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

Life

Born in

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

, 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 Mus ...

, Franz Samohyl and

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as well as

conducting Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or Choir, 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 d ...

and

musicology Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, ...

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

Vienna Philharmonic Vienna Philharmonic (VPO; ) 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. Its members are selected from the orchestra of ...

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

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other tertiary education, post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin ...

of violin at the

University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university established in 1817 located in Vienna. With a student body of over three thousand, it is the largest institution of its kind in Austria, and one of t ...

, of which he was rector. He acts as a jury member at

music competition A music competition is a public event designed to identify and award outstanding musical ensembles, solo (music), soloists, composers, conducting, conductors, musicologists or compositions. Pop music competitions are music competitions which are h ...

s like the

International Violin Competition Henri Marteau The International Violin Competition Henri Marteau () is a violin competition named after the famous violinist and violin teacher Henri Marteau. It is open to violinists of all nationalities aged under 25 and takes place every three years at H ...

. He is also president of the International Fritz Kreisler Competition. Among his students are Michael Radanovics, 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 () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the Austrian national honours system. History The Decoration of Hono ...

.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 Austrian 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