Kolja Lessing
Kolja Lessing is a concert class artist on two instruments -- the violin and the piano, not to mention a composer. Trained early on in music by his mother, Lessing studied violin in Basel with Hansheinz Schneeberger and, over the years, has refined his artistic sensibility through his contact with older composers and musicians such as Zoltán Székely, Berthold Goldschmidt, and Ignace Strasfogel. He is a tireless champion of neglected repertoire, and reintroduced the forgotten violin suites of Johann Paul Westhoff and the violin fantasias of Georg Philipp Telemann to the repertoire. In recognition of his efforts on behalf of little-known composers and works, Lessing was awarded Germany's Johann Wenzel Stamitz Prize in 1999.Lessing is a prolific recording artist whose work has appeared on labels as diverse as Hänssler Classic, Largo, Decca, Capriccio, Divox, and Danacord, among others. He has taught since 2000 at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart; he is much in demand internationally as a lecturer and has given the premiere of a number of contemporary works.
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Discography
26 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Czerny: The Art of Preluding, Op. 300
Classical - Released by CPO on 21 Jun 2019
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Gemmingen: Violin Concertos - Sperger: Arrival Symphony
Classical - Released by CPO on 17 Apr 2012
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Czerny: Violin Sonatas
Chamber Music - Released by CPO on 4 Jan 2019
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Westhoff, J.P. Von: Violin Suites (Complete)
Classical - Released by Capriccio on 1 Jan 2004
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Reger: Piano Quintet, Op. 64 / Cello Sonata, Op. 116
Classical - Released by Etcetera on 10 Oct 2016
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Spohr: Grand Duo - Works for Violin & Piano
Chamber Music - Released by CPO on 29 Jan 2013
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Meyer: Works for Violin and Piano / Two Solo Violin Sonatas
Chamber Music - Released by EDA RECORDS on 17 Nov 2023
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Gemmingen: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 - Gossec: Symphony in D Major, Op. 6 No. 2
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2016
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Reger: Integrale Kammermusik für Klarinette
Chamber Music - Released by Oehms Classics on 5 Aug 2016
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Strasfogel: Piano Music
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1997
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Franz Schreker's Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin, Vol. 1: Felix Petyrek
Classical - Released by EDA RECORDS on 1 Nov 2000
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Franz Schreker's Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin, Vol. 1: Felix Petyrek
Classical - Released by EDA RECORDS on 1 Nov 2000
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Czerny: Systematische Anleitung zum Fantasieren, Op. 200
Classical - Released by CPO on 4 Mar 2022
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Szekely, Z.: Violin Sonata / Veress, S.: Violin Sonata No. 1 / Bartok, B.: Violin Sonata
Classical - Released by Capriccio on 1 Jan 1998
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Piano Works by Israeli Composers
Classical - Released by CPO on 14 Aug 2020
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Telemann, G.P.: 12 Fantasies for Solo Violin
Classical - Released by Capriccio on 1 Jan 2002
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Strasfogel, I.: Franz Schreker Book / Scherzo No. 1 / Schreker, F.: Kammersymphonie
Classical - Released by Capriccio on 1 Jan 2001
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Franz Schreker's Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin, Vol. 2: Piano Sonatas
Classical - Released by EDA RECORDS on 1 Oct 2002
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Vogel - Piano Works
Classical - Released by Gramola Records on 1 Apr 2012
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Franz Schreker's Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin, Vol. 4
Chamber Music - Released by EDA RECORDS on 11 Dec 2020
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz StereoBooklet available