- Walter Weller
Walter Weller (born
30 November ,1939 ) is an Austrian conductor andviolinist .Biography
Weller was born in
Vienna ,Austria where he first gained renown as a prodigy on theviolin . His father was a violinist in theVienna Philharmonic , and at the age of 17, the young Weller became a member, and by the unusually early age of 22 he had become jointconcertmaster withWilli Boskovsky . He remained in this post for 11 years.While leading the orchestra, Weller also established and led his own
string quartet from 1958 to 1969. ["Who’s Who", London: A & C Black]Weller’s first engagements as a conductor were in 1966, deputising at short notice for
Karl Böhm inBeethoven ’s "Pastoral" andFranz Schubert ’s "Great C Major" symphonies andJosef Krips Johannes Brahms ’s "Piano Concerto No. 1" withClaudio Arrau and Beethoven’s "Eroica Symphony".From 1969 Weller conducted regularly at the
Vienna Volksoper and theVienna State Opera .After this he conducted in
Duisburg ,Germany . In 1977 he relocated toGreat Britain to become principal conductor of theRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic . This was followed by stints with theRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra from 1980 to 1986 and from 1991 to 1996 theScottish National Orchestra . TheBank of Scotland honoured Weller by printing his portrait on a special 50 pound note. As of the 2007-2008 season, Herr Walter is Music Director of theNational Orchestra of Belgium . [http://www.nob.be/fr/artistes/Walter_Weller.html?o=2&n=7&b=&artiste=212]Recordings
The Weller Quartet’s recordings for
Decca Records includedHaydn ’s complete Op 33,Mozart , Beethoven, Brahms,Alban Berg andDmitri Shostakovich . Weller’s recording début as a conductor was with theSuisse Romande Orchestra , in Shostakovich’s "Symphony No. 1" and "Symphony No. 9". His Decca cycle of theSergei Prokofiev symphonies with theLondon Symphony Orchestra and theLondon Philharmonic Orchestra has remained available on LP and CD.References
* "The Gramophone", February 1973
External links
*allmusic|41:60012
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