Heike Matthiesen

Heike Matthiesen

Heike Matthiesen in Cologne 2009
Background information
Born (1969-06-27) June 27, 1969
Braunschweig, Germany
Genres Classical music
Occupation(s) Guitarist, arranger
Instruments Guitar
Years active fl. ca. 1997 - present
Labels Tyrolis, NCA, Vienna 2day
Website www.heikematthiesen.com
Notable instruments

Gioachino Giussani 1990 "Alsuhail",

Roy Fankhänel 2015 "RF160"

Heike Matthiesen (born 27 June 1969) is one of Germany's leading classical guitarists whose virtuosity and spirited performance, coupled with a charismatic stage presence, are regularly highlighted by the press.

Biography

Early life

Heike Matthiesen was born in Braunschweig, into a family of classical musicians. From early childhood, she enjoyed comprehensive musical training, playing the piano from the age of four.

Education

She took her first guitar lessons at the age of 18, and after one year she studied with professor Heinz Teuchert at the Frankfurt Conservatory.

Pepe Romero, who taught her for several years, was the formative influence on her playing. In addition, she attended a large number of master classes, inter alia with Manuel Barrueco, David Russell, Roland Dyens, Alvaro Pierri and Leo Brouwer.

Career

Apart from her solo commitments, Heike Matthiesen regularly performs with chamber music ensembles, and since 1997 has been closely affiliated with Villa Musica Mainz. She has appeared with Los Romeros and, in 2005, recorded a CD with the Spanish Art Guitar Quartet (Bolero, NCA). Heike Matthiesen has performed in many different countries, including the US, Russia, Japan, China, all around western Europe, Iceland, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Equatorial Guinea. She is a welcome guest at festivals and in guitar concert series and a juror in national and international competitions.

Heike Matthiesen is especially passioned about the music of female composers.

"In our loud chaotic world there is a strong need for calmness and awareness of the presence (also for silence) and what else can bring that better to the people than the fragile sound of a guitar?"[1]

Heike Matthiesen represents a new generation of classical musician, communicative, open for new media and an avid ambassador for classical music on all relevant social media platforms.

Guitars

Discography

Solo:

References

  1. ↑ "Visionary Guitars: Chatting With Guitarists". Andrea Aguzzi. ISBN 978-1326586935.

External links

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