Christine schornsheim haydn biography
Christine schornsheim haydn biography
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Christine Schornsheim
German harpsichordist and pianist
Christine Schornsheim, married name Christine Engelmayr[1] (born in 1959), is a German harpsichordist and pianist.
Life and career
Schornsheim attended the Musikgymnasium Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach [de] (East Berlin) from 1969 to 1976 and studied piano at the local East Berlin arts university until 1982. From 1982 to 1983 she was solo répétiteur at the Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam.
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She participated in master classes given by Gustav Leonhardt, Ton Koopman, Johann Sonnleitner and Andreas Staier. She made her debut in 1994 as a song accompanist to Peter Schreier also on the fortepiano.[2]
From 1988 to 1992 she held a teaching position for harpsichord and basso continuo at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, where she was appointed professor for harpsichord and fortepiano in 1992.
In 2002 she was appointed professor for harpsichord at the University of Music and Performing Ar