Wolfgang Marschner

Contributors

Former students, colleagues and companions

Program

Wolfgang Marschner → Sonata for violin solo (1974)
Wolfgang Marschner → "Liguria" for two pianos
Louis Spohr → Violin Concerto No. 8 in A minor op. 47 "In the form of a song scene"
Ludwig van Beethoven → String Quartet No. 15 in A minor op. 132
Max Reger → The Hermit (around 1904)

As a violinist, teacher, composer and founder of various international competitions and festivals, Wolfgang Marschner was a formative musical personality in the German post-war period.

Former pupils, colleagues, supporters and companions offer rare musical insights and a panel discussion into an eventful life from a child prodigy to his time at the front during the war, the post-war period with the reconstruction of music, modernism, a stellar solo career and the founding of many competitions, festivals and a significant international activity as a juror and teacher.