Rudolf Kolisch
Rudolf Kolisch (born July 20, 1896 in Klamm , Lower Austria ; † August 1, 1978 in Watertown , Massachusetts ) was an Austrian- American violinist .
Life
Rudolf Kolisch studied violin with Otakar Ševčík and composition with Franz Schreker and Arnold Schönberg . In 1924 he became Schönberg's brother-in-law. Kolisch lived in America during World War II.
Its importance lay in the interpretation of the new music of the 20th century by the Kolisch Quartet (formerly the Vienna String Quartet), which he founded. Kolisch favored the tempered mood in the quartet's interpretations .
His honorary grave is on the Grinzinger Friedhof (group 6, row 6, number 9) in Vienna.
Teaching
- 1939 New School of Social Research in New York
- 1944-1967 University of Wisconsin at Madison
- 1967–1978 New England Conservatory of Music in Boston
- 1956–1958 Darmstadt summer courses for new music
- 1974–1977 interpretation courses in the Schönberg House in Mödling
Fonts
- Religion of the strings (music concepts)
- Tempo and character in Beethoven's music
Web links
Commons : Rudolf Kolisch - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Rudolf Kolisch in the Lexicon of Persecuted Musicians from the Nazi Era (LexM)
- Discography ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Literature by and about Rudolf Kolisch in the catalog of the German National Library
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| SURNAME | Kolisch, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-American violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Klamm , Lower Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1978 |
| Place of death | Watertown , Massachusetts , USA |