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Rainer Küchl is an Austrian violinist who was born in Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria, 25 August 1950.[1]
Background
He started to play the violin at the age of 11, and was admitted to the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, at the age of 14, where he studied with Franz Samohyl. From 1971 to 2016 he was concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and also of the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera.[2][1]
As a soloist he has worked with some of the world's most famous orchestras and conductors, such as Karl Böhm, Leonard Bernstein, Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti,[2]Carlos Kleiber,Valery Gergiev, and Simon Rattle.
In 1973 he founded the string quartetKüchl Quartett which is now known as the Wiener Musikverein Quartett. Since 1976, the quartet has its own concert series at the Brahmssaal of the Musikverein Vienna.[1][2]
Rainer Küchl is a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna since 1982.[1][2] Among his pupils were Wolfgang David[3] and Joji Hattori.[4]
Rainer Küchl plays 'The Chaconne' by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona 1725, provided as a loan by Oesterreichische Nationalbank.[2]
Decorations and awards
- 1973: Mozart Interpretation Prize for solo performances
- 1978: Mozart Medal of the Mozart Society of Vienna (award of Küchl Quartet)[5]
- 1985: Gold Medal of the province of Salzburg
- 1988: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art
- 1994: Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2001: Honorary Member of the Vienna State Opera
- 2010: Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon - Contributed to the promotion of the cultural relations and mutual understanding between Japan and the Republic of Austria[6]
Sources
- 1 2 3 4 "Küchl Rainer" . db.musicaustria.at . Consultado el 09-12-2022 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 Universidad de Música y Artes Escénicas de Viena. "Rainer Küchl" . www.mdw.ac.at. Consultado el 09-12-2022 .
- ↑ "David Wolfgang" . db.musicaustria.at (en alemán) . Consultado el 10 de diciembre de 2022 .
- ↑ "Biografía" . Director de orquesta Joji Hattori - Sitio web oficial . Consultado el 10 de diciembre de 2022 .
- ↑ Linke, Terry (agosto de 2014). "Rainer Küchl" . FESTIVAL DE LUCERNA. Archivado del original el 24 de noviembre de 2015. Recuperado el 24 de noviembre de 2015 .
- ↑ "Entrega de condecoraciones a ciudadanos extranjeros en otoño de 2010" (PDF) . Consultado el 8 de marzo de 2013 .
Enlaces externos
- Nacimientos de 1950
- Personas vivas
- Gente de Waidhofen an der Ybbs
- Músicos de Baja Austria
- músicos austriacos del siglo XX
- violinistas clásicos austriacos del siglo XX
- Violinistas clásicos austriacos del siglo XXI
- violinistas clásicos masculinos austriacos
- Concertinos de la Filarmónica de Viena
- Músicos de la Filarmónica de Viena
- Antiguos alumnos de la Universidad de Música y Artes Escénicas de Viena
- Condecorados con la Orden del Sol Naciente, 3.ª clase.
- Galardonados con la Cruz de Honor Austriaca para la Ciencia y el Arte.
- Condecorados con la Gran Distinción por Servicios a la República de Austria
- Esbozos de violinista
- Esbozos de músico austriaco