German-born violinist Hartmut Richter is a soloist and chamber musician, giving regular concerts in Europe and North America. Recent performances and tours have taken him around England and Scotland, France, Slovakia, Canada and Germany. He has performed live on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune and German TV channel NDR. He is active in several ensembles including the Veles Ensemble string trio, the Richter-Housden Duo (violin/guitar) and the Richter-Ardelean Piano Duo. Hartmut has recorded CDs on NAXOS with music by Stephen Dodgson, released in August 2017, and on Toccata Classics: Egon Wellesz – Chamber Music (February 2023) and Steve Elcock (December 2018) with the Veles Ensemble.
Hartmut studied at the Hanover Academy of Music, Germany, under Krzysztof Wegrzyn, Atila Aydintan and Ina Kertscher, before completing his studies with a soloist diploma at the Nuremberg Academy of Music under Lydia Dubrovskaya. Richter won several first prizes in German national competitions including Jugend Musiziert and the Mozart Competition Hildesheim, and has received scholarships for international masterclasses working with renowned professors including Herman Krebbers, Robert Szreder, Rosa Fain, Kurt Sassmannshaus and Christian Altenburger.
Apart from his performing career, Hartmut is a composer, producer and sound engineer and a dedicated violin teacher and frequently holds music workshops internationally. Hartmut plays a copy of the Hart (Ex-Francescatti) Stradivarius violin (1727), made by Christian Erichson, Hanover.
Hartmut is based in London, UK and lives in Norfolk.
Click here for an extended biographyHartmut Richter was born in Hanover, Germany and started playing the violin at the age of six. In 1994 he became a student of Professor Krzysztof Wegrzyn at the Hanover Academy of Music where he later completed his Diploma of Music under Professors Krzysztof Wegrzyn, Atila Aydintan and Ina Kertscher. He completed his studies under Prof. Lydia Dubrovskaya in Nuremberg where he received his Soloist/Artist Diploma in 2011.
Hartmut has worked with numerous professors in various Masterclasses, including, amongst others, Zenon Brzewski, Helen Brunner, Robert Szreder, Rosa Fain, Kurt Sassmannshaus, Herman Krebbers and Christian Altenburger. Early in his career he started giving international concerts and won several first prizes at the German national competition “Jugend musiziert”. He is a first prize winner of the Mozart Competition Hildesheim 2000 and received a special award of the German Mozart Society. He had his live TV debut in 1999 when he performed on the NDR evening show “DAS!”. Since then he has been giving soloist concerts regularly and has been engaging in numerous chamber music projects.
Apart from his violin career, Hartmut is a composer of classical and contemporary music and a dedicated multi-instrumentalist. Some of the projects and compositions will be uploaded to this website in the future.
” Wellesz’s chamber music, idiomatically played by the Veles Ensemble(…)“
Guardian, February 2023
Egon Wellesz – Chamber Music | CD review in “picks of the week”
” The performances are marvellous. “
Gramophone, April 2019
Steve Elcock – Chamber Music Volume One | CD review
Recordings:
New CD on Toccata Classics released in February 2023! The Veles Ensemble with chamber music by Austrian/British composer and musicologist Egon Wellesz.
CD on Toccata Classics! The Veles Ensemble with music by Steve Elcock.
You can read a little about the recording sessions here:
here.
A CD recorded together with the Mela Guitar Quartet, Eden-Stell Guitar Duo and others featuring music by Stephen Dodgson has been released on NAXOS in August 2017.
Upcoming Concerts
Past concerts:
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Sun19May2024
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Wed13Mar2024
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Wed24Jan2024London, St Margaret Pattens, Rood Ln, EC3M1HS Eastcheap
The Veles Ensemble, hailed by the Guardian and Gramophone for their recent CD releases, presents a short (ca. 1h) and exciting evening concert with Beethoven’s string trio Op.9 No.2, a virtuosic trio concertant by Paganini’s teacher Alessandro Rolla and an intreaguing and witty mid 20th century string trio by composer and Holocaust victim Józef Koffler.
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Thu28Sep202319:00Austrian Cultural Forum London
9:00Austrian Cultural Forum London
Egon Wellesz Chamber Music CD presentationhttps://www.acflondon.org/events/evening-concert-veles-ensemble-presents-egon-wellesz-cd-presentation/
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Mon27Feb202319:30Holywell Music Room, Wadham College Holywell Street Oxford OX1 3SD
Oxford University, Wadham College
Holywell Music Room, Wadham College Holywell Street Oxford OX1 3SD
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Sat04Feb202319:30The Parade, Fort William PH33 6BA
The Veles Ensemble - string trio concert
Duncansburgh church
The Parade
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Fri03Feb202320:00Cuillin Hills Hotel Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9QU
The Veles Ensemble - string trio concert
Cuillin Hills Hotel
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Thu02Feb202319:00Poolewe Village Hall, Londubh Poolewe, Ross-shire IV22 2LD
The Veles Ensemble - string trio concert
Poolewe Village Hall, Londubh Poolewe, Ross-shire IV22 2LD
West Coast Arts, Scotland
Poolewe Village Hall, Londubh
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Mon02May202219:30East End Café, All Saints Church, Kingston KT1 1JP
The VelesEnsemble with Peter Cigleris
East End Café, All Saints Church, Kingston
Programme:
Bernard Henrik Crusell Quartet No. 2 in Eb Op. 4
Alan Rawsthorne Quartet
W. A. Mozart kv 404a No 1. (J.S. Bach, Das Wohltemperierte Clavier I No. 8,BWV 853)
Franz Schubert Trio No 1. in B-flat major, D471
Rezso Kokai - QuartettoDOORS AND BAR OPEN 6:45 PM.
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Sun21Nov2021
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Sat09Oct202115:00 St Mary's Church, Beaminster, DT8 3BA
with the Veles Ensemble
Programme
‘From the classics to the 20th century. The journey of the string trio.’
Boccherini String Trio Op.47 No.1
Beethoven String Trio Op.9 No.1 G major
Kodaly Intermezzo
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Fri08Nov2019Sun10Nov2019
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Fri11Oct2019
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Wed18Sep201919:00Levoca, Slovakia
with the Veles Ensemble string trio: http://lblfestival.eu/
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Sat14Sep2019
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Wed03Jul2019
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Fri28Jun201913:00St Margaret Pattens Church Rood Ln, London EC3M 1HS
with the Veles Ensemble string trio.
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Sun23Jun2019
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Sun10Feb201916:00Alexandra Park School, London
Music by Beethoven, Brahms and Bach.
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Fri21Dec201819:30St. James's Piccadilly, London
With the Piccadilly Sinfonietta
https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/whatson-event/the-piccadilly-christmas-concert-2018/
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Thu13Dec201819:00St Albans Centre, Leigh Place, Baldwin’s Gardens, London EC1N 7AB
Toccata Classics presents: Steve Elcock's chamber music CD release event and concert.
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Thu29Nov201819:00St Margaret Pattens Church Rood Ln, London EC3M 1HS
Secret Chamber Music - Christmas special.
The Veles Ensemble string trio perform Beethoven Op. 9 No. 2 and other classics as well as a set of Christmas specials.Tickets through AirBnB at https://airbnb.com/experiences/232043
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Wed26Sep201819:30Saint Margaret Pattens Church Eastcheap London EC3M 1HS
Veles Ensemble & Ahmed Mukhtar
Tickets and more information here.The Veles Ensemble will open this evening of contrast with a true classic: Beethoven's String Trio Op. 9 No. 1 in G-major. The trios Op.9 - published in 1798 - are often considered to be one of Beethoven's most important early works. The G-major's powerful and even symphonic qualities, wide melodic lines, contrasts and the breathtaking vigour of the finale leave no doubt about its historic significance.
It is followed by Zoltan Kodály's Intermezzo, a wonderfully fresh and light scherzo, written by the then 23 year young composer while finishing a dissertation on the Hungarian folk song at the Budapest academy. Not surprisingly, it combines the spirit of the Hungarian folk song (but without the clyché!) with the depth and sophisticated textures reminiscent of Dohnányi, whose Serenade for string trio served as a model for this short and entertaining delight. -
Sun23Sep201816:00Toine (09230 Montardit) Route D 235 vers Lasserre, France
CONCERT de TOINE
Réservation des places :
05 61 04 65 52
ou par mail : bernhard.wocke(AT)gmail.comBach: Sonate si bémol mineur
Mozart: Sonate la majeur k.305
Beethoven: Sonate mi bémol majeur op.12.no.3
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Fri21Sep2018Mon24Sep2018
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Fri24Aug2018
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Thu12Jul2018tbaSt Margaret Pattens Church Rood Ln, London EC3M 1HS
more info soon
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Wed13Jun201820:00Holy Trinity Parish Church, Stroud Green
Stroud Green Festival
Tango with Mozart
The Veles Ensemble presents an evening of classical string trio music with a twist of Piazzolla's fiery South American tango. The concert features Mozart's famous Divertimento for string trio K.563 - a landmark in the chamber music repertoire, completed shortly after his last three symphonies.
more information
Date: Wednesday 13th June 2018, 8pm – 9.30pm
Location: Holy Trinity Parish Church, Stroud GreenVeles Ensemble
Hartmut Richter - violin
Ralitsa Naydenova - viola
Evva Mizerska - cello
Tickets:
£12/£8 Online from http://velesensemble.com/tickets/
£15/£10 at the door
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563
Luigi Boccherini - String Trio Op. 14 No. 4
Franz Schubert - String Trio in B-flat major, D471
Astor Piazzolla - Libertango
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Thu17May2018
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Sat10Mar2018
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Sat10Feb201819:30Ely Cathedral, Ely - Cambridgeshire
With pianist Warren Mailley-Smith and Veles Ensemble.
http://www.elycathedral.org/events/sparkling-valentines-concert-by-candlelight
Programme
Mendelssohn - Song Without Words no. 1
Liszt - Liebestraume no. 3
Chopin - Nocturne in D flat major
Gershwin/Wild - Embraceable You
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Rachmaninov - Flight of the Bumblebee
Mozart - Piano Concerto K414 in A major
Pachelbel - Canon in D
Bach - Suite (1st movement)
Elgar - Salut d'amour
Beethoven - Romance in G
Mozart - Voi che sapete
Puccini - O Mio Babino caro
Puccini - Si mi chiamano Mimi
Delibes - Flower Duet
Piazolla - Oblivion (Tango)
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Sat27Jan2018
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Sat09Dec201719:30St. James's Piccadilly, London
Saturday 9 December, 7:30 pm
with the Veles Ensemble and Warren Mailley-Smith (piano)
PROGRAMME:
Beethoven - Pathetique Sonata in C minor op 13
Brahms - Rhapsody no. 2 in G minor
Chopin - Grand Waltz Brillante in E flat Op 18
Mendelssohn - Rondo Capriccioso
Liszt - Rigoletto ParaphraseINTERVAL
Pachelbel - Canon in D - string quartet
Saint Saens - The Swan - cello solo
Monti - Czardas - violin solo
Mozart - Piano Concerto K414
Puccini - Si, mi chiamano Mimi
Adam - O Holy NightBOX OFFICE DETAILS:
Tickets - Unreserved £25, Concessions £15
Open - Monday-Saturday 10.00-17.00
Tel - 0207 7661100
Website - http://www.smitf.org/piccadillychristmas
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Wed06Dec201719:15St Margaret Pattens Church Rood Ln, London EC3M 1HS
Join the Veles Ensemble for a night of exciting and varied string trio music: Mozart’s legendary Divertimento K563, Schubert’s B-flat major string trio, Egon Wellesz’ dynamic 20th sound world and a few special Christmas arrangements in the beautiful setting of St Margaret Pattens Church.
Programme:
W. A. Mozart, Divertimento K563 in E-flat major
Franz Schubert, String Trio in B-flat major D471
Egon Wellesz, String Trio Op.86
6 December 2017, 7.15 pm
(doors open at 6:50 pm)
St Margaret Pattens
Rood Lane
London
EC3M 1HSTickets £10
students £8, children under 14 £5
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Fri03Nov201719:30St. James's Piccadilly, London
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Sat15Jul201719:00Heampstead Garden Suburb Free Church Central Square, NW11 7AG
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Wed14Jun201719:00Holy Trinity Parish Church, Stroud Green
As part of the Crouch End Festival and Stroud Green Festival, the Veles Ensemble presents music from Austria and Hungary. The concert will explore musical ties between these two countries of very different cultural backgrounds, yet connected historically. From Haydn to Wellesz through Kodaly and Schubert, the evening promises to be an intriguing mix of well-loved classics with a Hungarian folk music inspired twist.
Joseph Haydn - String Trio Op.53 No.3 (Hob. XVI:42) in D-major
Egon Wellesz - Vier Stücke (Four Pieces) Op.105
Zoltán Kodály - Intermezzo
Franz Schubert - String Trio D.581 in B-flat majorTickets:
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Fri05May201719:00Lauderdale House, Highgate, London
Join us in the historic Lauderdale House to hear music on violin and guitar. An evening of contrast: from Manuel de Falla‘s fiery Spanish songs to Schubert‘s romantic Ständchen as well as the Australian composer Phillip Houghton‘s mysterious and wild contemporary piece 'Night Music'. We are also giving the first performance of Hartmut Richter‘s Sonata for Violin and Guitar.
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Sat08Apr201711:00St Michael’s Parish Church, Sittingbourne
St Michael’s Parish Church, High Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 4PG
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Wed01Mar2017
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Sat11Feb201716:00London, Alexandra Park School, Bidwell Gardens, London N11 2AZ
more info:
http://hartmutrichter.com/1303/lift-winter-blues-sat-11thsun-12th-february-2017/
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Tue13Dec2016
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Sun11Dec201620:00Arthouse, Crouch End, London
Tickets £15/£12 concession fromhttp://www.arthousecrouchend.co.uk/programme/?programme_id=3284002
Arthouse Crouch End
159A Tottenham Lande
London N8 9BT
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Sat26Nov201619:00London, Highgate, United Reform Church, N6 6BJ
Moeran: Sinfonietta
Williams: The Lark Ascending
Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow
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Sat12Nov201619:30pmSt Cyprian's, Clarence Gate Glentworth St, NW1 6AX
The Lark Acending by R.V. Williams with the new Chimera Chamber Orchestra. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1794708384083868/
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Tue25Oct201620:00London, Queen's Club
A special evening concert for members of the Queen’s Tennis Club and their guests, together with the amazing Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo. Programme to include Schubert, Paganini and Piazzolla.
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Thu29Sep2016
News:
22 June 2023: Our trio’s (Veles Ensemble) new CD with music by Egon Wellesz was presented on Austrian radio ORF, it is available (auf Deutsch) to stream for a few more days here:
https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20230620/722879/Oesterreichischer-Expressionismus-im-Exil
Masterclass and Concert @ Oxford University on 27th February 2023 with the Veles Ensemble. More info: Masterclass with the Veles Ensemble | Faculty of Music (ox.ac.uk)
Videos
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending, with the Chimera Chamber Orchestra in London
Luigi Boccherini, String Trio Op. 14 No. 4 with the Veles Ensemble | Summer 2022
Live video from our Naxos CD release concert at St. James’s Piccadilly, London. Divertissement by Stephen Dodgson.
Live video of the Veles Ensemble string trio performing Beethoven’s Trio Op.9 No.3. http://velesensemble.com/2017/01/13/85/