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.[1][2] His numerous recordings include many classical standards (notably, particularly distinguished performances of Boccherini cello sonatas, with his brother accompanying on the fortepiano, for the Naxos label) as well as the compositions of his ancestors George Anton (Jiří Antonín) Benda, František Benda, and Jan Jiří Benda.[3] (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.[4]

He was a Climate Ally in the "Tck Tck Tck: Time for Climate Justice" campaign.[5]

References

  1. ↑ ITCN.com. "Artists International Management - Christian Benda". Artistsinternational.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
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  3. ↑ "Christian Benda- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". Naxos.com. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  4. ↑ "Conductor". Prague Sinfonia. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  5. ↑ "LSM Newswire: Classical Musicians Daniel Barenboim, Barbara Hendricks and Christian Benda Join Kofi Annan ’Äôs Climate Justice Campaign". Scena.org. 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 

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