Friedemann Eichhorn

One of the most versatile German artists of his generation Friedemann Eichhorn collaborates with many leading orchestras such as the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the symphony orchestras of Munich and Hamburg, the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia di Roma, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie, and many others. He has performed under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach, Sir Antonio Pappano and the late Yehudi Menuhin. A longtime recording artist for Naxos and Hänssler classic, Friedemann Eichhorn has recorded a wide solo and chamber music repertoire on more than 30 CDs, including the world premiere recordings of the 13 violin concertos by Beethoven's contemporary and co-founder of the French violin school, Pierre Rode. A strong advocate of contemporary music, Friedemann Eichhorn has given several world premieres of Fazıl Say's works, including the Violin Concerto No.2 “Spring Mornings in the days of quarantine” and the Violin Sonata No. 2 “Mount Ida”. Together with Evgeny Kissin and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Friedemann Eichhorn has played the German premiere of Evgeny Kissin's piano trio. Currently, Mr. Eichhorn is working on a five-CD cycle of all works for violin and orchestra by Alfred Schnittke with the Deutsche Radiophilharmonie.

Friedemann Eichhorn is Artistic Director of the Kronberg Academy and Festival in Germany, the International Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists in Weimar and professor of violin at the University of Music Franz Liszt in Weimar. His students have won prizes in numerous international competitions and hold positions in orchestras such as Berlin Philharmonic, Deutsche Oper and various German Radio orchestras, many of them as concertmasters and section leaders. An enthusiastic chamber musician, Friedemann Eichhorn is a founding member of the Gropius Quartet and the Phaeton Piano Trio.

After violin studies with Valery Gradow at the Mannheim University of Music and Alberto Lysy at the Menuhin Academy in Switzerland, Friedemann Eichhorn studied with Margaret Pardee and graduated from the Juilliard School New York. He received a PhD in musicology from the University of Mainz, Germany.  Friedemann Eichhorn published numerous articles in journals and encyclopedias and edits sheet music of violin works for the G. Henle Verlag and Schott Verlag. As well, he serves as artistic consultant for the Henle Library App. Friedemann Eichhorn plays the Jean Baptiste Vuillaume violin “Ex Huberman” from 1856.