Dieter Weber (pianist)

The piano teacher Dieter Weber

Dieter Weber (born July 1, 1931 in Stuttgart , † February 26, 1976 in Vienna ) was a German concert pianist and piano teacher .

Life

Dieter Weber was the son of the theologian Gotthilf Weber (1900–1987) and his wife Dore, geb. Volz (1910-1985).

In 1948 he began his piano studies with Jürgen Uhde (1913–1991) in Stuttgart, which he continued from 1954 with Bruno Seidlhofer (1905–1982) at the Academy for Music and Performing Arts Vienna and graduated on October 22, 1956 with "general honors" . From 1957 he was Seidlhofer's assistant, in 1961 he became a contract teacher and in 1974 he was an associate professor for piano major.

The pianist Rudolf Buchbinder recalls in an interview: “Seidlhofer had a fantastic assistant back then. Dieter Weber. One of the most gifted pianists who suffered greatly from his nervousness. He was unable to perform on stage that he did in class before us. But I learned a lot technically from him. "

In his book Die Konzertpianisten der Gegenwart , Hans-Peter Range writes : “Great works by Chopin and Liszt , which can only be mastered technically, remains a remarkable achievement, this (...) young pianist masters with an elegance, a sense of style and a sovereignty that every listener must be amazed. (...) As a Chopin and Liszt interpreter, he justifies high hopes. "

At the 6th ARD competition in Munich, Dieter Weber shared 2nd prize with Michael Ponti in 1958 . The following year he won 3rd prize at the Concurso Internacional de Piano in Rio de Janeiro behind Peter Frankl and Sérgio Varella-Cid (1935–1981?); and in the 1st Vienna Beethoven Competition in 1961 he won 2nd prize if the 1st was not awarded.

He has performed as a soloist in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Bulgaria, France, Scandinavia and South America. Dieter Weber recorded works by Bach , Brahms and Beethoven for ORF .

At the invitation of Artur Rubinstein , Dieter Weber was a member of the jury at the First Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv in 1974.

Its well over 100 students include numerous winners of important international competitions that give concerts around the world.

Dieter Weber was married to the pianists Herta Kern , Seta Tanyel (* 1947) and most recently to Verena Pfenninger .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rudolf Buchbinder, Interview in Steinway Magazine , March 2006, cf. steinwayaustria.at.
2. ↑ Hans-Peter Range: The concert pianists of the present. Lahr 1964.