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Lutenist and theorbist Andreas MARTIN is perhaps best known for his recent splash in the early music world with his recording of Bach works for lute in 2004. This Harmonia Mundi disc, rated 5/5 stars in Goldberg magazine, represents a culmination of years of his close musical study and interest.
Native of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Martin's early studies include the classical guitar in the Musikhochschule with Mario Sicca (Stuttgart), in the Conservatorio de Musica Giuseppe Verdi with Ruggero Chiesa (Milan), and Anglo – Saxon and Romance Languages and Philosophy at the University of Heidelberg. In order to expand upon his interest in Renaissance literature and music, he next enrolled in the esteemed Schola Cantorum in Basel, under the tutelage of lutists Eugen Dombois, Hopkinson Smith and Peter Croton. There he was also influenced by such artists as Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Anthony Rooley and Nigel North.
His current life as a concert artist has taken Martin round the world. Recent highlights of solo appearances include the Festival de Musica Antigua de Barcelona or the Europabachfestival of Paris. He has also performed on television (Arte, Südwest 3) and radio (SWR 2 and BBC 3 concerts in Wales “Bach by Candlelight at Ewenny”).
Recent solo–performances took place in Canada and the Baltic States. Additional Cd releases include “Fortune my Foe” – Musique de la Renaissance (1998), "Tears of the Muse" with countertenor Daniel Taylor and viola da gamba Les Voix Humaines (1997), and "English Folksongs and Lutesongs" with countertenor Andreas Scholl (1996).
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| Andreas Martin, lute, theorbo |
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