Class of 2001-2002

This time, really ...the contract is signed...
no, REALLY!! ...this time for sure!

Greetings to all my warm-hearted and talented students, colleagues and friends from the Masterclass in Korea! De- han- min- gook!!

NEW!! Here are the new pictures from Korea!! Click below...
Pictures from lessons
Pictures from "after hours" (Wolf Café, etc.)
Pictures from recreation
Pictures from concerts, World Cup, etc.
San Nag Chi (live octopus) -- right click to download movie
Panoramic view of Seoul, Korea (scroll to the right to see all of the photo)

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Discovery of something even more difficult than playing the bass!!
'For more pictures of our grill party, click here

BARBECUE AT THE NORTH POLE!

The occasional hurricane didn't stop the class from enjoying a grill party together... for more pictures, click here.

Michael Wolf und Pascal Devoyon (winner of "Tchaikovsky", "Viotti", "Busoni" and "Leeds" competitions) will play works from Beethoven, Sarasate, Valls, Lancen, Gubaidulina und Paganini at 20.00 on May 31st at the Galerie Mutter Fourage in Berlin-Wannsee and again on June 3rd at 19.30 in the UdK Konzertsaal on Bundesallee.

At the "Konzert 75 Jahre Folkwang-Hochschule" on May 21st at 19.00, Michael Wolf will perform with pianist Bernhard Bücker in the Neue Aula of the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen.

In addition, Wolf and Bücker will perform a duo-recital in the JMKS Aula in Wesel, NRW, in der Ziteadelle 13, on Wednesday, May 22nd at 19.30.

The next student recitals will be on May 23st, 2002, 19.30, Vortragssaal, Bundesallee and July 8th, 2002, 19.30, Kammersaal, Fasanenstr. 1-B with Zsuzsa Balint accompanying at the piano.

...taking a break from the doublebass masterclass to pose with our guard dog, Ligeti, In spite of long days of hard work, we did manage to find time to enjoy the fantastic weather, incredible food and (other) warm-hearted people of Portugal (click here to see photos).

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The University Christmas party's closing number -- dancing the Hora accompanied by a doublebass octet. More photos in the photo gallery...

Events:

Photos from the Vortragsabend on 8.6.2002 and from the hurricane damage at the school!

Photos from our Vortragsabend on 23.05.2002, our barbecue in the rain and our "Nargila party" (with special thanks to Rinat for making it possible!!)

Photos from the doublebass masterclass at Artave, Portugal

Recorded highlights from February, including the Franck Sonata, Proto Sonata with jazz ensemble and a Schubert Lied

Recordings of student recital, January 16th, 2002

Photos from last Klassenvorspiel, 4.Feb. 2002 with a jazz band, string duo, trio and Schubert Lieder.

Martin Schöne wins audition to become a Praktikant with the NDR Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg. Tiago Dos Santos Oliveira Pinto Ribeiro makes clean sweep! Wins two auditions in two days, as Praktikant with the NDR Symphony Orchestras in Hamburg and the Radio-Philharmonie Hannover of NDR.

Photos from the Mexican dinner at Michael's

New in "Silly Stuff":
Page for homesick Los Angeleans, an online chat window for live chats with other visitors of this website and more

Photos from December (parties, recitals and more...)

Recordings and photos of student recital, December 12th, 2001

Dirk Schmigotzki selected as new principal bassist for "La Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria"

Photos from the Korean dinner at Myung Soo's place

Photos from the masterclass at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, November 13th- 16th

Simo Väisänen becomes member of the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Pictures of Bartosz Sikorski and the Viennese Bowling Mafia

Next student recital:
December 12th, 2001, 19.30, Kammersaal, Fasanenstr. 1-B, 10623 Berlin. More recital info here...

Masterclass and Doublebass/Piano Duo-recital with Katarina Ström-Harg at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, November 13th- 16th

Wolf and Friedman play Paganini's Moses Variations at the "Virtuosity Symposium", HdK Berlin

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Basses of all shapes and sizes turned out for the Masterclass for Doublebass in Stockholm, Sweden. More photos in the photo gallery...

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What is wrong with this picture...? Wolf and Friedman playing Paganini's Moses Variations at the "Virtuosity Symposium".

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Simo Väisänen, newest member of the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
 

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Joining members of the Vienna Philharmonic to ruin our fingers during the Berliner Festwochen. More pictures here...

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Wiener Philharmoniker will be performing all the Beethoven symphonies with Sir Simon Rattle and Bartosz Sikorski in Berlin from Oct.6-11.