Josef Veleba

Josef Veleba (born August 26, 1914 in Gradlitz , Bohemia ; † July 22, 1997 in Gasteil , Lower Austria) was an Austrian horn player .

Life

Josef Veleba was a student of Karl Stiegler and Gottfried von Freiberg , both well-known Viennese horn players and members of the Vienna Philharmonic . From 1934 to 1938 he worked as a musician both in the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and in the stage orchestra of the Vienna State Opera . In 1939 Veleba switched to the State Opera Orchestra and in 1940 he finally became a member of the Vienna Philharmonic, where he played until his retirement in 1977, for many years also as principal horn player. In addition to his orchestral work, he was a member of the Vienna Octet, with which he recorded numerous recordings.

As a horn teacher, Veleba was a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna from 1962 to 1974 . In addition, from 1962 to 1984 he directed a horn class at the Vienna Music Academy. His students included u. a. Günter Högner , Roland Horvath , Willibald Janezic, Franz Söllner, Friedrich Pfeiffer and Wolfgang Tomböck jun.

Discography (excerpt)

1952: Mozart: Divertimento No. 17 in D Major K.334 , Wiener Oktett, DECCA (LXT2542).
1956: Beethoven : Septet Op. 20 , Vienna Octet, DECCA (SXL2157).
1958: Schubert : Octett in F Major , Wiener Oktett, DECCA (SXL2028).
1969: Mozart: Quintet in E-Flat Major (K.452), Trio in E-Flat Major (K.498) , Wiener Oktett, London Records (STS15059).

literature

Clemens Hellsberg : Democracy of Kings. The history of the Vienna Philharmonic . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-218-00453-5 , p. 650 .

Web links

Josef Veleba at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b The Philharmonic Diary: Josef Veleba died. Website of the Vienna Philharmonic, April 23, 2002, accessed April 29, 2017 .
↑ Clemens Hellsberg : Democracy of the Kings. The history of the Vienna Philharmonic . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-218-00453-5 , p. 640 .
^ Christian Merlin : The Vienna Philharmonic. The musicians from 1842 until today. Volume 2 . Amalthea Signum Verlag, Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-99050-081-1 , p. 180 .

personal data
SURNAME	Veleba, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian horn player
DATE OF BIRTH	August 26, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gradlitz
DATE OF DEATH	July 22, 1997
Place of death	Gas part

[Tagebuch-1] The Philharmonic Diary: Josef Veleba died. Website of the Vienna Philharmonic, April 23, 2002, accessed April 29, 2017 .

[Könige640-2] Clemens Hellsberg : Democracy of the Kings. The history of the Vienna Philharmonic . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-218-00453-5 , p. 640 .

[Philharmoniker2017-3] Christian Merlin : The Vienna Philharmonic. The musicians from 1842 until today. Volume 2 . Amalthea Signum Verlag, Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-99050-081-1 , p. 180 .