Michael Frischenschlager (born 31 October 1935) is an Austrian violinist.

Life

Born in

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

, Frischenschlager studied violin with Theodor Müller,

André Gertler André Gertler (26 July 1907 – 23 July 1998) was a Hungarian classical violinist and teacher. Professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (1940–1977), Professor at the Cologne Academy of Music (1954–1957), Professor at the College of Musi ...

Franz Samohyl Franz Samohyl (3 April 1912 – 14 June 1999) was an Austrian violinist, concertmaster of the Vienna State Opera and academic teacher. Life Born in Vienna, Samohyl began his musical education in 1929 at the University of Music and Performing Ar ...

and

Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi or Jehudi (Hebrew: יהודי, endonym for Jew) is a common Hebrew name: * Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), violinist and conductor ** Yehudi Menuhin School, a music school in Surrey, England ** Who's Yehoodi?, a catchphrase referring to the v ...

as well as

conducting Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duti ...

and

musicology Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...

in Salzburg, Cologne, Vienna and Rome. He played with the Vienna Soloist Orchestra and the

Vienna Philharmonic The Vienna Philharmonic (VPO; german: Wiener Philharmoniker, links=no) is an orchestra that was founded in 1842 and is considered to be one of the finest in the world. The Vienna Philharmonic is based at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. It ...

. Concert tours have taken him throughout Europe, to North America and Asia. Since 1971, he has been

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of violin at the

University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university located in Vienna, established in 1817. With a student body of over three thousa ...

, of which he was

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. He acts as a jury member at

music competition A music competition is a public event designed to identify and award outstanding musical ensembles, soloists, composers, conductors and musicologists. Pop music competitions are music competitions which are held to find pop starlets. Exampl ...

s like the

International Violin Competition Henri Marteau The International Violin Competition Henri Marteau (german: Internationaler Violinwettbewerb Henri Marteau) is a violin competition named after the famous violinist and violin teacher Henri Marteau. It is open to violinists of all nationalities ...

. He is also president of the

International Fritz Kreisler Competition The International Fritz Kreisler Competition is a violin competition dedicated to the memory of violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler. Founded in 1979, it is carried out every four years in Vienna, Austria. It is limited to violinists of or under ...

. Among his students are

Michael Radanovics Michael Radanovics (born 19 March 1958) is an Austrian violinist (jazz and classic) and composer. Life Born in Steyr, Radanovics passed his school-leaving examination in 1976. He studied violin with Michael Frischenschlager from 1977 to 1985 a ...

, Mauro Iurato, Valya Dervenska and Rino Yoshimoto.

Violin Technique Film Series

In 2019, Canadian violinist Christina Duncan began filming Frischenschlager's method book 'Classical Violin Technique'. The series was partially funded by a crowdfunding campaign. The campaign offered creative supporter rewards, such as violin lessons with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra member Ekaterina Frolova. The 20 Episode film series is set to premier on YouTube in September of 2023. Alongside the violin technique demonstrational videos, Duncan produced a three part interview documentary series. The series premiered on Myfidelio ORF, in May 2023. In the episodes Frischenschlager speaks with conductor Carlo Benedetto Cimento and Austrian musicologist Rudolf Aigmüller, on Classical Music and the future of the genre. Frischenschlager was also the subject of a written Essay-Profile 'Michael Frischenschlager - A Life in the Service of Music' which was published by the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in 2021.

Awards

* 1996:

Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (german: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the A ...

.Aufstellung aller durch den Bundespräsidenten verliehenen Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich ab 1952
(PDF; 6,9 MB) * 2004:

References

External links

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Michael Frischenschlager on the website of the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
Austrian classical violinists Male classical violinists Rectors of universities in Austria Academic staff of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna 1935 births Living people Musicians from Salzburg {{Austria-musician-stub