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Guitar

solo

Andreas Schumacher

Born in Cologne, Andreas Schumacher took guitar lessons for many years with Hubert Käppel and Fritz Herweg. He completed his studies with Ihsan Turnagöl and Professor Sonja Prunnbauer at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik (state conservatory of music) in Freiburg im Breisgau and finished it successful with diplom. He attended master classes with Roberto Aussel and David Russel, among others. Since 1987 he has been giving concerts both as a soloist and with chamber music ensembles. From 1990 until 2000 he performed with the cellist Robert Reitberger from Hamburg. Furthermore, he has been a teacher at the music conservatory of Schaffhausen from 1992-2009, since 2009 at the music school conservatory Zürich. and a lecturer at courses of the BDZ (association of German plucked string instrument players)..

Cello

and

Guitar

Andreas Schumacher Sigune Lauffer

Cello and guitar is a new kind of instrumentation for chamber music, finding an ever growing audience. Sigune Lauffer and Andreas Schumacher have been playing together since 1996. Their widely spanned repertory contains mainly works that were transcribed from literature for other instruments, but also original compositions like the sonata by R. Gnattali. This contemporary composer has discovered for himself the unique sound of that instrumental pairing. Other pieces the musicians perform include works by M.Ravel, G.Fauré and A. Piazolla and others.

Sigune Lauffer

The cellist Sigune Lauffer from Reutlingen attended the music conservatory in Trossingen where she received her diploma.
Since 1996 she has been performing with duo partner Andreas Schumacher (guitar) and the trio Aljama (music of the Sephardic Jews), appearing on different stages all over West Germany. Besides this she is a permanent member of the Chamber Orchestra Bernhausen. She has produced three CDs: two together with Aljama and one with Andreas Schumacher.

Guitar

Duo

Hans-Jörg Langner Andreas Schumacher

The guitar duo Hans-Jörg Langner and Andreas Schumacher exists since 1992. The two musicians give concerts at home and abroad. Their repertory contains works from the baroque, renaissance and romantic periods. A favourite is also the interpretation of Spanish and Latin American music.

Hans-Jörg Langner

He studied music as a guitar major at the conservatory in Freiburg with Professor Sonja Prunnbauer and completed his academic education by graduating as a concert guitarist. He attended master courses with renowned guitarists like Pepe Romero, Manuel Barrueco, Costa Cotsiolis, Frank Bungarten and others, as well as with the composer and guitarist Ernesto Cordero. Besides giving concerts as a soloist and together with a number of established chamber ensembles, he works as a teacher.

Cello

and

Guitar

Andreas Schumacher Peter Marti

Since their first performance at a vernissage of the Swiss painter Hans Erni in 2001, Peter Marti and Andreas Schumacher have regulary given concerts together, mainly in Switzerland. The two musicians are also colleagues at the MKS Schaffhausen.‘Baroque and Spanish sounds for ten strings’ is the ensemble´s motto. Their performances include works by A. Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, E. Granados and M. de Falla, to name just a few.

Peter Marti

Cello lessons with Walter F. Hindermann, Klara Tanner-Egyedi and Markus Stocker.Studies at the Conservatory of Winterthur with Susanne Basler-Novsak.Teacher diploma in 1988. Attendance at numerous master courses at home and abroad. Studies with Professor Michael Flaksmann. Concert diploma in 1990. Teacher at the music school and the canton school of Schaffhausen.Lecturer at the SMPV (Swiss association of music teachers) Solo cellist of the chamber orchestra of the ‘Musik-Collegium Schaffhausen’. Numerous concerts both as a soloist as well as in different formations. Realization of music projects including cello and other arts. CD productions.