Gerhard Schulz (musician)
Gerhard Schulz (born September 23, 1951 in Linz ) is an Austrian violinist , conductor and university professor .
Life
Schulz was born the fourth child of a family of musicians and studied with Franz Samohyl at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna , Sándor Végh at the Robert Schumann University in Düsseldorf and Shmuel Ashkenasi in the USA . He was involved in the founding of the Salzburg String Trio and the Schulz Ensemble and was first violinist of the Düsseldorf String Quartet.
Schulz has been professor for violin at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna since 1980 and has also been a visiting professor for chamber music at the Cologne University of Music and Dance since 1993 .
He was a member of the Alban Berg Quartet with whom he played for more than 30 years in the most important music centers of the world. After the Alban Berg Quartet had ended their concert activities in summer 2008, Schulz founded the piano quartet “Waldstein Ensemble”.
He made his debut as a conductor in November 2009 with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra and has since devoted himself to working with his students in addition to this activity.
His brother was the flautist Wolfgang Schulz .
literature
- Barbara Boisits: Schulz, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerhard Schulz at www.meisterkurse.com , accessed on September 5, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schulz, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian violinist, conductor and university lecturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |