Cornelia Gartemann

Cornelia Gartemann received her first violin lessons at the age of six. When she was only 15 years old, she entered the Detmold Musikhochschule to study with Eckhard Fischer, and, following her graduation, continued her studies with Thomas Christian. She also participated in master classes given by Saschko Gawriloff, Rainer Kussmaul, Herman Krebbers and Yfrah Neaman, among others.

Gartemann has won prizes at various national and international competitions and has received grants from the Jürgen Ponto-Stiftung, the German Music Foundation (Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben) and the German Music Council. At concerts and festivals in Germany, other European countries and Asia, she has appeared as both a solo violinist and in chamber music. She has performed as a guest at major festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Salzburg Festival.

Gartemann is a member of the Berlin Philharmonic String Sextet and has been a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra since 2003.