A native of Munich, Germany, violinist Korbinian Altenberger, 25, received his Graduate Diploma from NEC and recently completed his studies as an Artist Diploma candidate with Donald Weilerstein. In 2005, he was a winner of the Philadelphia-based Astral Artistic Services’ National Auditions and joined its artist roster.  In 2006, Astral featured him on its concert series in both Philadelphia and New York.

He has received many awards, including First Prize and the Audience Choice award from Munich’s Jacob Stainer Violin Competition and first prize in Italy’s Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition, where he was also awarded a special prize for his performance of Bach. He has also won prizes at New Zealand’s International Michael Hill Competition, the Concertino Praga International Competition, and the Jugend Musiziert National Violin Competition.

At the age of 22 Altenberger served as concertmaster of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Mariss Jansons. He has also appeared as soloist with the Auckland Philharmonia, Munich Philharmonic, Halle Philharmonic, Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Kassel Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Bad Reichenall Philharmonic, and the New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra. The violinist has played before the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, and participated in the Music at Menlo Festival, the Steans Institute, and was a member of the Rheinische Streicher Akademie, where he performed with members of the Melos Quartet and the Berlin Philharmonic.