Hatto Beyerle | |
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.jpg) Beyerle,c. 2004 | |
| Born | (1933-06-20)20 June 1933 |
| Died | 16 October 2023(2023-10-16) (aged 90) Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Education | Hochschule für Musik Freiburg |
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Hatto Beyerle (20 June 1933 – 16 October 2023) was a German-Austrian violist who played mainly as achamber musician, conductor and academic teacher. He was a founding member of theAlban Berg Quartet, and remained with thestring quartet until 1981. He was professor of viola and chamber music at theUniversity of Music and Performing Arts Vienna from 1964 to 1987, and also taught at theHochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, theCity of Basel Music Academy andFiesole School of Music, besides international master classes, influencing notable chamber music ensembles. He initiated and directed theEuropean Chamber Music Academy in 2004.
Beyerle was born inFrankfurt on 20 June 1933, the son of a historian of law.[1] He studiedviola at theHochschule für Musik Freiburg withUlrich Koch, violin withRicardo Odnoposoff in Vienna, composition withAlfred Uhl, and conducting withHans Swarowsky.[1][2]
In 1960 he was co-founder of the chamber orchestraWiener Solisten[2][3][4] with which he undertook numerous concert tours. In 1970 he founded theAlban Berg Quartet, astring quartet, together with violinistsGünter Pichler andKlaus Maetzl, and cellistValentin Erben. They played a house concert for Alban Berg's widow Helene, who supported the name. Beyerle and his wife organised the quartet's concert tours.[1] He remained with ensemble until 1981.[2][3] They won numerous national and international prizes, includingDeutscher Schallplattenpreis, theGrand prix du Disque,[5] and several Japanese prizes. Beyerle was twice awarded the title Artist of the Year by theDeutsche Phono-Akademie [de]. From 1982 to 1998, Beyerle was a member ofL'Ensemble.[5]
From 1985 to 1998, Beyerle was conductor of theKonzertvereinigung of theKonzerthaus, Vienna.[3]
Beyerle worked from 1964 to 1987 as professor of viola and chamber music at theUniversity of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.[3] He then moved to the same position at theHochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover,[5] and from 1990 to 2004 he also taught at theCity of Basel Music Academy.[5] He gave regularmaster classes at theFiesole School of Music in Florence from 1998,[3] and guest classes for viola and chamber music in the US and Canada.[5]
His students includedVeronika Hagen, theHagen Quartet,theQuartetto di Cremona, theLeipzig String Quartet, the Trio Jean Paul, theArtis Quartet [de],Meta4 [de], the Boulanger Trio,[3] and theGalatea Quartet.[2]
In 2004 Beyerle was the initiator of theEuropean Chamber Music Academy (ECMA)[3] and artistic director of theEuropäisches Kulturforum Grossraming in Austria.[citation needed]
Beyerle's residence was a former windmill near Hanover where he moved in the 1980s. He was interested in philosophy, physics, religion, and their interplay with music.[1]
Beyerle died in Hanover[6] on 16 October 2023, at age 90.[2][3][4]
