Martin Hornstein
Martin Hornstein (born November 1, 1954 in Vienna ; † October 27, 2009 there ) was an Austrian cellist .
Life
Martin Hornstein studied cello at the Vienna University of Music and the Juilliard School in New York. He began his concert activities as a soloist and chamber musician while still studying with tours in Europe and Japan.
From 1985 to 1993 he was cellist of the Wiener Schubert Trio and from 1994 to 2004 a member of the Altenberg Trio Vienna.
In these trios he gave concerts in all major music centers, such as the La Scala in Milan , the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam , the Salzburg Festival , as well as the Wigmore Hall in London and the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival . He gave regular subscription concerts with the trio at the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna .
In the last years of his life he gave concerts with the pianist Janna Polyzoides.
Web links
- Nekrolog by Irene Suchy at ORF AT
- Hornstein on the Polyzoides homepage
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hornstein, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 2009 |
| Place of death | Vienna |