French Connection

Herwig Zack was born in Frankfurt/Main. He started to play the violin at age 5 and studied with Karl-Albrecht Herrmann, Edith Peinemann and Max Rostal. Scholarships from the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" and from the "Rotary Foundation" made it possible for him to complete his education at Indiana University in Bloomington/Ind. /USA as a member of the violin class of the legendary Josef Gingold. From 1982 to 1995 Zack held the position of 1 st Concertmaster of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. As a soloist, Herwig Zack has performed and recorded under the baton of conductors such as Karl Münchinger, Ferdinand Leitner, Uri Segal, Yutaka Sado, Paul Nadler and Gilbert Varga; his musical partners have included Henryk Szeryng, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Trevor Pinnock, Grigori Zhislin, Peter Nagy, Bernd Glemser and Ingo Goritzki, among many other renowned artists. This new release is a recital that features solo violin compositions by Bach, Vieuxtemps, Ysaye, Honneger, and more.