. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Petr Saidl (CZ)". Guitar Kutná Hora. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Intervenants 2010". Les Journées Internationales de la Guitare à Sion. 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
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