Werner Scholz (violinist)
Werner Scholz (born July 7, 1926 in Dresden ; † October 10, 2012 in Berlin ) was a German violinist and leader of a master class for violin.
Professional background
Werner Scholz studied with Adrian Rappoldi in his native Dresden . From 1948 to 1951 he was concertmaster of the Dresden Philharmonic . From 1951 assistant and successor to Gustav Havemann in Cottbus and from 1953 in Berlin. In 1961 he was appointed professor for violin at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin . From 1974 he led a master class for violin with outstanding teaching success. In November 1975 he was elected to the Presidium of the Central Board of the Art Union of the GDR .
Musical achievements
Werner Scholz worked for 18 years from 1956 to 1974 as 1st concertmaster of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra . At the same time he gave concerts as a soloist in major European music centers. Through him numerous works were premiered and premiered. There are also recordings of him on radio and television. He was the founder and director of the chamber orchestra of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and the chamber orchestra of the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin. In chamber music associations he played a. a. with Dieter Zechlin (piano) , Jürgen Schröder (piano) , Alfred Lipka (viola) and Anton Spieler (cello). He played a major role in the development of the international festival of the arts in Hohenlohe and in the Sophie Charlotte Violin Prize of the Friends of the Mirow Palace .
student
19 of his students are first concertmasters. B. with the Staatskapelle Berlin , the Dresdner Staatskapelle , the Vienna Philharmonic , in the Berlin Symphony Orchestra; in Chemnitz, Rostock, Aachen, Würzburg, Gera u. a.
17 of his students also became professors:
- Vienna: Lothar Strauss
- Berlin: Walter-Karl Zeller, Antje Weithaas , Wolf-Dieter Batzdorf, Michael Erxleben, Joachim Scholz, Axel Wilczok, Kathinka Rebling , Eberhard Feltz
- Dresden: Peter Mirring,
- Weimar: Matthias Wollong
- Bremen: Katrin Scholz
- Rostock: Sylvio Krause
- Aachen: Skerdjano Keraj
- USA .: Felix Olschofka, David Yonan
- Great Britain: Ulla Benz
His students won a total of 102 prizes in international competitions, e. B. by Rachel Barton, Wolf-Dieter Batzdorf, Thomas Böttcher, Michael Erxleben, Sabine Gabbe, Angela Jaffé, Peter Mirring, Conrad Muck, Marta Murvai, Song Qiang, Thorsten Rosenbusch, Joachim Scholz, Katrin Scholz, Ilja Sekler, Lothar Strauss, Petra Schwieger, Kai Vogler, Antje Weithaas, Iskandar Widjaja , Matthias Wollong , David Yonan (Chicago, USA).
Awards
- 1980 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
- 1986 Honorary title of Honored University Professor of the German Democratic Republic
- 1989 National Prize of the GDR III. Art and literature class
Web links
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary notice of the family, Berliner Zeitung from 20./21. October 2012, p. 12
- ^ Conference of the Central Committee of the Art Union . In: Neues Deutschland , November 22, 1975, p. 2.
- ^ Birthday concert of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra . In: Neues Deutschland , January 3, 1987, p. 4.
- ↑ international art festival in Hohenlohe
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scholz, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violinist and violin teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 2012 |
| Place of death | Berlin |