Rainer Küchl
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Rainer Küchl was born in Waidhofen an der Ybbs
, Austria
, in August 1950.
He started to play the violin at the age of 11, and was admitted to the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, at the age of 14, where he studied with Franz Samohyl. At the age of 20 he became concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
.
As a soloist he has worked with some of the world's most famous orchestras and conductors, such as Karl Böhm
, Leonard Bernstein
, Claudio Abbado
, Riccardo Muti
, and Simon Rattle
.
In 1973 he founded the Küchl Quartett which is now known as the Wiener Musikverein Quartett. Since 1976, the Wiener Musikverein Quartett has its own concert series at the Brahmssaal of the Musikverein Vienna.
Rainer Küchl is a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. Among is pupils were Wolfgang David
and Joji Hattori
.
Rainer Küchl plays 'The Chaconne' by Antonius Stradivari, Cremona 1725, given as a loan by the Austrian National Bank.
Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Waidhofen an der Ybbs is an independent city in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The city had a population of 11,662 as of the 2001 census...
, 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...
, in August 1950.
He started to play the violin at the age of 11, and was admitted to the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, at the age of 14, where he studied with Franz Samohyl. At the age of 20 he became concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world....
.
As a soloist he has worked with some of the world's most famous orchestras and conductors, such as Karl Böhm
Karl Böhm
Karl August Leopold Böhm was an Austrian conductor. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century.- Education :...
, Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
, Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , is an Italian conductor. He has served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera,...
, Riccardo Muti
Riccardo Muti
Riccardo Muti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian conductor and music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.-Childhood and education:...
, and Simon Rattle
Simon Rattle
Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE is an English conductor. He rose to international prominence as conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and since 2002 has been principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic ....
.
In 1973 he founded the Küchl Quartett which is now known as the Wiener Musikverein Quartett. Since 1976, the Wiener Musikverein Quartett has its own concert series at the Brahmssaal of the Musikverein Vienna.
Rainer Küchl is a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. Among is pupils were Wolfgang David
Wolfgang David
Wolfgang David is an Austrian violinist.- Biography :Viennese violinist Wolfgang David Wolfgang David (* Wolfgang Sengstschmid, in St. Pölten, Lower Austria) is an Austrian violinist.- Biography :Viennese violinist Wolfgang David Wolfgang David (* Wolfgang Sengstschmid, in St. Pölten, Lower...
and Joji Hattori
Joji Hattori
is a Japanese violinist and conductor.-Biography:Born in Japan but raised in Vienna, Joji Hattori studied violin at the Vienna Academy of Music and sociology at Oxford University, and furthered his violin studies with violinists Yehudi Menuhin and Vladimir Spivakov. Joji Hattori's international...
.
Rainer Küchl plays 'The Chaconne' by Antonius Stradivari, Cremona 1725, given as a loan by the Austrian National Bank.