August Wenzinger
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Gambenübung
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Switzerland
- Active from
- 1905-11-14
- Active to
- 1996-12-25
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 451
- Total plays
- 2,238
August Wenzinger (1905-1996) was a prominent cellist, viola da gambist, conductor, teacher, and music scholar from Basel, Switzerland. He is a key figure in the modern revival of viola da gamba performance. Wenzinger received his basic training at the Basel Conservatory, then went on to study cello with Paul Grümmer and theory with Jarnach at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne. He took private cello lessons with Emanuel Feuermann in Berlin. August <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/August+Wen
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- August
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Basel
- Place of death
- Metzerlen-Mariastein
- Occupation
- cellist
- Educated at
- Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
- Employer
- Brandeis University
- Student of
- Philipp Jarnach
- Instrument
- cello
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- date of birth
- 1905-11-14
- date of death
- 1996-12-25
- student
- Sven-Erik Bäck
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Basel
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