Christian Benda
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Christian Benda is a Czech cellist, composer
, and conductor
, descended from the 18th century Benda family of composers.
He performs worldwide both as a soloist and a conductor.
His numerous recordings include many classical standards as well as the compositions of his ancestors George Anton (Jiří Antonín) Benda, František Benda, and Jan Jiří Benda.
(Another ancestor of his was the conductor Hans von Benda
, who was particularly active between the 1930s and the 1950s.) He serves as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of Prague Sinfonia.
He was a Climate Ally in the "Tck Tck Tck: Time for Climate Justice" campaign.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, and conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
, descended from the 18th century Benda family of composers.
He performs worldwide both as a soloist and a conductor.
His numerous recordings include many classical standards as well as the compositions of his ancestors George Anton (Jiří Antonín) Benda, František Benda, and Jan Jiří Benda.
(Another ancestor of his was the conductor Hans von Benda
Hans von Benda
Hans von Benda was a German conductor.A direct descendant of the eighteenth-century composer Franz Benda, he had the misfortune to operate in the shadow of better-known Teutonic maestri of his generation, notably Wilhelm Furtwängler, Otto Klemperer, and Hans Knappertsbusch...
, who was particularly active between the 1930s and the 1950s.) He serves as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of Prague Sinfonia.
He was a Climate Ally in the "Tck Tck Tck: Time for Climate Justice" campaign.