Get ready for the Kamke sisters
Kamke sisters to enthrall Abu Dhabi with violin and harp performance
German violinist Julia Kamke and her sister Verena are set to return to Abu Dhabi in the second half of April to perform timeless masterpieces of the Romantic era.
Julia and her sister Verena, an accomplished and well-known harpist in her own right, enthralled romantic music lovers during their concert last year during which they performed masterpieces like Sonata No 5 in E Major, by George Philip Telemann (1681-1767), Mio Babbino Caro from Goanni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), Waltzes Op 39. No 1,2 and 15 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) and many more.
Born in 1982, Julia began her musical training at the age of 3 and at the age of 6 started her violin studies in a local music school.
In 1996, she studied under the tutorship of Professor Bernhard Tluck, who invited her to join the music university where she continued her studies with Jakob Gilman at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich.
During this time she participated in several music competitions, winning several prizes.
The best
Julia also prides herself on having one of the best known violins made by legendary Luthier Vincenzo Rugieri, who lived between 1663 to 1719.
According to her, Rugeri worked and lived in Cremona, a little north Italian town which is still famous today for its wonderful violins.
The best known violin maker in the world Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) was also from Cremona.
The Cremonese violins, according to Julia, are truly precious and continues to increase in value as the years go by.
"They are the best in the world, their sweet and full sound could never be achieved by later Luthiers," Julia added.
As for her other concerts, Julia and her sister performed a special Christmas concert in one of the biggest churches in Immendstadt. Their concert was sold out.
Last week they performed at the Residence of Munich for two receptions which hosted some of the most important people of Bavaria.
On March 4, they will perform at the Spring Flower concert this time accompanied by an orchestra of 10 young men, playing violin, viola, cello and bass.
