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Reinhard Goebel

b. 1952

Musician from Germany

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Born 1952. Reinhard Goebel is a German conductor, musicologist, violinist and university teacher.

Reinhard Goebel (; born 31 July 1952 in Siegen, West Germany) is a German conductor and violinist specialising in early music on authentic instruments and professor for historical performance at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He founded the ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln in 1973. Since 2018, he has led the Berlin Baroque Soloists.

Goebel received his first violin lessons at the age of twelve. He studied the violin with Franzjosef Maier, the leader of the Collegium Aureum, Saschko Gawriloff, an expert in difficult modern scores, and baroque violinists in The Hague and Eduard Melkus in Vienna.

In 1973, Goebel founded his early music ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln that he led until its dissolution in 2007. He has been an important figure in early music and, for example, was instrumental in rediscovering the music of composers such as Marc-Antoine Charpentier and the Dresden court composers Johann David Heinichen and Jan Dismas Zelenka.

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Education
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
Employers
Mozarteum University Salzburg
Awards
State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia; Bach Medal

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Who is Reinhard Goebel?

musician from Germany

When was Reinhard Goebel born?

Reinhard Goebel was born on 31 July 1952 in Siegen.

What is Reinhard Goebel's occupation?

Reinhard Goebel is a conductor, musicologist, violinist and university teacher.

What nationality is Reinhard Goebel?

Reinhard Goebel is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Reinhard Goebel

· Wikidata: Q561073

· DBpedia: Reinhard Goebel

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