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Gernot Süßmuth, Staatskapelle Weimar & Dominik Beykirch
Biography Gernot Süßmuth, Staatskapelle Weimar & Dominik Beykirch
Gernot Süßmuth
made his debut as a soloist with an orchestra at the age of nine, subsequently winning prizes at various competitions. After completing his studies at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin, he held positions as concertmaster with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Staatskapelle Berlin. Since August 2002, he has served as First Concertmaster of the Staatskapelle Weimar.
In 2018, Gernot Süßmuth founded the Thüringer Bach Collegium, with which he recorded violin concertos by Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar and orchestral suites by Johann Bernhard Bach. Both recordings have received high praise from the music press. Since 2011, he has also served as Artistic Director of the WestfalenClassics International Chamber Music Festival. From 1993 to 2010, he led the European Union Chamber Orchestra.
Gernot Süßmuth is a sought-after chamber music partner. As a member of the Petersen Quartet—with whom he performed for nearly twenty years starting in 1983—he won numerous prizes at international competitions. Several of the quartet’s CD recordings were honored with the Grand Prix du Disque, the ECHO Award, and the German Record Critics' Award, and also received a Grammy Award nomination. Gernot Süßmuth performs regularly as a soloist and collaborates with other renowned chamber musicians.
