Biography
Joachim Held is one of the foremost lute players of his generation. He captivates his audience with the refinement of his playing and moves the listener with expressing the different moods of the soul. In 2006 Joachim Held is the first lute player ever to receive the renowned German Echo - Klassik Award. This is in the category "Best soloist recording of the year" for his CD "Delightful Lute - Pleasure. Baroque Lute music from... More Symposium for the compositions for lute by J.S. Bach 9 to 11 November 2012 - University of Arts in Bremen (Germany). More
Joachim Held got the appointment as a Professor for the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen/Germany. Students can register for the Bachelor and Master degree program.
www.hfk-bremen.de Merry Melancholy (English Lute Music) Album's Audio Player
The concept of "melancholy" held a special place in English art of the 16th and 17th Centuries. Rather than being considered depressive mental condition, it was seen as a deeply poetic element of soaring ecstasy with the power to inspire even bigger, even better deeds. It is no surprise that the subject of "melancholy" came to characterize much of the English music for lute, and the inspiration for much complex and colorful music. Joyful dances, contrapuntal fantasies... More Sylvius Leopold Weiss Baroque Festival (Grodkow, Poland - 9. April 2010)
9. May 2011 - Hr2 Kultur / Doppel-Kopf (In German) Interview with Joachim Held www.hr-online.de
15. November 2010 - Bayerischer Rundfunk / Lebenslinien (In German) A portrait of Joachim Held: "Ein Wunder ist geschehen". Film directed by Rotraud Kühn. www.br-online.de
08 October 2009 - BR 3 / Mensch Otto (In German) Joachim Held's Autobiography: "And suddenly I was noble" www.br-online.de
19. April 2009 - BR 4 Klassik (In German) Broadcasting: Joachim Held and Bettina Pahn's concert at the "Musica Antiqua" in Nürnberg (Germany) on March 11, 2009. www.br-online.de
26. March 2009 - WDR 3 / TonArt (In German) Joachim Held's solo concert at the Morsbroich Castle in Leverkusen (Germany) on March 29, 2009. www.wdr3.de
10. March 2009 - BR 4 Klassik / Allegro (In German) Arias and Lute Music of the Italian & German Baroque at the Germanic National Museum of Nürnberg on March 11, 2009 with Bettina Pahn, Soprano. www.br-online.de
21. February 2009 - BR 4 Klassik / Meine Musik (In German) Joachim Held's favourite music on Radio channel "Bayern 4 Klassik". www.br-online.de
15. August 2008 - NDR Kultur / Neue CDs (In German) Joachim Held "Musique pour le Roi" - Presented by Dagmar Penzlin. www.ndrkultur.de
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