Goetz Richter
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Goetz Richter (Violin), Kuenstl Staatsdiplom Munich BA
Goetz Richter Associate Professor for Violin and Chair of the String Unit (1997-2008). His performance career encompasses concerto, recital, chamber music and orchestral performances and he has a particular interest in assisting young performers in developing comprehensive skills and attitudes to sustain a long-term professional engagement with music. His research interests include all areas of violin pedagogy, repertoire development and the history of violin playing. He has also published in philosophy and the philosophy of music.
Richter performs regularly as a chamber musician throughout Australia, playing with ensembles such as Trio Novalis Ensemble and the Sydney Schubert Ensemble and as a recitalist with pianist Jeanell Carrigan. In 2005 and 2006 he was invited to perform and teach at the Euro Arts Festival in Leipzig. He is the artistic director or the Kendall National Violin Competition. He also has a long history performing with many Australian orchestras: he was Concertmaster of the Queensland Theatre Orchestra in 1985, Associate Principal Second Violin of the Melbourne Symphony from 1986 to 1987 andn Associate Concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony from 1987 until 2002.
Born in Hamburg, Germany, Associate Professor Goetz Richter studied in Germany and Switzerland with Helmut Heller (Hamburg), Gerhart Hetzel (Munich), Max Rostal (Berne) and advanced solo performance with Artur Grummiaux and Riccardo Odnopossoff. He completed a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Sydney in 2007.