Karl Wendling (violinist)
Karl Wendling (born August 10, 1875 in Strasbourg , † March 27, 1962 in Stuttgart ) was a German violinist and music teacher.
Life
Wendling first studied at the Strasbourg Conservatory with Heinrich Schuster and Florián Zajíc , later in Berlin with Carl Halir and Joseph Joachim . From 1902 he was concertmaster at the Bayreuth Festival , in 1907 and 1908 concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Karl Muck . In 1909 he became a professor at the Stuttgart Conservatory , whose director he was from 1929 to 1940 and where he taught until 1945.
Wendling Quartet
Wendling was particularly valued as a quartet player, the Wendling quartet he directed performed very successfully at numerous concerts in Europe.
Honors
- Federal Cross of Merit, 1st Class (July 10, 1952)
literature
- Carl Wendling , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 21/1962 of May 14, 1962, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely available)
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| SURNAME | Wendling, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wendling, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violinist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1962 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |