1. Christian Hebel was born on December 29,1975 and is an American violinist, songwriter, arranger and concertmaster.
27 Facts About Christian Hebel
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Christian Hebel 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.
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An accomplished live and recorded musician, Christian is Artistic Director for the National YoungArts Foundation.
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In 2008, Christian Hebel joined Billy Joel on his summer tour, culminating with two shows that were the final concerts at Shea Stadium before its demolition.
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Christian 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.
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In 2006, Christian 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.
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On October 11,2012, he participated in Streisand's concert tour in front of 18,000 fans as part of the Christian Hebel joined Streisand for a three-hour concert performance before a crowd of 18,000 in Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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Christian 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 Buble, Josh Groban, John Mayer, John Legend, Blake Shelton and Jason Gould.
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Christian Hebel was in the studio recording with Streisand in May 2016 on her album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, released in August of that year.
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Christian Hebel became Streisand's solo violinist in 2016 and joined her on her North American tour Barbra: The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic.
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Christian Hebel is featured in a Netflix special that was filmed on tour.
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Christian Hebel performed with Rihanna and Ne-Yo on the 2007 American Music Awards on November 18,2007.
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Christian Hebel appeared on Groban's next studio album, All That Echoes, released on February 5,2013.
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Christian Hebel joined Groban to promote the album with the All That Echoes World Tour in 2013 performing in North America, Europe and Australia.
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In 2014, Christian Hebel joined Groban's Summer Symphony Tour where Christian Hebel soloed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony and Boston Pops among others.
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On February 12,2012, Christian 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.
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In 2015, Christian Hebel began as Concertmaster and violin soloist with George Benson joining Benson on tour at venues and jazz festivals throughout Europe.
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Christian 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.
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In 2005 Christian Hebel originated and helped create the violin part in Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's American rock musical Next to Normal.
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In 2009 Christian Hebel originated and helped create the violin role in Green Day's punk rock Broadway show American Idiot.
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Christian Hebel originated and helped create the role of Concertmaster for the hit Broadway show Wicked in 2003.
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Christian Hebel held the role of Concertmaster for over 12 years on Broadway where they won 3 Tony Awards and received a Grammy Award.
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Christian 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.
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Christian 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.
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Christian 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.
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Christian Hebel was the Music Coordinator for the 2015 Broadway production of Duncan Sheik's Grammy Award and Tony Award winning rock musical Spring Awakening.
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Christian Hebel has achieved commercial success with both pop and classical albums.