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Former RCO concertmaster Theo Olof dead at 88
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Oscar
Oct 10, 2012, 5:43:23 AM10/10/12
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I'm sure our Dutch readers saw many concerts under the leadership of this musician http://tiny.cc/ykiylw May he rest in peace. I would like to hear the concerto Bruno Maderno wrote for him. I think it was part of the old Maderna Edition on Arkadia, unfortunately now OOP.
From Norman Lebrecht's Slipped Disc blog http://tiny.cc/a7hylw
<< Dutch musicians are mourning the loss of Theo Olof, joint concertmaster with Hermann Krebbers in The Hague and later, under Bernard Haitink, at the Concertgebouw http://tiny.cc/ofiylw
Olof, who was Jewish, fled with his parents from Nazi Germany to neutral Holland http://tiny.cc/jhiylw He made his solo debut at the Concertgebouw at the age of 11, with Bruno Walter conducting. After spending the war years in hiding, he took fourth place in the 1951 Queen Elisabeth competition in Brussels — the highest ever achieved by a Dutch violinist — and decided to spend the rest of his working life at the front of an orchestra.
Like his friend Krebbers, he was a tremendous soloist who would step in whenever a concerto slot fell vacant. Bruno Maderna wrote a concerto for him, while several duo works were dedicated jointly to the co-concertmasters. New conductors stepping in front of the Concertgebouw orchestra were warned not to get into a tangle with its powerful, tone-setting frontmen http://tiny.cc/kjiylw
Away from the orchestra, Olof was among the founders of Hilversum 4, the classical radio station and head teacher at the Royal Conservatorium in The Hague. He died on October 9, aged 88. >>
From Norman Lebrecht's Slipped Disc blog http://tiny.cc/a7hylw
<< Dutch musicians are mourning the loss of Theo Olof, joint concertmaster with Hermann Krebbers in The Hague and later, under Bernard Haitink, at the Concertgebouw http://tiny.cc/ofiylw
Olof, who was Jewish, fled with his parents from Nazi Germany to neutral Holland http://tiny.cc/jhiylw He made his solo debut at the Concertgebouw at the age of 11, with Bruno Walter conducting. After spending the war years in hiding, he took fourth place in the 1951 Queen Elisabeth competition in Brussels — the highest ever achieved by a Dutch violinist — and decided to spend the rest of his working life at the front of an orchestra.
Like his friend Krebbers, he was a tremendous soloist who would step in whenever a concerto slot fell vacant. Bruno Maderna wrote a concerto for him, while several duo works were dedicated jointly to the co-concertmasters. New conductors stepping in front of the Concertgebouw orchestra were warned not to get into a tangle with its powerful, tone-setting frontmen http://tiny.cc/kjiylw
Away from the orchestra, Olof was among the founders of Hilversum 4, the classical radio station and head teacher at the Royal Conservatorium in The Hague. He died on October 9, aged 88. >>
Gerard
Oct 10, 2012, 5:57:22 AM10/10/12
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Oscar <oscaredwar...@gmail.com> typed:
Philharmoniker, has died on the same day.
> I'm sure our Dutch readers saw many concerts under the leadership of
> this musician http://tiny.cc/ykiylw May he rest in peace. I would
> like to hear the concerto Bruno Maderno wrote for him. I think it was
> part of the old Maderna Edition on Arkadia, unfortunately now OOP.
>
> From Norman Lebrecht's Slipped Disc blog http://tiny.cc/a7hylw
Where can be seen that Michel Schwalb�, former concertmaster of the Berliner
> this musician http://tiny.cc/ykiylw May he rest in peace. I would
> like to hear the concerto Bruno Maderno wrote for him. I think it was
> part of the old Maderna Edition on Arkadia, unfortunately now OOP.
>
> From Norman Lebrecht's Slipped Disc blog http://tiny.cc/a7hylw
Philharmoniker, has died on the same day.
Oscar
Oct 10, 2012, 5:59:09 AM10/10/12
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In a strange coincidence, another Jewish Konzertmeister of primo Central European 'ensemble culture' died yesterday: Michael Schwalbé of the Berlin Philharmonic passed away in Berlin, aged 92.
Born in Radom, Poland in 1919, he studied with Moritz Frenkel at the Academy of Music in Warsaw. He continued his musical studies at Georges Enescu and Pierre Monteux in Paris, where he graduated in 1938. In 1940, he fled to Lyon, where he served as concertmaster of the local symphony orchestra. In 1944, he fled again from German soldiers by hiding in a moving van to Switzerland. There he was established in 1946 as concertmaster of L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
Herbert von Karajan brought him to the BPO in 1957, a post which he retained till his retirement in 1986. He played on the violin 'King Maximilian' (1709) by Antonio Stradivari.
From Klassik.com http://tiny.cc/9siylw
<< Michael Schwalbé ist tot
Berlin, 10.10.2012. Michel Schwalbé, der ehemalige Konzertmeister des Berliner Philharmonischen Orchesters, ist in der Nacht auf den 9. Oktober im Alter von 92 Jahren in Berlin verstorben. Der Geiger war von 1957 bis 1985 Konzertmeister des weltberühmten Klangkörpers.
Michel Schwalbé wurde am 27. Oktober 1919 in Radom (Polen) geboren. Nach seinem Abitur 1933 begann er ein Studium am Pariser Konservatorium bei Georges Enescu, Jules Boucherit und Pierre Monteux an. 1940 floh Schwalbé nach Lyon, wo er von 1942 bis 1944 als Konzertmeister des dortigen Symphonieorchesters tätig war. 1944 musste er Frankreich ebenfalls verlassen und floh in die Schweiz, wo er er Konzertmeister des Schweizer Festspielorchesters in Luzern und des Orchestre de la Suisse Romande wurde. Ebenfalls unterrichtete er ab 1948 am Konservatorium in Genf und gründete eigene Kammermusikformationen. 1957 zog er als Akt der Versöhnung mit dem Nachkriegsdeutschland nach Berlin, wo er unter Herbert von Karajan als Konzertmeister der Berliner Philharmoniker wirkte. Ab 1963 unterrichtete er darüber hinaus auch an der Berliner Musikhochschule. Nach seiner Pensionierung wurde er oft als Juror berufen und war als Berater für Orchester und Solisten tätig. Schwalbé gab darüber hinaus zahlreiche Meisterklassen inner- und außerhalb von Europa.
Schwalbé trat in vielen Ländern als Solist, mit Kammermusik-Ensembles wie den Philharmonischen Solisten und als Dirigent auf. Er erhielt u.a. den Sarasate-Preis (1938), eine Auszeichnung beim Wettbewerb von Scheveningen (1948) und wurde zum Ritter des Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur ernannt (1990). Er wurde mit dem Leopold the Second Distinguished Service Order ausgezeichnet und erhielt das Bundesverdienstkreuz. >>
Born in Radom, Poland in 1919, he studied with Moritz Frenkel at the Academy of Music in Warsaw. He continued his musical studies at Georges Enescu and Pierre Monteux in Paris, where he graduated in 1938. In 1940, he fled to Lyon, where he served as concertmaster of the local symphony orchestra. In 1944, he fled again from German soldiers by hiding in a moving van to Switzerland. There he was established in 1946 as concertmaster of L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
Herbert von Karajan brought him to the BPO in 1957, a post which he retained till his retirement in 1986. He played on the violin 'King Maximilian' (1709) by Antonio Stradivari.
From Klassik.com http://tiny.cc/9siylw
<< Michael Schwalbé ist tot
Berlin, 10.10.2012. Michel Schwalbé, der ehemalige Konzertmeister des Berliner Philharmonischen Orchesters, ist in der Nacht auf den 9. Oktober im Alter von 92 Jahren in Berlin verstorben. Der Geiger war von 1957 bis 1985 Konzertmeister des weltberühmten Klangkörpers.
Michel Schwalbé wurde am 27. Oktober 1919 in Radom (Polen) geboren. Nach seinem Abitur 1933 begann er ein Studium am Pariser Konservatorium bei Georges Enescu, Jules Boucherit und Pierre Monteux an. 1940 floh Schwalbé nach Lyon, wo er von 1942 bis 1944 als Konzertmeister des dortigen Symphonieorchesters tätig war. 1944 musste er Frankreich ebenfalls verlassen und floh in die Schweiz, wo er er Konzertmeister des Schweizer Festspielorchesters in Luzern und des Orchestre de la Suisse Romande wurde. Ebenfalls unterrichtete er ab 1948 am Konservatorium in Genf und gründete eigene Kammermusikformationen. 1957 zog er als Akt der Versöhnung mit dem Nachkriegsdeutschland nach Berlin, wo er unter Herbert von Karajan als Konzertmeister der Berliner Philharmoniker wirkte. Ab 1963 unterrichtete er darüber hinaus auch an der Berliner Musikhochschule. Nach seiner Pensionierung wurde er oft als Juror berufen und war als Berater für Orchester und Solisten tätig. Schwalbé gab darüber hinaus zahlreiche Meisterklassen inner- und außerhalb von Europa.
Schwalbé trat in vielen Ländern als Solist, mit Kammermusik-Ensembles wie den Philharmonischen Solisten und als Dirigent auf. Er erhielt u.a. den Sarasate-Preis (1938), eine Auszeichnung beim Wettbewerb von Scheveningen (1948) und wurde zum Ritter des Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur ernannt (1990). Er wurde mit dem Leopold the Second Distinguished Service Order ausgezeichnet und erhielt das Bundesverdienstkreuz. >>
Oscar
Oct 10, 2012, 6:00:55 AM10/10/12
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On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 2:57:24 AM, Gerard wrote:
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> Where can be seen that Michel Schwalbé, former concertmaster of the Berliner
>
> Where can be seen that Michel Schwalbé, former concertmaster of the Berliner
> Philharmoniker, has died on the same day.
In another strange coincidence, Gerard and I were just writing about the same thing at the same time.
Oscar
Oct 10, 2012, 6:10:59 AM10/10/12
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Here's an OOP Biddulph CD from 1998 of Schwalbé playing concertos by Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, and Wieniawski http://tiny.cc/zvjylw
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John Wiser
Oct 10, 2012, 12:05:22 PM10/10/12
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"Oscar" <oscaredwar...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Here's an OOP Biddulph CD from 1998 of Schwalb� playing concertos by
> Mendelssohn, Saint-Sa�ns, > and Wieniawski http://tiny.cc/zvjylw
and here, two worthwhile Olof CDs:
http://www.amazon.com/Bruno-Maderna-Dirige-Conducts-Orchestra/dp/B00008EOXL4
http://www.amazon.com/Britten-Concerto-original-Symphony-Threnody/dp/B0000241DI
jdw
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> Here's an OOP Biddulph CD from 1998 of Schwalb� playing concertos by
> Mendelssohn, Saint-Sa�ns, > and Wieniawski http://tiny.cc/zvjylw
and here, two worthwhile Olof CDs:
http://www.amazon.com/Bruno-Maderna-Dirige-Conducts-Orchestra/dp/B00008EOXL4
http://www.amazon.com/Britten-Concerto-original-Symphony-Threnody/dp/B0000241DI
jdw
Al Eisner
Oct 11, 2012, 7:51:55 PM10/11/12
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the second and third U.S. presidents (John Adams and Thomas Jefferson) died
on the same day, which happened also to be a July 4 (our national birthday).
--
Al Eisner
Bob Harper
Oct 11, 2012, 9:18:06 PM10/11/12
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Bob Harper
M forever
Oct 12, 2012, 11:24:27 AM10/12/12
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Stalin died on the same day, too.
Al Eisner
Oct 12, 2012, 5:48:30 PM10/12/12
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On Fri, 12 Oct 2012, M forever wrote:
> On Oct 11, 7:51 pm, Al Eisner <eis...@slac.stanford.edu> wrote:
>> On Wed, 10 Oct 2012, Oscar wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 2:57:24 AM, Gerard wrote:
>>
>>>> Where can be seen that Michel Schwalbé, former concertmaster of the Berliner
>>>> Philharmoniker, has died on the same day.
>>
>>> In another strange coincidence, Gerard and I were just writing about the same thing at the same time.
>>
>> In the same light, albeit off-topic but perhaps not known to non-Americans,
>> the second and third U.S. presidents (John Adams and Thomas Jefferson) died
>> on the same day, which happened also to be a July 4 (our national birthday).
>
> On Oct 11, 7:51 pm, Al Eisner <eis...@slac.stanford.edu> wrote:
>> On Wed, 10 Oct 2012, Oscar wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 2:57:24 AM, Gerard wrote:
>>
>>>> Where can be seen that Michel Schwalbé, former concertmaster of the Berliner
>>>> Philharmoniker, has died on the same day.
>>
>>> In another strange coincidence, Gerard and I were just writing about the same thing at the same time.
>>
>> In the same light, albeit off-topic but perhaps not known to non-Americans,
>> the second and third U.S. presidents (John Adams and Thomas Jefferson) died
>> on the same day, which happened also to be a July 4 (our national birthday).
>
> In the same light, perhaps somewhat less off-topic, Prokofieff and
> Stalin died on the same day, too.
Well, yes, but I decided not to include that because in another sense it
> Stalin died on the same day, too.
is less on-topic -- if one takes the topic to be two people in rather
similar or parallel circumstances. It's somewhat of an insult to conflate
the two folks you name (I'll leave it to you to figure out to which one
it is an insult).
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Al Eisner
John Wiser
Oct 12, 2012, 6:32:58 PM10/12/12
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Easy-peasy!
Prokofiev was such a relative unknown,
never killed anything
except the occasional hit-and-run piano.
Why bother to mention him ar all?
JDW
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Prokofiev was such a relative unknown,
never killed anything
except the occasional hit-and-run piano.
Why bother to mention him ar all?
JDW
Tassilo
Oct 12, 2012, 8:14:14 PM10/12/12
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On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 5:43:23 AM UTC-4, Oscar wrote:
> I would like to hear the concerto Bruno Maderno wrote for him.
> I think it was part of the old Maderna Edition on Arkadia,
> unfortunately now OOP.
There are at least three recordings of Bruno Maderna’s Violin Concerto with Theo Olof:
> I would like to hear the concerto Bruno Maderno wrote for him.
> I think it was part of the old Maderna Edition on Arkadia,
> unfortunately now OOP.
Bruno Maderna: Concerto per Violino e Orchestra
Theo Olof, violin
Sinfonie Orchester des Saarländischer Rundfunk
Bruno Maderna, conductor
Live performance, Saarbrücken, 28-5-1971
“Bruno Maderna dirige Maderna”
Arkadia
http://tinyurl.com/9fwg3oz
Bruno Maderna: Concerto per Violino e Orchestra
Theo Olof, violin
Orchestra del Teatro la Fenice
Bruno Maderna, conductor
“La nuova musica, v. 4”
Stradivarius STR 10021
Bruno Maderna: Concerto per Violino e Orchestra
Theo Olof, violin
Concertgebouworkest
Diego Masson
Live performance, 26 October, 1975
“Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 1970-1980”
Recordings issued by the orchestra.
http://tinyurl.com/8owjdky
-dg
Tassilo
Oct 12, 2012, 8:14:58 PM10/12/12
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Oscar
Oct 12, 2012, 8:29:41 PM10/12/12
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On Friday, October 12, 2012 5:14:14 PM, Tassilo wrote:
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> > I would like to hear the concerto Bruno Maderno wrote for him.
> > I think it was part of the old Maderna Edition on Arkadia,
> > unfortunately now OOP.
>
> There are at least three recordings of Bruno Maderna’s Violin Concerto with Theo Olof:
Thanks!
>
> > I would like to hear the concerto Bruno Maderno wrote for him.
> > I think it was part of the old Maderna Edition on Arkadia,
> > unfortunately now OOP.
>
> There are at least three recordings of Bruno Maderna’s Violin Concerto with Theo Olof:
M forever
Oct 13, 2012, 1:38:11 AM10/13/12
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because he considered himself way above all other human beings, while
Prokofieff probably didn't care about stuff like that. But then again,
both are dead now, so I guess the correct answer is it's an insult to
neither one of them.
Still, I remembered that because in Shostakovich's controversial
memoirs, he mentions that they both died on the same day, and because
there was so much fuss about Stalin's death, almost no one noticed
that one of the greatest Russian composers had just passed away, too.
Sad!
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