Thomas Albertus Irnberger
By his mid-twenties, Thomas Albertus Irnberger was already recognized as one of Austria's foremost violinists. While he has expressed a passion for the violin works of J.S. Bach and has often programmed them in concert, he is best known on recordings for his interpretations of the sonatas and concertos of Mozart, and for various works by Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms. His choice of repertory tends to be conservative, but he does play music from the early 20th century, including works by Elgar, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Bartók, Hindemith, and others, and has performed contemporary music as well. Irnberger has appeared as soloist, recitalist, and chamber player across Europe, in Israel, and elsewhere. He has amassed a sizable discography, most of it available from the Gramola label.
Thomas Albertus Irnberger was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1985. He studied violin from age seven and took up the piano the following year. At nine he was accepted at the Mozarteum University as a gifted student. Irnberger debuted at 15 in Brussels with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto.
Irnberger made his first recording at 17, a two-CD collection on Pan Classics Records featuring works by Paganini, Debussy, Hindemith, Enescu, Elgar, Fauré, and Kreisler, with piano accompaniment by Lisa Smirnova. Irnberger entered a string of competitions in his youth, both in Austria and abroad, ultimately garnering 16 first prizes.
He continued his education at the Anton Bruckner University, earning an advanced degree. His most important teacher there was Josef Sabaini. Irnberger had further studies in Paris with Ivry Gitlis.
In 2006 the Gramola label engaged Irnberger to record the complete Mozart works for violin and piano, with veteran pianist Jörg Demus, on original instruments. The following year, for the same label, Irnberger and Demus launched a series of Schubert violin and chamber works.
In 2009 Irnberger made his debut as a singer in a program of Mozart arias at the Salzburg Fortress Concerts. He has remained particularly active in the recording studio, notably in his collaborations with Demus and also with the iconic pianist Paul Badura-Skoda.
Demus, also a composer, was so impressed by Irnberger's talents that he dedicated his Sonate sylvestre, for violin and piano, to the young violinist. Irnberger and Demus went on to record the work for Gramola, which issued the CD in 2011, with sonatas by Debussy and Franck.
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Haydn: Violinkonzerte & Doppelkonzert
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Münchner Kammerphilharmonie dacapo, Barbara Moser, Franz Schottky
Musique concertante - Paru chez Gramola Records le 17 nov. 2023
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Prokofiev: Werke für Violine und Klavier
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 7 avr. 2023
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Dvořák, Smetana & Suk: Piano Trios
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, David GerIngas, Pavel Kaspar
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 3 avr. 2020
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Brahms: Piano Trios
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, David GerIngas, Lilya Zilberstein
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 13 mai 2022
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Salon de Paris
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Christine Ornetsmuller, Jörg Demus
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 1 mars 2013
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Beethoven, Demus & Others: Violin Works
Jörg Demus, Thomas Albertus Irnberger
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 14 févr. 2020
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Salon de Budapest
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Pavel Kaspar, Brigitta Simon
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 9 sept. 2022
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Schubert: Piano Trios
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, David GerIngas, Michael Korstick
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 17 févr. 2017
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Ladies' Night
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Barbara Moser
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 12 janv. 2018
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Elgar : Violin Concerto in B Minor & Violin Sonata in E Minor
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Korstick, James Judd
Concertos pour violon - Paru chez Gramola Records le 15 mars 2019
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Stravinsky & Rimsky-Korsakov: Works for Violin
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pavel Kaspar, Doron Salomon
Classique - Paru chez Gramola Records le 12 févr. 2021
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It’s a Girl!
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, David GerIngas, Barbara Moser
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 18 juin 2021
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Mendelssohn & Gade: Violin Concertos
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Doron Salomon
Classique - Paru chez Gramola Records le 3 juil. 2015
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Romances for Violin & Orchestra, and Triple Concerto in C Major
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, David GerIngas, James Judd, Michael Korstick
Classique - Paru chez Gramola Records le 21 juil. 2017
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Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and Piano - Violin Concerto in D Minor - Variations concertantes in D Major
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Edouardo Torbianelli, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Roberto Paternostro
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 1 oct. 2012
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EntArteOpera Festival: Concerto for Violin & Double Concertos
Classique - Paru chez Gramola Records le 6 juil. 2018
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Martinů: Violin Concertos
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Heiko-Mathias Forster
Classique - Paru chez Gramola Records le 12 oct. 2018
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 1
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 7 oct. 2014
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Mozart: Violin Sonatas Nos. 24, 28 & 32
Classique - Paru chez Gramola Records le 16 sept. 2010
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Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas, Vol. 3
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Gramola Records le 2 juin 2015
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Dvořák: Violinkonzert & Violinwerke
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Pražská komorní filharmonie, Pavel Kaspar, Petr Altrichter
Classique - Paru chez Gramola Records le 6 janv. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo