Maestri 2010
Schulz, Gerhard
Gerhard Schulz was born in Austria into a family of musicians, and studied with Franz Samohyl, Sándor Végh and Shmuel Ashkenasi. As a student, he attended Mr Végh’s violin Master Class at the first International Musicians’ Seminar in 1972. He is the founder of several chamber music groups, including the Salzburg String Trio, the Düsseldorf String Quartet and the Waldstein Ensemble. He was Concert Master of the Illinois Chamber Orchestra and since 1978 has been a member of the world famous Alban Berg Quartet. He is professor of violin at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna and a professor of Chamber Music in Köln.