Vienna 1900
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19. May 2025
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Martin Walch was born in Innsbruck. He studied with Friedrich Mestler, Rudolf Kalup, Sándor Végh, and Michael Schnitzler, and attended masterclasses with Yehudi Menuhin and Nathan Milstein. He is the director of the Merlin Ensemble Vienna and a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
He has performed chamber music with Natalia Gutman, Alexander Rabinovich, and Julian Rachlin, and gives recitals with his duo partner, pianist and composer Till A. Körber. As artistic director of the Merlin Ensemble Vienna, he develops music-theatrical projects in collaboration with dramaturge and director Hermann Beil.
He has worked with actors such as Martin Schwab, Ulrich Matthes, Michael Maertens, Sylvie Rohrer, Peter Matić, Lore Brunner, Andrea Eckert, Karl Markovics, and Manfred Karge.
In 2019, he initiated a joint climate change project with Prof. Harald Lesch.
Martin Walch has performed solo and chamber music concerts in prestigious venues and international festivals including:
Lucerne Festival, Salzburg Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Berliner Ensemble, Berlin Philharmonie, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Brucknerhaus Linz, Burgtheater Vienna, Innsbruck Easter Festival, Schubertiade Feldkirch, Mozarteum Salzburg, Lockenhaus Festival, Ferrara Musica, Teatro La Fenice, Teatro Comunale Bologna, St. Moritz Festival, Morgan Library and Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Albert Long Hall Istanbul, Carinthian Summer, Ludwigsburg Palace Festival, Musikfest Bremen, International May Festival Wiesbaden, Allegro Vivo Festival, Vienna Musikverein, Vienna Konzerthaus, RadioKulturhaus Vienna, Arnold Schoenberg Center, and Stefaniensaal Graz.
He has appeared as a soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto under Sir Neville Marriner.
Martin Walch has given masterclasses at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, the Mozarteum University Salzburg, the National Music Academy in Lviv, and the Music Academy in Sofia.
He has worked with composers including Sofia Gubaidulina, Friedrich Cerha, Thomas Daniel Schlee, Till A. Körber, Michael Mautner, and Christian Muthspiel.
As chamber music partner to N. Gutman, A. Rabinovich, and J. Rachlin, and in recitals with pianist Till A. Körber, he has developed numerous music-theatrical projects with Hermann Beil.
He has appeared in leading concert halls and festivals across Europe, including the Lucerne Festival, Salzburg Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, KlangBogen Vienna, Brucknerhaus Linz, Burgtheater Vienna, Innsbruck Easter Festival, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Berlin Philharmonie, Schubertiade Feldkirch, Lockenhaus Festival, Ferrara Musica, Teatro La Fenice Venice, Teatro Comunale Bologna, St. Moritz Festival, Thessaloniki Festival, Carinthian Summer, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Ludwigsburg Palace Festival, Musikfest Bremen, and Vienna Musikverein.
He has performed in Chamber Orchestra of Europe concerts in Berlin and Ferrara, and as a soloist with the Sofia Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra of Europe, premiering the violin concerto by Till A. Körber and performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto under Sir Neville Marriner.
He has taught masterclasses at institutions including the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, Mozarteum University Salzburg, Lysenko Conservatory in Lviv, Ukraine, and the Music Academy in Sofia.
Martin Walch was born in Innsbruck. He studied with Friedrich Mestler, Rudolf Kalup, Sándor Végh, and Michael Schnitzler, and attended masterclasses with Yehudi Menuhin and Nathan Milstein. He is the director of the Merlin Ensemble Vienna and a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
He has performed chamber music with Natalia Gutman, Alexander Rabinovich, and Julian Rachlin, and gives recitals with his duo partner, pianist and composer Till A. Körber. As artistic director of the Merlin Ensemble Vienna, he develops music-theatrical projects in collaboration with dramaturge and director Hermann Beil.
He has worked with actors such as Martin Schwab, Ulrich Matthes, Michael Maertens, Sylvie Rohrer, Peter Matić, Lore Brunner, Andrea Eckert, Karl Markovics, and Manfred Karge.
In 2019, he initiated a joint climate change project with Prof. Harald Lesch.
Martin Walch has performed solo and chamber music concerts in prestigious venues and international festivals including:
Lucerne Festival, Salzburg Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Berliner Ensemble, Berlin Philharmonie, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Brucknerhaus Linz, Burgtheater Vienna, Innsbruck Easter Festival, Schubertiade Feldkirch, Mozarteum Salzburg, Lockenhaus Festival, Ferrara Musica, Teatro La Fenice, Teatro Comunale Bologna, St. Moritz Festival, Morgan Library and Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Albert Long Hall Istanbul, Carinthian Summer, Ludwigsburg Palace Festival, Musikfest Bremen, International May Festival Wiesbaden, Allegro Vivo Festival, Vienna Musikverein, Vienna Konzerthaus, RadioKulturhaus Vienna, Arnold Schoenberg Center, and Stefaniensaal Graz.
He has appeared as a soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto under Sir Neville Marriner.
Martin Walch has given masterclasses at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, the Mozarteum University Salzburg, the National Music Academy in Lviv, and the Music Academy in Sofia.
He has worked with composers including Sofia Gubaidulina, Friedrich Cerha, Thomas Daniel Schlee, Till A. Körber, Michael Mautner, and Christian Muthspiel.
As chamber music partner to N. Gutman, A. Rabinovich, and J. Rachlin, and in recitals with pianist Till A. Körber, he has developed numerous music-theatrical projects with Hermann Beil.
He has appeared in leading concert halls and festivals across Europe, including the Lucerne Festival, Salzburg Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, KlangBogen Vienna, Brucknerhaus Linz, Burgtheater Vienna, Innsbruck Easter Festival, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Berlin Philharmonie, Schubertiade Feldkirch, Lockenhaus Festival, Ferrara Musica, Teatro La Fenice Venice, Teatro Comunale Bologna, St. Moritz Festival, Thessaloniki Festival, Carinthian Summer, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Ludwigsburg Palace Festival, Musikfest Bremen, and Vienna Musikverein.
He has performed in Chamber Orchestra of Europe concerts in Berlin and Ferrara, and as a soloist with the Sofia Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra of Europe, premiering the violin concerto by Till A. Körber and performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto under Sir Neville Marriner.
He has taught masterclasses at institutions including the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, Mozarteum University Salzburg, Lysenko Conservatory in Lviv, Ukraine, and the Music Academy in Sofia.
