Karl/Carl Wendling (
entling (10 August 1875,
Strasbourg – 27 March 1962,
Stuttgart) was a German
violin
The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regu ...
ist and musical educator.
He studied in his hometown with Heinrich Schuster and , and later in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...
with
Carl Halir and
Joseph Joachim
Joseph Joachim (28 June 1831 – 15 August 1907) was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, composer and teacher who made an international career, based in Hanover and Berlin. A close collaborator of Johannes Brahms, he is widely regarded as one of t ...
. From 1902 on he was
concertmaster
The concertmaster (from the German ''Konzertmeister''), first chair (U.S.) or leader (U.K.) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (or clarinet in a concert band). After the conductor, the concertmaster is the second-most signifi ...
at the
Bayreuth Festival. In 1907 and 1908, he was concertmaster with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra under
Karl Muck
Karl Muck (October 22, 1859 – March 3, 1940) was a German-born conductor of Classical music. He based his activities principally in Europe and mostly in opera. His American career comprised two stints at the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). M ...
. He had his own
string quartet, "The Wendling Quartet". From 1909 on, he was a teacher at the
Royal Stuttgart Conservatory, where he became director in 1929.
1875 births
1962 deaths
German violinists
German male violinists
Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Academic staff of the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
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