Werner Resel

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Werner Resel (born 22 June 1935) is a German cellist. From 1987 to 1997, he was chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic.

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Life

Born in Essen, from 1949 Resel studied cello with Richard Krotschak at the Vienna Music Academy. From 1955 to 1959, he was solo cellist of the Tonkünstler Orchestra. [1]

In 1959, Walter Weller, Josef Kondor, Helmut Weis and Resel founded the Weller Quartet. [2] In 1959, Resel became a member of the Vienna State Opera and in 1962 a member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he was its managing director from 1982 to 1986. In 1987, he succeeded Alfred Altenburger (born 1927) [3] as Chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic, being replaced in this role by Clemens Hellsberg in 1997. In 2006, he retired as cellist of the Vienna Philharmonic. [4]

Resel is vice president of the Johann Strauss-Gesellschaft Wien. [1] In 1995, he was a guest on the ORF show Phettbergs Nette Leit Show  [ de ].

Discography

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Alexander Rausch: Resel, Werner. In Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online-Ausgabe, Vienna 2002, ISBN   3-7001-3077-5
  2. ↑ Wiener Philharmoniker: Das Philharmonische Tagebuch. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Andrea Harrandt: Altenburger, Familie. In Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online-edition, Vienna 2002, ISBN   3-7001-3077-5; print edition: volume 1, edition of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , Vienna 2002, ISBN   3-7001-3043-0.
  4. 1 2 Wiener Philharmoniker: Glückwunschschreiben an Professor Werner Resel. Article dated 21 October 2010, retrieved 28 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 [1=Werner Resel#tab=Auszeichnungen|2=Werner Resel, Auszeichnungen] on Vienna History Wiki
  6. ↑ Doyen Werner Resel und Rainer Küchl werden Ehrenmitglieder der Wiener Staatsoper. OTS-Meldung dated 25 May 2001, retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Werner Resel zu Gast im Österreich 1 "Klassik-Treffpunkt" am 16. Juni. OTS-Meldung vom 11. Juni 2001, retrieved 28 October 2019.
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