Vienna Philharmonic concertmaster turns 100
mainThe orchestra has brought flowers to Walter Barylli, who has seen it all.
Happy 100th Birthday to former concertmaster & VPO Chairman Walter Barylli! We are especially grateful for everything you contributed to the orchestra – you will always be a role model for us!https://t.co/oCXPya3ZzV pic.twitter.com/oI0VyfCkdb
— Vienna Philharmonic (@Vienna_Phil) June 16, 2021
This is so nice. I have much enjoyed his excellent recordings with the Barylli Quartets. Happy Birthday Walter Barylli!
Another misleading title. It’s “former” concertmaster
I don’t think anyone thought that a 100-year-old man was the current concertmaster of the Vienna Phil
Was that interview recorded recently?
Here’s another from appears to be the same session that was posted in 2017. https://fr-fr.facebook.com/ViennaPhilharmonic/videos/walter-barylli-on-the-inaugural-new-years-concert/1551381441606326/
I wonder why the headline doesn’t say “former concertmaster”.
In the Vienna Philharmonic there are no “former”. There are only and forever “concertmasters”.
That would require more attention to detail than is usually found here.
Such details are often outsourced to us.