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Willy Glas (* 1920 in Wachenheim an der Weinstrasse ; † 1960 or 1961 ) was a German flautist .

Life

Willy Glas was born in 1920 in the Dürkheim district office as the son of the conductor Gustav Glas. At the age of ten he began to learn the piano and trumpet , but later had to give up the wind instrument because his strong lip structure was a hindrance. At the age of 15 he replaced the trumpet with the flute, which soon even supplanted the piano. He studied the instrument in Mannheim with the well-known solo flutist Max Fühler and added two more years of training in Paris . The war conditions forced an interruption in perfecting his skills, but two wounds enabled him to use the hospital or recovery time for many training units. He was captured and released in 1946. The rebuilding of many orchestras was in progress, so he was hired as a soloist by the Sinfonieorchester des Süddeutscher Rundfunk . In 1949 he switched to the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra .

After the first practical test he was considered by the musical director Professor Karl Münchinger as a permanent soloist for the major international concerts. Notable successes were achieved at the music festivals in Amsterdam , Brussels , London , Edinburgh , Stockholm , Lucerne , Vienna , Geneva , Paris and Barcelona . The program consisted of the G major flute concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Bach's B minor suite in addition to his Brandenburg Concerts 2, 4 and 5 , the Concertino for flute and orchestra by Philipp Mohler and the flute-dominated Concerto da Camera by Arthur Honegger . But Glas was not the only one who gave concerts under Münchinger's baton; he also played the first flute under Paul Hindemith , Karl Ristenpart and General Music Director Hans Müller-Kray . A highlight in the immediate vicinity was the opening of the Bruchsal Palace Concerts on May 5, 1955. There Glas performed with Rose Stein ( harp ) and Lisedore Häge-Praetorius ( harpsichord ) - due to the immense demand for tickets with the same program on two consecutive evenings.

From 1957, Glas himself taught the flute at the State University of Music in Stuttgart . Willy Freivogel was his student there, for example . Willy Glas died at the age of just 40.

Years ago there was a wide range of recordings on the market, in which he played a major role, but now almost all of them only have MP3 downloads.

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personal data
SURNAME Glass, Willy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German flautist
DATE OF BIRTH 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Wachenheim on the Wine Route
DATE OF DEATH 1960 or 1961