Martin Schleske
Master Violinmaker & Dipl.-Physicist (FH)
- Born in Stuttgart in 1965
- Violin studies from the age of seven (teachers including Hungarian violist and conductor Attila Balogh)
- Studies at the German violinmaking institute in Mittenwald from 1982 to 1986
- Research workshop in violinmaking at the Schalltechnisches Beratungsbüro Müller-BBM (Planegg, Germany) under Prof. Dipl.-Physiker Helmut A. Müller from 1988 to 1994
- Completed studies in physics at the Munich University of Applied Sciences HAW from 1990 to 1994. Thesis: “Eigenmodes of vibration in the creation of a violin”
- Restoration work under master luthier Peter Erben from 1994 to 1996
- Master examination in Hamburg, Germany in 1996
- Own master studio and acoustics laboratory in the Munich area since 1996
- Certain instruments by Martin Schleske are played by internationally known soloists and concertmasters of renowned orchestras
- Martin Schleske is a regular speaker at guest courses in applied violin acoustics and has been an invited speaker at a number of international symposia on musical acoustics (including Vienna, Stockholm, Paris, Lucerne, Seattle, Cleveland and Baltimore)
- Numerous publications and book articles
- Innovation support from the Bavarian Government and the European Commission. Research project involving Thomastik-Infeld, Vienna (i.a.)
- Contributing editor to the journal of the Catgut Acoustical Society, New Jersey
- Martin Schleske has been a member of the artists group “Das Rad” since 2005 (English: “The Wheel”). “Das Rad” brings together artists from all disciplines, including painters, sculptors, designers, musicians, actors, directors, writers, journalists and architects.
- Martin Schleske has been married to Claudia Schleske since 1990. They have two sons.
