Blau's father was a violinist with the Berlin Philharmonic, joining the orchestra in 1948, a year before Andreas was born.[2] Blau auditioned for principal flute and joined the orchestra at the age of 20 after brief studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin, the Salzburg Mozarteum, and in the United States, also receiving several international awards.
He is the founder and director of The 14 Berlin Flutes, an ensemble formed in 1996 composed entirely of flute players from various Berlin orchestras.[3] The ensemble plays various instruments in the flute family, ranging from the piccolo to the contrabass flute.
Blau was the principal flute of the Berlin Philharmonic since 1969 before retiring in June 2015 after 46 years. He was succeeded by Mathieu Dufour from the Chicago Symphony.[4]
Teaching
Since 1973, he has been a flute professor and many of his students are active in major orchestras around the world. He also teaches master classes in many countries and has been invited to numerous international competitions as a jury member. In 2005, Blau was appointed Honorary Professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.[5]
Personal life
Blau's father-in-law was Fritz Wesenigk (24 April 1923 - 7 March 2009), a trumpet player who was also in the Berlin Philharmonic. Blau's daughter Alexandra is married to Albrecht Mayer, the orchestra's principal oboe.[1]
References
^ abHamilton, George (December 20, 2015). "Classical: Berlin's orchestra must be in harmony for key changes". Retrieved March 12, 2019.
^"Andreas Blau in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud". March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
^Willis, Sarah (December 21, 2018). "Berlin Chamber Music Hall, December 2018 – The 14 Berlin Flutes, Andreas Blau". Retrieved March 12, 2019.
^Lebrecht, Norman (June 25, 2015). "BERLIN PHILHARMONIC PRINCIPAL FLUTE STEPS DOWN AFTER 46 YEARS". Retrieved March 12, 2019.
^"Andreas Blau | Artists | PMF (Pacific Music Festival, Sapporo)". pmf.or.jp. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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andreas, blau, german, flutist, formerly, principal, flutist, berlin, philharmonic, born, 1949, june, 1949, berlin, germanygenresclassicalinstrument, flute, contents, early, life, career, performing, teaching, personal, life, referencesearly, life, editblau, f. Andreas Blau is a German flutist who was formerly the principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic 1 Andreas BlauBorn 1949 06 14 14 June 1949 age 73 Berlin GermanyGenresClassicalInstrument s Flute Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Performing 2 2 Teaching 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life EditBlau s father was a violinist with the Berlin Philharmonic joining the orchestra in 1948 a year before Andreas was born 2 Blau auditioned for principal flute and joined the orchestra at the age of 20 after brief studies at the Hochschule fur Musik in Berlin the Salzburg Mozarteum and in the United States also receiving several international awards Career EditPerforming Edit As a soloist he performed under Herbert von Karajan David Oistrach Yehudi Menuhin Claudio Abbado and Sir Simon Rattle He is the founder and director of The 14 Berlin Flutes an ensemble formed in 1996 composed entirely of flute players from various Berlin orchestras 3 The ensemble plays various instruments in the flute family ranging from the piccolo to the contrabass flute Blau was the principal flute of the Berlin Philharmonic since 1969 before retiring in June 2015 after 46 years He was succeeded by Mathieu Dufour from the Chicago Symphony 4 Teaching Edit Since 1973 he has been a flute professor and many of his students are active in major orchestras around the world He also teaches master classes in many countries and has been invited to numerous international competitions as a jury member In 2005 Blau was appointed Honorary Professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music 5 Personal life EditBlau s father in law was Fritz Wesenigk 24 April 1923 7 March 2009 a trumpet player who was also in the Berlin Philharmonic Blau s daughter Alexandra is married to Albrecht Mayer the orchestra s principal oboe 1 References Edit a b Hamilton George December 20 2015 Classical Berlin s orchestra must be in harmony for key changes Retrieved March 12 2019 Andreas Blau in conversation with Emmanuel Pahud March 22 2014 Retrieved March 12 2019 Willis Sarah December 21 2018 Berlin Chamber Music Hall December 2018 The 14 Berlin Flutes Andreas Blau Retrieved March 12 2019 Lebrecht Norman June 25 2015 BERLIN PHILHARMONIC PRINCIPAL FLUTE STEPS DOWN AFTER 46 YEARS Retrieved March 12 2019 Andreas Blau Artists PMF Pacific Music Festival Sapporo pmf or jp Retrieved March 12 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andreas Blau amp oldid 1023361156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
