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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Piano Works by Israeli Composers
Classical - Released by CPO on Jan 3, 2020
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Spohr: Grand Duo - Works for Violin & Piano
Chamber Music - Released by CPO on Dec 7, 2012
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Czerny: Violin Sonatas
Kolja Lessing, Rainer Maria Klaas, Anton Kuerti
Chamber Music - Released by CPO on Jan 4, 2019
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Reger: Integrale Kammermusik für Klarinette
Stephan Siegenthaler, Kolja Lessing, Leipziger Streichquartett
Chamber Music - Released by Oehms Classics on Aug 5, 2016
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Yun, I.: Chamber Music - Novelette / Piano Trio / Duo for Cello and Harp / Violin Sonata
Roswitha Staege, Kolja Lessing, Walter Grimmer, Holger Groschopp, Maria Graf
Chamber Music - Released by CapriccioNR on Jan 1, 2005
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Czerny: The Art of Preluding, Op. 300
Classical - Released by CPO on Jun 21, 2019
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Gemmingen: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 - Gossec: Symphony in D Major
Kolja Lessing, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Sebastian Weigle, Ulf Schirmer
Classical - Released by CPO on Jan 1, 2016
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Gemmingen: Violin Concertos - Sperger: Arrival Symphony
Kolja Lessing, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ulf Schirmer
Classical - Released by CPO on Apr 3, 2012
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Westhoff, J.P. Von: Violin Suites (Complete)
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on Jan 1, 2004
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Telemann, G.P.: 12 Fantasies for Solo Violin
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on Jan 1, 2002
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Meyer: Works for Violin and Piano / Two Solo Violin Sonatas
Kolja Lessing, Rainer Maria Klaas
Chamber Music - Released by EDA RECORDS on Nov 17, 2023
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Czerny: Systematische Anleitung zum Fantasieren, Op. 200
Classical - Released by CPO on Mar 4, 2022
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Isang Yun: Works, Vol. 7 (Live)
Roswitha Staege, Kolja Lessing, Aya Hemmi, Randolf Stock, Andreas Kißling, Hartmut Rohde
Classical - Released by Internationale Isang Yun Gesellschaft e.V. on May 20, 2022
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Strasfogel: Piano Music
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1997
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Franz Schreker's Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin, Vol. 1: Felix Petyrek
Classical - Released by EDA RECORDS on Jan 1, 2000
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JARNACH, P.: Piano Sonata No. 2 / Romancero I / 3 Rhapsodien / Aria (Turban, Lessing)
Chamber Music - Released by CapriccioNR on Jan 1, 2007
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Vogel - Piano Works
Classical - Released by Gramola Records on Nov 1, 2007
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Szekely, Z.: Violin Sonata / Veress, S.: Violin Sonata No. 1 / Bartok, B.: Violin Sonata
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on Jan 1, 1998
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Franz Schreker's Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin, Vol. 2: Piano Sonatas
Classical - Released by EDA RECORDS on Oct 1, 2002
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Franz Schreker’s Masterclasses in Vienna and Berlin, Vol. 4
Classical - Released by EDA RECORDS on Dec 11, 2020
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Franz Reizenstein: Solo Sonatas
Chamber Music - Released by EDA RECORDS on Jan 1, 2000
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