Hansheinz Schneeberger
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Hansheinz Schneeberger is a Swiss
violin
ist.
Born in Bern, he studied under Walter Kägi at the conservatory in Bern, as well as Carl Flesch
and Boris Kamensky
.
He formed a string quartet
and gave concerts with it and as a soloist. Schneeberger was the soloist in the premieres of Frank Martin
’s violin concerto in 1952, Béla Bartók
’s first violin concerto
in 1958 and Klaus Huber
’s ‘Tempora’ in 1970.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist.
Born in Bern, he studied under Walter Kägi at the conservatory in Bern, as well as Carl Flesch
Carl Flesch
Carl Flesch was a violinist and teacher.Carl Flesch was born in Moson in Hungary in 1873. He began playing the violin at seven years of age. At 10, he was taken to Vienna, and began to study with Jakob Grün. At 17, he left for Paris, and joined the Paris Conservatoire...
and Boris Kamensky
Boris Kamensky
Boris Sergeevich Kamensky was a Russian violinist.Born in Nikolaev, Ukraine, son of a Director of a Commercial Bank, Kamensky made his first appearance in concerts at the age of nine. He was noticed as a talented violinist by Eugène Ysaÿe and he started taking lessons with him...
.
He formed a string quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
and gave concerts with it and as a soloist. Schneeberger was the soloist in the premieres of Frank Martin
Frank Martin (composer)
Frank Martin was a Swiss composer, who lived a large part of his life in the Netherlands.-Childhood and youth:...
’s violin concerto in 1952, Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók
Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...
’s first violin concerto
Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bartók)
Béla Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 1, BB 48a was written around the years 1907–1908, but only published in 1956, after the composer's death. It was premiered on May 30, 1958 in Basel, Switzerland...
in 1958 and Klaus Huber
Klaus Huber
Klaus Huber is a Swiss composer.Huber was born in Bern, Switzerland. One of the leading figures of his generation in Europe, he has written extensively for chamber ensembles, choirs, soloists and the orchestra as well as the theater...
’s ‘Tempora’ in 1970.
External links
- Biography at www.musinfo.ch