Trampler, Walter

Walter Trampler (1915-1997) was an American violist of German birth. He was taught by his father, and attended the Akademie der Tonkunst in Munich until 1934. Trampler made his debut as a violinist in Munich in 1933, playing Beethoven's concerto; his debut as a violist was in Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in Berlin in 1935. He was first solo violist with the Deutschlandsender radio network from 1935 to 1938.

In 1939, Trampler emigrated to the United States, where he was a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1942 to 1944. Later, he performed with the symphony and opera orchestra of the City Center in New York from 1946 to 1948. He was a founding member of the New Music String Quartet, which was active from 1947 to 1956. Other chamber groups he performed with over the years included the Budapest, Juilliard and Guarneri String Quartets, and the Beaux Arts Trio. From 1969 to 1994, he was a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

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