Rainer Kussmaul
Born(1946-06-03)3 June 1946
Mannheim, Germany
OriginGermany
Died27 March 2017(2017-03-27) (aged 70)
Freiburg, Germany
Occupation(s)Conductor
Instrument(s)violin

Rainer Kussmaul (3 June 1946 – 27 March 2017) was a German Grammy Award-winning violinist and conductor.[1][2][3] Kussmaul was born in Mannheim and studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart.[4][5] He was professor in Freiburg, first concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic and led the Berliner Barocksolisten.[3][4] He died in Freiburg at age 70.[6][7]

Family and Early Life

Rainer Kussmaul, one of three brothers, received his first violin lessons from his father Willy Kussmaul who was solo viola in the orchestra of the National Theater Mannheim.[8] After studying in Mannheim and with Ricardo Odnoposoff at the Stuttgart State University of Music and Performing Arts, Rainer Kussmaul soon won prizes in international competitions, both as a soloist and with his co-founded Stuttgart Piano Trio from 1968, the year of its founding, to 1997.[9]

Teaching

Due to his talent he was also a popular music professor. Since 1977, he worked as a violin professor at the Freiburg Hochschule für Musik, preferring to teach the Baroque style.[10] Among his students were Petra Müllejans, Gottfried von der Goltz, Daishin Kashimoto, and Jermulai Albiker.[10] Later, in 1987, he was appointed director of the Academy in Baden-Baden.[11]

Awards and Honors

References

  1. ↑ "Former Berlin Philharmonic violinist Rainer Kussmaul has died aged 70". The Strad. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Eggebrecht, Harald (29 March 2017). "Rainer Kussmaul ist tot". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Zum Tode von Rainer Kussmaul – Inspirierender Geiger und Lehrer". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Trauer um Rainer Kussmaul: International gefeierter Geiger mit 70 Jahren gestorben". BR-KLASSIK (in German). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Former Berlin Philharmonic Concertmaster Rainer Kussmaul Has Died". The Violin Channel. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Hanssen, Frederik. "Der Neugierige". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mannheimer Geigensolist von Rang". www.mannheimer-morgen.de (in German). 29 March 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Rundfunk, Bayerischer (30 March 2017). "Trauer um Rainer Kussmaul: International gefeierter Geiger mit 70 Jahren gestorben | BR-Klassik". www.br-klassik.de (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Stuttgart Piano Trio". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Hochschule für Musik Freiburg: Der große Geiger und Lehrer". www.mh-freiburg.de. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Musica, Solo (29 October 2017). "Rainer Kussmaul". Solo Musica (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  12. ↑ 2017-03-28T00:00:00+01:00. "Former Berlin Philharmonic violinist Rainer Kussmaul has died aged 70". The Strad. Retrieved 30 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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