Clemens Hellsberg

Clemens Hellsberg (2013)

Clemens Hellsberg (born March 28, 1952 in Linz ) is an Austrian violinist and was director of the Vienna Philharmonic from 1997 to 2014 .

Life

After attending the Schottengymnasium in Vienna , Hellsberg studied musicology and ancient history at the University of Vienna , where he received his doctorate in 1980. At the same time he studied violin at the Vienna University of Music . In the armed forces he was a member of the hunting command . In 1976 he was employed by the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera , and since 1978 he has played the first violin in the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera. The Philharmonic recorded him in 1980. From 1997 to 2014 he was Werner Resel's successor on the board. In September 2014 he was followed by Andreas Großbauerto. He retired in 2016.

Hellsberg also achieved notoriety through his 1992 book Democracy of Kings. The history of the Vienna Philharmonic . Austria's Greens have criticized the publication for obvious omissions on the National Socialist past of the Vienna Philharmonic.

Since 1974 he has been a member of the Catholic student association KÖStV Rudolfina Vienna in the ÖCV .

Publications

1992: Democracy of Kings: The History of the Vienna Philharmonic . Musikverlag Schott, Mainz 1992, ISBN 978-3795702366
2015: Philharmonic Encounters: The world of the Vienna Philharmonic as a mosaic . Braumüller Verlag, Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-99100-161-4
2016: Philharmonic Encounters 2: The world of the Vienna Philharmonic as a mosaic . Braumüller Verlag, Vienna 2016, ISBN 978-3-99100-188-1

Honors

1999: Commander of the Papal Order of Knights of St. Gregory the Great
2002: Professional title Professor
2011: Decoration of Honor of the State of Salzburg
2012: Marietta and Friedrich Torberg Medal from the Israelite Community in Vienna .
2013: Gold Medal for Services to the State of Vienna
2014: Order of the Rising Sun
2014: Order of Merit Pro Merito Melitensi
2015: Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres

Web links

Commons : Clemens Hellsberg - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Die Presse : Clemens Hellsberg was also a wild dog , May 25, 2007
↑ derStandard.at - The Vienna Philharmonic as a world orchestra . Article dated September 11, 2015, accessed October 24, 2015.
↑ Tiroler Tageszeitung: Clemens Hellsberg: "In some moments I am absolutely sad" . Article from January 13, 2016, accessed on March 4, 2020.
↑ The past sounds like (July 2, 2013) . Retrieved October 17, 2017
↑ Complete directory of the ÖCV 2004, IV - 198.
↑ AAS 91 (1999), n. 11, p. 1099.
^ Salzburg Festival: Inseparable: Salzburg Festival and Vienna Philharmonic , August 9, 2011. Accessed November 15, 2016
↑ Ambassador Taketoshi presented Prof. Dr. Hellsberg a medal
↑ http://www.malteserorden.at/2014/03/25/hoher-verdienstorden-fuer-prof-dr-clemens-hellsberg/
↑ Presentation of the insignia of a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres to Clemens Hellsberg . Article dated July 1, 2015, accessed August 9, 2015.

personal data
SURNAME	Hellsberg, Clemens
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian conductor and violinist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 28, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH	Linz

[1] Die Presse : Clemens Hellsberg was also a wild dog , May 25, 2007

[2] derStandard.at - The Vienna Philharmonic as a world orchestra . Article dated September 11, 2015, accessed October 24, 2015.

[3] Tiroler Tageszeitung: Clemens Hellsberg: "In some moments I am absolutely sad" . Article from January 13, 2016, accessed on March 4, 2020.

[4] The past sounds like (July 2, 2013) . Retrieved October 17, 2017

[5] Complete directory of the ÖCV 2004, IV - 198.

[6] AAS 91 (1999), n. 11, p. 1099.

[7] Salzburg Festival: Inseparable: Salzburg Festival and Vienna Philharmonic , August 9, 2011. Accessed November 15, 2016

[8] Ambassador Taketoshi presented Prof. Dr. Hellsberg a medal

[9] ttp://www.malteserorden.at/2014/03/25/hoher-verdienstorden-fuer-prof-dr-clemens-hellsberg/

[10] Presentation of the insignia of a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres to Clemens Hellsberg . Article dated July 1, 2015, accessed August 9, 2015.