Alfred Prinz
Alfred Prinz (4 June 1930 – 20 September 2014) was an Austrian
Ariola Records, Decca Records, Deutsche Grammophon, His Master's Voice, and the Telarc International Corporation among other record labels.[1]
Born in Vienna, Prinz began studying the clarinet at the age of 9 at the
University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna with Leopold Wlach of the Vienna Philharmonic. He also earned a diploma in piano performance, studying from 1942 with Bruno Seidlhofer. He later studied music composition under Alfred Uhl and conducting under Hans Swarowsky. In 1945, at the age of 15, he became a clarinetist in the Vienna State Opera Orchestra; and was the youngest performer ever to play for that ensemble. He later was principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic from 1955 to 1983 and retired in 1995.[2]
As an educator, Prinz taught clarinet at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna since 1972. He had been a visiting professor at the
Mozarteum University of Salzburg
and at universities in Finland, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, and the United States.
References
- ^ Biography of Alfred Prinz at fugato.com
- ^ "Professor Alfred Prinz verstorben" (in German). wienerphilharmoniker.at. 20 October 2014.
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