Rainer Küchl

Rainer Küchl is an Austrian violinist who was born in Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria, 25 August 1950.[1]

For the German pastry, see Küchl.
Rainer Küchl in 2019

Background

He started to play the violin at the age of 11, and was admitted to the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, at the age of 14, where he studied with Franz Samohyl. From 1971 to 2016 he was concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and also of the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera.[2][1]

As a soloist he has worked with some of the world's most famous orchestras and conductors, such as Karl Böhm, Leonard Bernstein, Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti,[2] Carlos Kleiber,Valery Gergiev, and Simon Rattle.

In 1973 he founded the string quartet Küchl Quartett which is now known as the Wiener Musikverein Quartett. Since 1976, the quartet has its own concert series at the Brahmssaal of the Musikverein Vienna.[1][2]

Rainer Küchl is a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna since 1982.[1][2] Among his pupils were Wolfgang David[3] and Joji Hattori.[4]

Rainer Küchl plays 'The Chaconne' by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona 1725, provided as a loan by Oesterreichische Nationalbank.[2]

Decorations and awards

Sources
  1. "Küchl Rainer". db.musicaustria.at. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  2. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. "Rainer Küchl". www.mdw.ac.at. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  3. "David Wolfgang". db.musicaustria.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  4. "Biography". Conductor Joji Hattori - Official Website. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  5. Linke, Terry (August 2014). "Rainer Küchl". LUCERNE FESTIVAL. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  6. "2010 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals" (PDF). Retrieved 8 March 2013.


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