Violinist
Antje Weithaas began lessons on her instrument at age four. She studied with Werner Scholz at the Hans Eisler College of Music in Berlin, and became a professor of violin there in 2004. She was the winner of several competitions, including the Kreisler Competition in 1987, the Bach Competition in 1988, and the Hannover International Violin Competition in 1991.
Weithaas' repertoire ranges from Baroque to modern, and she regularly performs works by
Bach,
Mozart,
Beethoven,
Schumann,
Shostakovich,
Prokofiev,
Ligeti, and
Gubaidulina, among others.
Weithaas has performed with many orchestras, including the
Los Angeles Philharmonic, the
San Francisco Symphony, the
BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the
Philharmonia Orchestra, and appeared as a soloist with such conductors as
Sakari Oramo,
Yakov Kreizberg,
Vladimir Ashkenazy,
Neville Marriner, and
Yuri Temirkanov. She has recorded for CAvi-music, CPO, Es-dur, and Harmonia Mundi.