Josef Luitz
Josef Luitz (born August 2, 1934 in Vienna ) is an Austrian cellist and instrumental teacher. He was solo cellist of the Lower Austrian Tonkünstlerorchester and is a co-founder of the international chamber music festival Allegro Vivo .
Life
Luitz grew up in Gablitz near Vienna. His father was Kapellmeister of the 1st Gablitz Musikverein. He first learned the trade of musical instrument maker .
After his professional training, he worked for three years as an adjuster for automatic lathes. In his free time he took lessons from Walther Kleinecke.
His career as a cellist began with the Lower Austrian Tonkünstlerorchester as part leader. He rose to become the orchestra's solo cellist. Then there were solo concerts and a lot of chamber music activity.
Josef Luitz is married to Edelgard Sonja Luitz. The marriage has two children, Joachim (1967) and Angelika (1968).
Engagements
- 1957–62 Lower Austria Tonkünstlerorchester, section leader of the cellos
- 1962–99 1st solo cellist in the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria
- 1972–99 Vienna Conservatory, private university , teacher for cello
- 1988–89 University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna , one-year teaching assignment for chamber music
Memberships in chamber music ensembles
- 1962–63 String Trio of the Nö. Tonkünstlerorchester
- 1963–68 Haydn Quartet Vienna with Kzm. Thomas Kakuska , documentation plate for the Haydn House in Rohrau
- 1968–75 Ensemble Kontrapunkte (repertoire mainly contemporary music)
- 1972–77 Philharmonia Quintet (with Wolfgang Poduschka)
- since 1977 Tonkünstler Chamber Orchestra - Academia Allegro Vivo, co-founder, director and solo cellist of this orchestra
- 1978–95 Concordia Trio (piano trio) with Harald Ossberger and Erich Schagerl
Course leaders and seminars
- since 1979 International Chamber Music Festival Austria, Allegro Vivo (co-founder and chairman of the association). The courses and concerts became the musical and cultural focus of the Waldviertel.
- 1981–86 Midsummer Night Festival in Umeå , Sweden, cello and chamber music courses
- 1985–92 summer seminars of the Lower Austria Music School, advanced training courses for Lower Austria music school teachers (in Tullnerbach and Zeillern Castle near Amstetten)
- 1989–93 Vienna Music Seminar (International Master Class)
- 1992- Wiener Musikverein-Nagano, Japan - seminars, chamber music, orchestra
Awards
- 1985 professional title professor
- 1994 Silver Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 1997 Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the State of Lower Austria
- 2000 Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art
- 2009 Culture Prize of the City of Horn
Discography (excerpt)
- Composers of the court of the Holy Roman Empire: G. Muffat, GC Wagenseil, JJ Fux and JJ Froberger (MHS 601, 1965?)
- Masters of the French Baroque by Jean-Marie Leclair (MHS 655, 1966)
- Rococo delights by Hilde Langfort (1966)
- Spohr Nonet in F, Op. 31, double quartet in E minor, op.87 (DECCA SSD416, 1974)
- Four sonatas for flute and continuo by Johann Joachim Quantz (MHS 1038, 1979)
- Josef Matthias Hauer (Documentation series of the Austrian Composers' Association 1 Vol. 11, 1972)
- F. Schubert: Atzenbrugger Dances (EMI C05-33232, 1978)
- Caprice Viennois (1985)
- Music for strings (1988)
- Dance theater 1975-2000 by Peer Raben (BMG Ariola Classics, 2004)
- Duo for violin and violoncello by Maximilian Kreuz (Kulinarium Wien - ÖGZM,?)
- String quartet no.2a by Nancy Van de Vate (Vienna Modern Masters, 2010)
- Cant del ocells (2011)
- String quartet no.10 by Don Walker (Vienna Modern Masters, 2013)
literature
The discography is supplemented by articles in books:
- "International Chamber Music Festival Austria - Allegro Vivo" (1988)
- "Allegro Vivo - The Waldviertel as a music quarter" (1993)
- "Fortissimo for Chamber Music" (Library of the Province 2003)
- Music manual for Austria (Ed. ÖGM, Doblinger, 2003)
- "Allegro Vivo in Motion" (2009)
Between 1998 and 2007 Josef Luitz conducted numerous interviews with well-known artists for the Austrian Music Network.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Allegro Vivo - Mission Statement , accessed on July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Vienna Music Seminar , accessed on July 29, 2014.
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 on page 1344 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ^ Austrian Music Network - Portraits , accessed on July 30, 2014.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Luitz, Josef |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian cellist and instrumental teacher |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |