Renate Eggebrecht

Violinist

Birthday August 12, 1944

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Germany

Age 80 years old

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About

Founder of Troubadisc, a classical music label, to showcase a variety of forgotten music by female composers like Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel.

Before Fame

She started playing violin at the age of four, attending Lübeck College of Music when she was twelve and completing her school studies at Munich College of Music.

Trivia

She plays on an 1858 Stradivarius copy by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.

Family Life

She was born in Selent, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where her mother taught her how to play violin.

Associated With

Her Violin Solo series features a variety of works, including "Élégie," which was composed by Igor Stravinsky.