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Christian Hebel
Christian Hebel performing live with Josh Groban, November 2013
Christian Hebel performing live with Josh Groban, November 2013
Background information
Born (1975-12-29) December 29, 1975 (age 48)
Plymouth, Michigan, U.S.
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
New York City, New York, U.S.
GenresPop, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Hip Hop, Bluegrass, Broadway, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Occupation(s)Violinist, Concertmaster, Songwriter, Composer, Arranger, Producer
InstrumentViolin
Websitewww.christianhebel.com

Christian Hebel (born December 29, 1975) is an American violinist, producer, songwriter and concertmaster. He has appeared on multi-Platinum, Gold, Emmy Award, Academy Awards, Tony Award, and Grammy Award winning recordings as well as film scores and Broadway theatre.

An accomplished live and recorded musician, Christian is also Artistic Director for the National YoungArts Foundation.

Career

The Last Play at Shea with Billy Joel

In 2008 Hebel joined Billy Joel on his summer tour, culminating with two shows that were the final concerts at Shea Stadium before its demolition. The concerts were on July 16, 2008, and July 18, 2008 with guest performers including Tony Bennett, Don Henley, John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey, Garth Brooks, and Paul McCartney. The concerts were featured in the 2010 documentary film The Last Play at Shea. The film was released on DVD on February 8, 2011. The CD and DVD of the show, Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert were released on March 8, 2011.[1]

Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall with Rufus Wainwright

Hebel worked with Rufus Wainwright in 2006 serving as Concertmaster for his sold-out tribute concerts at Carnegie Hall to American actress and singer Judy Garland, titled Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. The live concert recording was released as a two disc set through Geffen Records in December 2007 and earned a 2009 Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.[2][3]

With Barbra Streisand

In 2006 Hebel joined Barbra Streisand for her concert tour Streisand: The Tour which began on October 4, 2006 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia and concluded at Staples Center in Los Angeles on November 20, 2006. On April 25, 2009, CBS aired Streisand's latest television special, Streisand: Live in Concert, highlighting the featured stop from the 2006 North American tour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A selection of concerts was then released commercially.[4][5]

In the summer of 2007, Hebel joined Streisand on her Barbra Live tour where she gave concerts for the first time in continental Europe. On October 11, 2012, he participated in Streisand's concert tour in front of 18,000 fans as part of the Hebel joined Streisand for a three-hour concert performance before a crowd of 18,000 in Barclays Center in Brooklyn (Streisand's first concert in her home borough). This included tributes to Donna Summer and Marvin Hamlisch.

Hebel performed on Streisand's September 2014 release of Partners, an album of duets that features collaborations with Elvis Presley, Andrea Bocelli, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Billy Joel, Babyface, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, John Mayer, John Legend, Blake Shelton and Jason Gould.

Hebel was also in the studio recording with Streisand in May 2016 on her album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, released in August of that year.

Hebel became Streisand's solo violinist in 2016 and joined her on her North American tour Barbra: The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic. The tour initially visited nine locations in North America, then was extended to include four additional stops, for a total of 14 shows in 13 cities. Hebel is featured in a Netflix special that was filmed on tour.[6][7]

American Music Awards- Rihanna & Ne-Yo

Hebel performed with Rihanna and Ne-Yo on the 2007 American Music Awards on November 18, 2007. They performed Rihanna's hit songs "Umbrella" and "Hate That I Love You" which were each nominated that night.[8][9]

With Josh Groban

Josh Groban chose Hebel as his solo violinist in 2011 for the Straight to You Tour to promote his recent album Illuminations. Beginning May 12, 2011 and continuing through December of that year, they undertook an 81-city tour encompassing appearances in North America, Europe and South Africa.

Hebel appeared on Groban's next studio album, All That Echoes, released on February 5, 2013. Hebel joined Groban to promote the album with the All That Echoes World Tour in 2013 performing in North America, Europe and Australia. In 2014, Hebel joined Groban's Summer Symphony Tour where Hebel soloed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony and Boston Pops among others.[10][11]

Bruce Springsteen – Grammy Awards

On February 12, 2012, Hebel performed on stage with Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band to open the 54th Annual Grammy Awards live from Los Angeles, California on CBS.[12]

George Benson

In 2015 Hebel began as Concertmaster and violin soloist with George Benson joining Benson on tour at venues and jazz festivals throughout Europe.[13]

National YoungArts Foundation

Hebel began working with the National YoungArts Foundation in 2014 as an Artistic Director and Master Artist where he has directed performances at Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York Live Arts and will be directing an upcoming performance at The Kennedy Center. The National YoungArts Foundation identifies and nurtures the most accomplished young artists from across the United States ages 15–18 in the visual, literary, design and performing arts and is the sole nominator for the U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts.[14][15][16][17]

Broadway

Next to Normal

In 2005 Hebel originated and helped create the violin part in Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's American rock musical Next to Normal. The show had a record breaking run on Broadway around the world, won 3 Tony Awards in 2009, and the Pulitzer Prize in 2010.[18][19]

Speaking of Hebel, Kitt describes "Christian provided the depth and virtuosity that I needed and helped me define what for me, would become one of the most important elements in the music".[20]

American Idiot

In 2009 Hebel originated and helped create the violin role in Green Day's punk rock Broadway show American Idiot. The show went on to win 2 Tony Awards and won the Grammy Award in 2011 for Best Musical Show Album.[21][22]

Wicked

Hebel originated and helped create the role of Concertmaster for the hit Broadway show Wicked in 2003. Hebel held the role of Concertmaster for over 12 years on Broadway where they won 3 Tony Awards and received a Grammy Award.[23] On July 12, 2018, with its 6,138th performance, it surpassed A Chorus Line to become Broadway's sixth-longest running show.[24] In March 2016, Wicked surpassed $1 billion in total Broadway revenue, joining both The Phantom of the Opera and The Lion King as the only Broadway shows to do so. In July 2017, Wicked surpassed The Phantom of the Opera as Broadway's second-highest grossing show, trailing only The Lion King.[25]

The Light in the Piazza

Hebel originated and helped create the violin and concertmaster role in Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel's 2005 Broadway musical The Light in the Piazza. Hebel began work on the show in 2002 in New York City and performed in productions in Seattle in 2003 and on Broadway in 2005. The show was awarded 6 Tony Awards in 2005.[26]

Sondheim On Sondheim

Hebel originated and helped create the violin part for Stephen Sondheim's Broadway show Sondheim On Sondheim in 2010 starring Barbara Cook and Vanessa Williams. The musical features interviews with Sondheim. The songs, including well-known, less-known and cut material, were from nineteen Sondheim shows (including student shows) produced over a 62-year period, including several songs from each of West Side Story, Company, Follies, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sunday in the Park with George, Merrily We Roll Along, Passion, and Into the Woods. Songs from his school years are included.[27][28]

Spring Awakening

Hebel was the Music Coordinator for the 2015 Broadway production of Duncan Sheik's Grammy Award and Tony Award winning rock musical Spring Awakening.[29]

Discography

Hebel has achieved commercial success with both pop and classical albums.[30][31][32][33][34]

Studio Albums

Year Album Artist
2002 The Forgotten Conquest Thom Jayne
2002 Wheel of Life Stewart Francke
2003 Songs of Jason Robert Brown Lauren Kennedy
2005 Tom Rogerson Tom Rogerson
2005 At The Corner Of Broadway And Soul Billy Porter
2005 Wearing Someone Else's Clothes Jason Robert Brown
2006 Kingdom Come Jay-Z
2006 I'm Not Waiting Julia Murney
2007 Here And Now Lauren Kennedy
2008 When The Wind Blows South Philip Chaffin
2008 Jason Danieley & The Frontier Heroes Jason Danieley
2008 Fifteen Seconds of Grace Victoria Clark
2009 Greenwich Time Rebecca Luker
2009 Crazy Love Michael Bublé
2009 Passage Of Time Liz Callaway
2011 My Lifelong Love Georgia Stitt
2011 Songs of Innocence and Experience Lisa Howard
2011 What Matters Most Barbra Streisand
2012 Another Kind Of Light Raissa Katona Bennett
2012 Music From The Movies Katherine Jenkins
2012 Songs from the Silver Screen Jackie Evancho
2013 To Be Loved Michael Bublé
2013 All That Echoes Josh Groban
2013 Back to Brooklyn Barbra Streisand
2014 Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics Aretha Franklin
2014 Partners Barbra Streisand
2015 Piece By Piece Kelly Clarkson
2015 Brazilian Nights Kenny G
2016 Nobody But Me Michael Bublé

Live Albums

Year Album Artist
2007 Live In Concert 2006 Barbra Streisand
2007 Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall Rufus Wainwright
2011 Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert Billy Joel
2017 Barbra: The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic Barbra Streisand

Film Soundtracks and Broadway

Year Album Music by
2002 I'm with Lucy Stephen Endelman
2003 Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast) Stephen Schwartz
2005 The Light in the Piazza 2005 Original Broadway Cast Adam Guettel
2005 Fantastic Four: The Album John Ottman
2006 Winter Passing – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Eric Shimelonis
2006 Superman Returns (soundtrack) John Ottman
2007 The Invasion (Official Soundtrack) John Ottman
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Official Soundtrack) John Ottman
2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (soundtrack) Michael Andrews
2008 Body Of Lies (Original Motion Picture Score) Marc Streitenfeld
2008 Love on a Summer Afternoon : Songs of Sam Davis Sam Davis
2008 Kitty's Kisses (Cast Recording) Con Conrad
2009 Streisand: Live In Concert Barbra Streisand
2009 Public Enemies (Official Soundtrack) Elliot Goldenthal
2009 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Stephen Trask
2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? Theodore Shapiro
2010 Tooth Fairy George S. Clinton
2010 Sondheim on Sondheim Stephen Sondheim
2010 Life Begins at 8:40 Harold Arlen
2010 True Grit Carter Burwell
2010 Alice in Wonderland Danny Elfman
2010 The Bounty Hunter George Fenton
2010 Knight and Day John Powell
2010 Sex and the City 2 Aaron Zigman
2010 The Wolfman Danny Elfman
2010 The Social Network (soundtrack) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
2011 The Trumpet of the Swan Jason Robert Brown
2011 Sweet Bye and Bye (Cast Recording) Vernon Duke
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Patrick Doyle
2011 Real Steel Danny Elfman
2011 Moneyball Mychael Danna
2011 Arthur Theodore Shapiro and Mark Ronson
2011 Sucker Punch (soundtrack) Tyler Bates and Marius de Vries
2011 Mildred Pierce Carter Burwell
2012 Life of Pi: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Mychael Danna
2012 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax: Original Motion Picture Score John Powell
2012 Men in Black 3 Danny Elfman
2013 The Last Five Years 2013 Off-Broadway Cast Recording Jason Robert Brown
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful Danny Elfman
2013 Planes (film) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Mark Mancina
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) John Ottman
2014 Tammy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Michael Andrews
2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Joel McNeely
2014 Rio 2: Music from the Motion Picture John Powell
2014 The Pirate Fairy Joel McNeely
2015 Barely Lethal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Mateo Messina
2015 The Walk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Alan Silvestri
2015 The Intern (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Theodore Shapiro
2015 Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Joel McNeely
2015 Focus (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Nick Urata
2015 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Alan Silvestri
2015 Paper Towns Son Lux
2016 The Magnificent Seven (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) James Horner and Simon Franglen
2016 Almost Christmas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) John Paesano
2016 Ghostbusters (Original Motion Picture Score) Theodore Shapiro
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) John Ottman
2016 The Book Of Love Justin Timberlake
2016 Grease: Live Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
2017 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Ed Shearmur
2017 Fifty Shades Freed Danny Elfman
2017 Ferdinand John Powell
2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure John Paesano
2018 Love, Simon Rob Simonsen
2018 Deadpool 2 Tyler Bates
2018 Christopher Robin Jon Brion
2019 Wonder Park Steven Price

Television

Personal life

Hebel married actress Rachael Harris on April 30, 2015 and they lived and worked in Los Angeles, California and New York City with their two sons Henry (born 2016) and Otto (born 2018).[35] On August 22, 2019, it was revealed that Harris filed for divorce from Hebel.[36][37]

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  14. ^ "SELECT MASTER ARTISTS IN CLASSICAL MUSIC". National YoungArts Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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  28. ^ Gans, Andrew (2010-03-19). "DIVA TALK: Celebrating Sondheim with Sondheim on Sondheim Star Barbara Cook". Playbill. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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