# Niklas Liepe > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Niklas_Liepe > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Niklas_Liepe.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niklas_Liepe > Source revision: 1332847727 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|German classical violinist}} '''Niklas Liepe''' (born 2 March 1990) is a German classical violinist. == Life == Born in [Göttingen](/source/G%C3%B6ttingen), Liepe began his early studies at the age of twelve at the Institute for the Early Promotion of Musically [highly gifted](/source/Intellectual_giftedness) at the [Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover](/source/Hochschule_f%C3%BCr_Musik%2C_Theater_und_Medien_Hannover) (HMTM) and received lessons there from [Krzysztof Węgrzyn](/source/Krzysztof_W%C4%99grzyn). His studies took place at the [Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln](/source/Hochschule_f%C3%BCr_Musik_und_Tanz_K%C3%B6ln) with [Zakhar Bron](/source/Zakhar_Bron) and [Mihaela Martin](/source/Mihaela_Martin) as well as at the [Kronberg Academy](/source/Kronberg_Academy) with [Ana Chumachenco](/source/Ana_Chumachenco) and for [chamber music](/source/chamber_music) with Oliver Wille at the HMTM Hannover. Liepe has successfully participated in numerous national and international competitions. He is a prizewinner of the [Deutscher Musikwettbewerb](/source/Deutscher_Musikwettbewerb), the [European Broadcasting Union](/source/European_Broadcasting_Union) New Talent Competition, a two-time winner of the [Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition](/source/Henryk_Wieniawski_Violin_Competition) Poland, the International Kocian Violin Competition Czech Republic, cultural prize winner of the [Norddeutscher Rundfunk](/source/Norddeutscher_Rundfunk), the Braunschweig Classix Competition, the International Da Ponte Competition and the [Gdańsk](/source/Gda%C5%84sk) Festival Weeks in Poland.{{Cite web |url=http://www.deutsche-stiftung-musikleben.de/stipendiaten/solistenMaske.html?TID=20050318172206 |title=deutsche-stiftung-musikleben.de |access-date=2021-03-30 |archive-date=2018-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044301/http://www.deutsche-stiftung-musikleben.de/stipendiaten/solistenMaske.html?TID=20050318172206 |url-status=dead }}[https://www.kronbergacademy.de/kuenstler/person/niklas-liepe/ Artists of Kronberg Academy] Liepe has performed as a soloist with the [Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester](/source/Frankfurter_Opern-_und_Museumsorchester), the [Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra](/source/Slovak_Radio_Symphony_Orchestra), the [Camerata Wrocław](/source/Camerata_Wroc%C5%82aw), the [Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern](/source/Deutsche_Radio_Philharmonie_Saarbr%C3%BCcken_Kaiserslautern), the [Staatsorchester Braunschweig](/source/Staatsorchester_Braunschweig), the {{Ill|Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz Reichenbach|de}}, the [Staatsorchester Braunschweig](/source/Staatsorchester_Braunschweig), the [Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie](/source/Staatsorchester_Rheinische_Philharmonie), the [Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder)](/source/Brandenburgisches_Staatsorchester_Frankfurt_(Oder)), the Landesjugendsinfonieorchester Hessen as well as the East-West Chamber Orchestra and the [Bayerisches Kammerorchester Bad Brückenau](/source/Bayerisches_Kammerorchester_Bad_Br%C3%BCckenau). His conducting partners have included [Christoph Eschenbach](/source/Christoph_Eschenbach), [John Holloway](/source/John_Holloway_(musician)), [Gregor Bühl](/source/Gregor_B%C3%BChl), [Hartmut Haenchen](/source/Hartmut_Haenchen), [Heribert Beissel](/source/Heribert_Beissel), Jiri Malát and Nicolás Pasquet. He has played concerts throughout Europe, Australia, the US and Asia and has appeared at festivals such as the [Schwetzingen Festival](/source/Schwetzingen_Festival) and [Dresden Music Festival](/source/Dresden_Music_Festival), the [Walkenrieder Kreuzgangkonzerte](/source/Walkenrieder_Kreuzgangkonzerte), the [Verbier Festival](/source/Verbier_Festival) in Switzerland, and the International Art Festival in Russia. Chamber music also finds its place in Liepe's artistic output. He has performed with artists such as [Gidon Kremer](/source/Gidon_Kremer), [Yuri Bashmet](/source/Yuri_Bashmet), [Fazıl Say](/source/Faz%C4%B1l_Say), Christoph Eschenbach and [András Schiff](/source/Andr%C3%A1s_Schiff). He has been performing in the Duo Liepe together with his brother, the pianist Nils Liepe, since his youth. In 2017, he founded an international festival in Hanover together with Nils Liepe.[https://www.liepeundco.de "Liepe & Co. Festival in the Stahlhallen am Südbahnhof"] In addition, there are progressive projects, such as The New Paganini Project.[http://www.niklasliepe.com/paganiniproject/ The New Paganini Project] Liepe plays on a violin by [Guarneri del Gesù](/source/Guarneri_del_Ges%C3%B9).{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.wn.de/Muensterland/Kreis-Borken/Gronau/2011/04/Gronau-Meister-der-zarten-Toene |title=Meister der zarten Töne |editor=wn.de |date=10 April 2011|access-date=30 March 2021}} == Recording== * 2020 ''GoldbergReflections'' (Sony Classical). NDR Radiophilharmonie under the conduct of Jamie Phillips.{{cite web|url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/liepe-goldbergreflections |title=Niklas Liepe - GoldbergReflections GoldbergReflections {{!}} CD |access-date=30 March 2021}} * 2018 ''The New Paganini Project''(Sony Classical). Deutsche Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken/Kaiserslautern.{{Cite web |url=http://www.schimmer-pr.de/2009/niklas-liepe-the-new-paganini-project/ |title=SONY CLASSICAL CD-Projekt |access-date=2021-03-30 |archive-date=2018-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222104858/http://www.schimmer-pr.de/2009/niklas-liepe-the-new-paganini-project/ |url-status=dead }} * 2014 ''Impresiones Espanolas''. (Profil, DDD). Works by Albeniz, Schtschedrin, Sarasate, Granados, Ginastera, Cassado and Turina.[https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/impresiones-espanoles/hnum/4229879?iampartner=spon6&awc=150&awa=1261&gclid=CjwKCAiAhMLSBRBJEiwAlFrsTjhm4cCclsfc7HAHDQ519SdCaybm_B5_KTZWskJeqX8YY2ijQlzBCxoCZmgQAvD_BwE Impresiones Espanolas - CD] == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{DNB portal|1155601378}} * {{Official|http://www.niklasliepe.com}} * [https://pro-podium.de/kuenstler/duo-liepe/ Duo Liepe bei Pro Podium] * [https://www.rhapsody-in-school.de Rhapsody in School] → [https://www.rhapsody-in-school.de/kuenstler-instrumente/?cat=saiteninstrumente Künstler (Saiteninstrumente)] * https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/liepe-goldbergreflections {{authority control}} {{portal bar|Classical Music|Germany}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Liepe, Niklas}} Category:German classical violinists Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Göttingen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Niklas Liepe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niklas_Liepe) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niklas_Liepe?action=history)). 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