David Tecchler
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David Tecchler was an Austrian luthier
, best known for his cello
s and double bass
es.
Tecchler was born in Salzburg
, Austria
, where he worked for a time. He also lived and worked in Venice
and in Rome
, Italy
. Most of his career was in Rome.
His instruments are Germanic or Italian in their style of construction.
A 1706 Tecchler cello was acquired by the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank and is on loan to Canadian cellist Denis Brott
. There is also a Tecchler cello owned by Anne Martindale Williams (the Principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra). "Her Tecchler cello was made in Rome in 1701". Another Tecchler cello (1723 Rome) is played by young Turkish cellist Benyamin Sönmez
. Martha Babcock, Assistant Principal cello at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Principal cello for the Boston Pops owns a Tecchler named the “ex-Feuermann" (1741 Rome). Steven Doane, who is a Professor of Cello at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester; plays on a David Tecchler cello, dated 1720. Marcy Rosen, soloist and member of the Mendelssohn String Quartet plays on an exceptionally beautiful Tecchler cello dated 1720. The cello was owned by the famous Francais family of Luthiers for three generations and was shown in Jacques Francais' Lincoln Center Stainer exhibition in the 1980s. Internationally renowned cellist Yehuda Hanani performs on a 1730 Tecchler that is of particular beauty, tonally and visually, previously in the possession of the Von Mendelssohn family.
Possibly the most famous Tecchler cello known today is the "ex Roser" of Rome 1723, currently being played by soloist Robert Cohen
. The scroll of the "ex Roser" is a sculpted portrait of its commissioner, David Tecchler's employer in Rome, who resided in the Vatican.
Ray Shows, founding member of the Artaria String Quartet (Boston 1986), professor at St. Olaf College and 2004 prizewinner of a McKnight Fellowship plays a violin by David Tecchler from the year 1726.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is home to an Archlute by David Tecchler from around the year 1725.
Luthier
A luthier is someone who makes or repairs lutes and other string instruments. In the United States, the term is used interchangeably with a term for the specialty of each maker, such as violinmaker, guitar maker, lute maker, etc...
, best known for his cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
s and double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
es.
Tecchler was born in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, where he worked for a time. He also lived and worked in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
and in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Most of his career was in Rome.
His instruments are Germanic or Italian in their style of construction.
A 1706 Tecchler cello was acquired by the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank and is on loan to Canadian cellist Denis Brott
Denis Brott
Denis Brott is a Canadian cellist, music teacher and Founder & Artistic Director of the award winning Montreal Chamber Music Festival.Born in Montreal, the son of violinist and composer Alexander Brott and cellist Lotte Brott....
. There is also a Tecchler cello owned by Anne Martindale Williams (the Principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra). "Her Tecchler cello was made in Rome in 1701". Another Tecchler cello (1723 Rome) is played by young Turkish cellist Benyamin Sönmez
Benyamin Sönmez
Benyamin Sönmez cellist. Sonmez graduated from Ankara State Conservatory and became a student of the famous Russian cellist, Natalia Gutman, at the Stuttgart Hoch Schule für Musik and Moscow Conservatory between 2003 and 2007...
. Martha Babcock, Assistant Principal cello at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Principal cello for the Boston Pops owns a Tecchler named the “ex-Feuermann" (1741 Rome). Steven Doane, who is a Professor of Cello at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester; plays on a David Tecchler cello, dated 1720. Marcy Rosen, soloist and member of the Mendelssohn String Quartet plays on an exceptionally beautiful Tecchler cello dated 1720. The cello was owned by the famous Francais family of Luthiers for three generations and was shown in Jacques Francais' Lincoln Center Stainer exhibition in the 1980s. Internationally renowned cellist Yehuda Hanani performs on a 1730 Tecchler that is of particular beauty, tonally and visually, previously in the possession of the Von Mendelssohn family.
Possibly the most famous Tecchler cello known today is the "ex Roser" of Rome 1723, currently being played by soloist Robert Cohen
Robert Cohen
Robert Cohen is a Canadian comedy writer. He was raised in Calgary, Alberta and has written for The Simpsons , The Wonder Years, The Ben Stiller Show, MADtv, Just Shoot Me!, Father of the Pride, and American Dad!...
. The scroll of the "ex Roser" is a sculpted portrait of its commissioner, David Tecchler's employer in Rome, who resided in the Vatican.
Ray Shows, founding member of the Artaria String Quartet (Boston 1986), professor at St. Olaf College and 2004 prizewinner of a McKnight Fellowship plays a violin by David Tecchler from the year 1726.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is home to an Archlute by David Tecchler from around the year 1725.