Werner Resel
Werner Resel (born 22 June 1935) is a German cellist. From 1987 to 1997 he was chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Life[edit]
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.
Discography[edit]
- Weller Quartet: Kammermusik Für Waldhorn Und Streicher, Amadeo
- Chamber Music Of The Late 18th Century, Mace Records 1970
- Franz Schmidt: Quintette, Preiser Records 1964
Honours[edit]
- 1992: Wiener Ehrenmedaille in Gold.[5]
- 1993: Golden Medal of Honour of the Johann Strauss Society Vienna.[1]
- 1995: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst 1st class.[5]
- 2001: Doyen and honorary member of the Vienna State Opera.[1][4][6][7]
- Berufstitel Professor[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Alexander Rausch: Resel, Werner. In Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon. Online-Ausgabe, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3077-5
- ^ Wiener Philharmoniker: Das Philharmonische Tagebuch. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Wiener Philharmoniker: Glückwunschschreiben an Professor Werner Resel. Article dated 21 October 2010, retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ a b [1=Werner Resel#tab=Auszeichnungen|2=Werner Resel, Auszeichnungen] on Vienna History Wiki
- ^ Doyen Werner Resel und Rainer Küchl werden Ehrenmitglieder der Wiener Staatsoper. OTS-Meldung dated 25 May 2001, retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ Werner Resel zu Gast im Österreich 1 "Klassik-Treffpunkt" am 16. Juni. OTS-Meldung vom 11. Juni 2001, retrieved 28 October 2019.
External links[edit]
- Werner Resel at IMDb
- Werner Resel discography at Discogs
- Recording on AllMUSIC
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