Karin Schaupp
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Karin Schaupp is a German-born Australian classical guitarist and actress.
She was born in 1972 in Hofheim am Taunus
, Germany, to a musical family. Her mother and principal teacher, Isolde Schaupp, was a teacher of guitar at the Conservatorium of Wiesbaden
. Her father was an amateur pianist, and her aunt and grandmother were opera singers. She was given a half-size guitar by her grandmother when she was aged three. She started her guitar studies with her mother when she was five, and performed in public at age six. Her family migrated from Germany to Australia when she was aged eight, and they have been based in Brisbane
, Queensland, where Isolde Schaupp continues to teach.
While in her teens, Karin Schaupp won prizes at competitions at Lagonegro
, Italy and Madrid, Spain. At the Madrid competition she won the special competition prize for the Best Interpretation of Spanish Music. She completed bachelor's and master's degree in music at the University of Queensland
.
She performed Joaquín Rodrigo
's Concierto de Aranjuez
with the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra when she was aged 18.
She is a member of Saffire
, also known as the Australian Guitar Quartet, along with Slava Grigoryan
, Gareth Koch, and Anthony Field (replaced by Leonard Grigoryan).
She has also performed and recorded with the recorder player Genevieve Lacey.
Her many recordings include the world premiere recording of Ross Edwards
's Concerto for Guitar and Strings (2004). She has also recorded Cradle Songs, inspired by the birth of her daughter Alexa.
She has toured extensively in many countries. She was an honorary guest at the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Chinese Radio.
Schaupp also trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art
(NIDA). In 2007, David Williamson
wrote the one-woman play Lotte's Gift for her; it is based on her own life and that of her mother and grandmother (the Lotte of the title). The performance includes both acting and playing the guitar and is regularly toured by Schaupp.
Collaborations
She was born in 1972 in Hofheim am Taunus
Hofheim, Hesse
Hofheim is a Frankfurt suburb and the administrative center of the Main-Taunus district, in the south of the state of Hesse. The population of the town at the end of 2006 was 41,737; its geographical position is...
, Germany, to a musical family. Her mother and principal teacher, Isolde Schaupp, was a teacher of guitar at the Conservatorium of Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
. Her father was an amateur pianist, and her aunt and grandmother were opera singers. She was given a half-size guitar by her grandmother when she was aged three. She started her guitar studies with her mother when she was five, and performed in public at age six. Her family migrated from Germany to Australia when she was aged eight, and they have been based in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland, where Isolde Schaupp continues to teach.
While in her teens, Karin Schaupp won prizes at competitions at Lagonegro
Lagonegro
Lagonegro is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is part of the Vallo di Diano, near the province of Salerno....
, Italy and Madrid, Spain. At the Madrid competition she won the special competition prize for the Best Interpretation of Spanish Music. She completed bachelor's and master's degree in music at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
.
She performed Joaquín Rodrigo
Joaquín Rodrigo
Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquis of the Gardens of Aranjuez , commonly known as Joaquín Rodrigo, was a composer of classical music and a virtuoso pianist. Despite being nearly blind from an early age, he achieved great success...
's Concierto de Aranjuez
Concierto de Aranjuez
The Concierto de Aranjuez is a composition for classical guitar and orchestra by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is probably Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the twentieth century. ...
with the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra when she was aged 18.
She is a member of Saffire
Saffire (music)
Saffire: The Australian Guitar Quartet is an Australian classical music group, consisting of Karin Schaupp, Slava Grigoryan, Gareth Koch, and Leonard Grigoryan Saffire: The Australian Guitar Quartet is an Australian classical music group, consisting of Karin Schaupp, Slava Grigoryan, Gareth Koch,...
, also known as the Australian Guitar Quartet, along with Slava Grigoryan
Slava Grigoryan
Slava Grigoryan is an Australian classical guitarist and recording artist of Armenian heritage.He was born in Kazakhstan to Eduard and Irina Grigoryan, both professional violinists. His family emigrated to Australia in 1981 and he was raised in Melbourne. Grigoryan began to study guitar with his...
, Gareth Koch, and Anthony Field (replaced by Leonard Grigoryan).
She has also performed and recorded with the recorder player Genevieve Lacey.
Her many recordings include the world premiere recording of Ross Edwards
Ross Edwards (composer)
Ross Edwards is an Australian composer of a wide variety of music including orchestral and chamber music, choral music, children's music, opera and film music. He is not to be confused with a British up and coming singer-songwriter of the same name.-Life:Ross Edwards was born in Sydney...
's Concerto for Guitar and Strings (2004). She has also recorded Cradle Songs, inspired by the birth of her daughter Alexa.
She has toured extensively in many countries. She was an honorary guest at the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Chinese Radio.
Schaupp also trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
(NIDA). In 2007, David Williamson
David Williamson
David Keith Williamson AO is one of Australia's best-known playwrights. He has also written screenplays and teleplays.-Biography:...
wrote the one-woman play Lotte's Gift for her; it is based on her own life and that of her mother and grandmother (the Lotte of the title). The performance includes both acting and playing the guitar and is regularly toured by Schaupp.
Discography
Solo albums- 1997: Soliloquy, Warner MusicWarner Music GroupWarner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
- 1998: Leyenda, Warner Music
- 2000: Evocation, Warner Music (Interview about Evocation)
- 2004: Dreams, with Brett DeanBrett DeanBrett Dean is a contemporary Australian composer, violist and conductor.-Career:Dean studied at the Queensland Conservatorium where he received a Medal of Excellence. From 1985 to 1999, Dean was a violist in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2000, he decided to pursue a career as a freelance...
(viola), David LeisnerDavid LeisnerDavid Leisner is a classical guitarist, composer, teacher at the Manhattan School of Music and one of the leading authorities on focal dystonia, due to being impaired by the injury for 12 years and recovering through methods that he developed and now teaches his students.-Biography:David Leisner...
(guitar); ABC ClassicsABC ClassicsABC Classics is the classical music record label within the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is internationally recognised as Australia's premier classical music label, with a catalogue of more than 500 titles...
(Review) - 2007 Lotte's Gift
- 2010 Cradle Songs
Collaborations
- 2003: Saffire with SaffireSaffire (music)Saffire: The Australian Guitar Quartet is an Australian classical music group, consisting of Karin Schaupp, Slava Grigoryan, Gareth Koch, and Leonard Grigoryan Saffire: The Australian Guitar Quartet is an Australian classical music group, consisting of Karin Schaupp, Slava Grigoryan, Gareth Koch,...
- 2004: Nostálgica with Saffire
- 2004: Concert for guitar and strings by Ross EdwardsRoss Edwards (composer)Ross Edwards is an Australian composer of a wide variety of music including orchestral and chamber music, choral music, children's music, opera and film music. He is not to be confused with a British up and coming singer-songwriter of the same name.-Life:Ross Edwards was born in Sydney...
(world premiere) on White Ghost Dancing with the Tasmanian Symphony OrchestraTasmanian Symphony OrchestraThe Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the smallest of the six orchestras established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation .-Activities:...
(TSO) - 2005 "Nourlangie", guitar concerto by Peter SculthorpePeter SculthorpePeter Joshua Sculthorpe AO OBE is an Australian composer. Much of his music has resulted from an interest in the music of Australia's neighbours as well as from the impulse to bring together aspects of native Australian music with that of the heritage of the West...
on Quamby, with the TSO conducted by Richard MillsRichard MillsRichard John Mills AM, DMus BA Qld, is an Australian conductor and composer. He currently works as Artistic Director of the West Australian Opera and Artistic Consultant with Orchestra Victoria... - 2006: Renaissance with Saffire
- 2006: Songs Without Words with Genevieve Lacey
- 2009: Spain with the TSO (Rodrigo: Concierto de AranjuezConcierto de AranjuezThe Concierto de Aranjuez is a composition for classical guitar and orchestra by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is probably Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the twentieth century. ...
; Castelnuovo-TedescoMario Castelnuovo-TedescoMario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was an Italian composer. He was known as one of the foremost guitar composers in the twentieth century with almost one hundred compositions for that instrument. In 1939 he migrated to the United States and became a film composer for some 200 Hollywood movies for the next...
: Romancero gitano; BacarisseSalvador BacarisseSalvador Bacarisse Chinoria was a Spanish composer.Bacarisse was born in Madrid and studied music at the Real Conservatorio de Música there, as a student of Manuel Fernández Alberdi and Conrado del Campo...
: Concertino for guitar and orchestra in A minor)