Konstanze Beyer (Conductor, Violin)

Born: Germany

The German conductor and violinist, Konstanze Beyer, studied at the Hochschule für Musik "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig violin and violin teaching with Professor Gerhard Bosse.

Since her study days Konstanze Beyer has specialised in playing the Baroque violin. She has suitable playing techniques, theoretical knowledge as well as aesthetic standards for the interpretation of music of 16^th-18^th centuries. She is a sought-after Baroque violinist, and has worked with numerous ensembles, and has appeared as a soloist with these ensembles all over Europe. From 1986 to 1990 she was member of the Capella Fidicinia Leipzig under the direction of Hans Grüß. Since 1995 she was concert-master of her own-created Leipziger Barockorchester, whose artistic directing she took over in 1998. Since 2003 she is first violinist of the Heinrich-Schütz-Collegium Leipzig. As counter-weight to her speciality in early music, she is very active with contemporary and experimental music.

Konstanze Beyer has participated in numerous productions for broadcast, CD TV.

Source: Stefan-Pötzsch-Ensemble & Heinrich-Schütz-Haus Websites; English translation by Aryeh Oron (May 2004)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2004)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Works

Konstanze Beyer

Conductor

Arias from BWV 55 (x2), BWV 56, BWV 169 (x2), BWV 199

Links to other Sites

Stefan-Pötzsch-Ensemble [German

Heinrich-Schütz-Haus Bad Köstritz - Kurs - Musik der Hofkapellen [German]