Biography

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Emmanuel Frankenberg (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is both a harpsichord player and natural horn player. Growing up in a family of baroque musicians, he began playing early music at a young age. He studied both instruments as main subjects at the conservatories of The Hague and Amsterdam, where he graduated with honors for both instruments in 2018. Emmanuel works as a freelance musician, performing as a soloist as well as an ensemble player. He is a regular member of the ensembles Collegium 1704, Les Musiciens du Prince, Concerto Copenhagen, Capriccio Stravagante and Ensemble Zefiro. Furthermore he performs regularly with ensembles such as Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, the Orchestra of the 18th Century, Ensemble Masques, the Netherlands Bach Society, Freiburger Barockorchester, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and others.

In addition to performing, Emmanuel is regularly involved in ensemble leading, as
well as recording projects, having released several solo CDs on labels such as Alpha
and others.
He has been awarded several prizes, most recently receiving the Rabo-B. de Bruin
prize as well as the O-68 prize.