Heinrich Schiff

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Heinrich Schiff (born 18 November 1951, in Gmunden, Austria) is an Austrian cellist and conductor. He studied cello with Tobias Kühne and André Navarra and made his solo debut in Vienna and London in 1971. He studied conducting with Hans Swarovsky,[clarification needed] and made his conducting debut in 1986.

Schiff was Artistic Director of the Northern Sinfonia from 1990 to 1996, and recorded with them for the NMC label.[1] He also held chief conductorships with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra in Copenhagen, Denmark(1996–2000), and the Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur.

In 2004, he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and served in the post from 2005 to 2008. He stood down from the post in 2008 for health reasons.[2]

Schiff plays the "Mara" Stradivarius (1711) and "Sleeping Beauty" made by Montagnana in Venice in 1739.[3] His recording of the Bach Cello Suites won prizes, and his recording of the Shostakovich concertos won the Grand Prix du Disque. His recording of the Brahms Double Concerto with Frank Peter Zimmermann and Wolfgang Sawallisch won the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis. Composers who have written cello concertos for Schiff include John Casken[1][3] and Friedrich Cerha.[4]

Among his students are Rudi Spring, Gautier Capuçon, Richard Harwood and Natalie Clein.

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Cultural offices
Preceded by Artistic Director, Northern Sinfonia
1990–1996
Succeeded by
Jean-Bernard Pommier
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur
1995–2001
Succeeded by
Jac van Steen
Preceded by
Okko Kamu (first guest conductor)
Chief Conductor, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra
1996–1999
Succeeded by
Giordano Bellincampi
Preceded by
Christoph Eberle
Chief Conductor, Vienna Chamber Orchestra
2005–2008
Succeeded by
Stefan Vladar


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