Rudolf Fitzner (musician)
Rudolf Fitzner (born May 4, 1868 in Ernstbrunn , † February 2, 1934 in Maxglan (now in Salzburg )) was an Austrian violinist and founder of a string quartet .
Rudolf Fitzner came to the Conservatory of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna as a student at the age of 14 , where he was taught by Jakob Grün (violin) and Anton Bruckner (composition). Afterwards he worked as concertmaster of various orchestras and in 1890 became a soloist of marine music in Pula . In 1911 the Bulgarian King Ferdinand I appointed Rudolf Fitzner as a chamber virtuoso.
In 1894 Fitzner founded the Fitzner Quartet together with Jaroslav Czerny (2nd violin), Otto Zert (viola) and Friedrich Buxbaum (cello). As a result, there were several changes to the line-up: Max Weißgärber took over the part of 2nd violin, that of violist Franz Konwitschny , that of cellist Anton Walter. From 1921 until its dissolution in 1927, Fitzner was played by Theodor Hess, Heinrich Gräser (Graesser) and Hugo Kreisler (brother of Fritz Kreisler ). The then well-known Fitzner Quartet premiered numerous novelties, including works by Arnold Schönberg , Alexander von Zemlinsky and Ernst von Dohnányi . Extensive concert tours have taken it to Russia, Greece and Egypt, among others.
Rudolf Fitzner, who also acted as editor of chamber music, died in 1934 after spending a year in a psychiatric clinic.
literature
- Friedrich Frick: Kleines biographisches Lexikon der Violinisten , 2009, Books on Demand, ISBN 978-3-8370-3907-8 , p. 145
Web links
- Reinhard Müller's biography
- Entry in the Austrian Biographical Lexicon
- Entry in the Austrian music lexicon
- Information on the cast of the Fitzner Quartet at quartetweb.com
- Sheet music and audio files by Rudolf Fitzner (musician) in the International Music Score Library Project
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SURNAME | Fitzner, Rudolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian violinist and music teacher |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1868 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ernstbrunn |
DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1934 |
Place of death | Maxglan |