Andreas Reiner Violin         Discography   B 108 002 Liebesleid CD       F 100 202 Tango à trois CD     Click on the title of the recording to get further information.                 BIOGRAPHY Viennese born violinist Andreas Reiner grew up in Eisenstadt - Joseph Haydn´s hometown - and was a student of Werner Ehrenhofer, Edith Steinbauer and Itzhak Perlman. Having been noted as an unusual talent very early he played his first solo concerto at the age of seven. He appeared on stage in most western and eastern European countries, in North and South America and Japan. Enjoying the partnership with some of the finest names in music he was on many occasions Heinrich Schiff´s violinist in the Brahms Double Concerto and played recitals and chamber music with Murray Perrahia, Christian Zacharias, Roger Vignoles, Aci Bertoncelj, Tsimon Barto and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. In 1991, after a short interlude as leader with Celibidache´s Munich Philharmonic Andreas Reiner founded the Rosamunde Quartet, which he lead until 2009. The Rosamundes appeared in concert around the globe, recorded for ECM an were awarded numerous prices and honours, including the Diapasson d‘Or, the "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik" and a nomination for the Grammy. Andreas Reiner teaches at the Folkwang University in Essen, Germany and plays on the famous "King Max-Joseph" Stradivarius.