He returned to Vienna to become the first Concertmaster of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from 1933 to 1937, and from 1937 to 1951[2] led the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. He nevertheless maintained his career as a soloist in concerts and recordings. He joined the Nazi party in 1940.[2]
Schneiderhan was married to the sopranoIrmgard Seefried from 1948 until her death in 1988; they had three daughters together, including actress Mona Seefried [de] (born 1957), who uses her mother's maiden name professionally.[6]
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He died in his native Vienna in 2002, ten days before his 87th birthday.[4]
Referencesedit
^The Associated Press (25 May 2002). "Wolfgang Schneiderhan, 86, Violinist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
^ abcde"Wolfgang Schneiderhan". Daily Telegraph. London. 23 May 2002. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
^ ab"ON THIS DAY | Violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhan Was Born in 1915". The Violin Channel. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^ ab"Obituary: Wolfgang Schneiderhan". The Guardian. 7 June 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^"Mauro Loguercio - Hartmann". maurologuercio.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^"Mona Seefried | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
Photo, 1970 Wolfgang Schneiderhan on Southern Africa Tour dedicated to tour organiser Hans Adler.[1]
November 29, 2023
wolfgang, schneiderhan, violinist, wolfgang, eduard, schneiderhan, 1915, 2002, austrian, classical, violinist, contents, career, family, death, references, external, linkscareer, editschneiderhan, born, vienna, from, five, recognised, child, prodigy, after, br. Wolfgang Eduard Schneiderhan 28 May 1915 18 May 2002 was an Austrian classical violinist 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Family 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksCareer editSchneiderhan was born in Vienna From the age of five he was recognised as a child prodigy After briefly studying with Otakar Sevcik in Pisek 2 he studied with Julius Winkler in Vienna At age 10 he publicly performed Bach s Chaconne in D minor The next year he made his debut in Copenhagen playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto He lived in England for some time from 1929 where he appeared in concerts with artists such as Maria Jeritza Feodor Chaliapin Jan Kiepura and Paul Robeson 2 He returned to Vienna to become the first Concertmaster of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from 1933 to 1937 and from 1937 to 1951 2 led the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra He nevertheless maintained his career as a soloist in concerts and recordings He joined the Nazi party in 1940 2 He was the soloist in the Viennese premiere of Elgar s Violin Concerto in 1947 3 He formed a string quartet 2 After Georg Kulenkampff s death in 1948 he replaced Kulenkampff in a famous piano trio with Edwin Fischer and Enrico Mainardi citation needed In September 1952 he made his benchmark Deutsche Grammophon recordings of all ten Beethoven violin sonatas with Wilhelm Kempff in the Konzerthaus Mozartsaal Vienna citation needed He held teaching posts in Salzburg Vienna and Lucerne In 1956 he founded the Lucerne Festival Strings together with Rudolf Baumgartner 4 He gave the 1959 premiere of his friend Karl Amadeus Hartmann s revised Concerto funebre 3 5 Family editSchneiderhan was married to the soprano Irmgard Seefried from 1948 until her death in 1988 they had three daughters together including actress Mona Seefried de born 1957 who uses her mother s maiden name professionally 6 Death editHe died in his native Vienna in 2002 ten days before his 87th birthday 4 References edit The Associated Press 25 May 2002 Wolfgang Schneiderhan 86 Violinist The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 25 October 2008 a b c d e Wolfgang Schneiderhan Daily Telegraph London 23 May 2002 Archived from the original on 24 May 2012 Retrieved 9 February 2008 a b ON THIS DAY Violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhan Was Born in 1915 The Violin Channel 28 May 2021 Retrieved 14 October 2022 a b Obituary Wolfgang Schneiderhan The Guardian 7 June 2002 Retrieved 14 October 2022 Mauro Loguercio Hartmann maurologuercio com Retrieved 14 October 2022 Mona Seefried Actress IMDb Retrieved 5 October 2022 External links editIndependent obituary dead link Telegraph obituary Photo 1970 Wolfgang Schneiderhan on Southern Africa Tour dedicated to tour organiser Hans Adler 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wolfgang Schneiderhan violinist amp oldid 1183385027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
