!!!Schnitzler, Michael

Schnitzler, Michael, b. Berkeley (USA), Aug. 7, 1944, 
violinist; son of Heinrich  Schnitzler, grandson of Arthur  
Schnitzler, great-grandson of Johann  Schnitzler. 1962-1967 member of 
the ensemble Wiener Solisten; 1966-1973 first concertmaster of the 
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; 1970-1974 first violinist of the S. 
Quartet; since 1965 violinist of the Haydn Trio. Since 1982 professor 
at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Since 1991 
chairman of the association "Regenwald der Oesterreicher", 
which is devoted to the protection of the rain forest in Costa Rica; 
supervised a development cooperation project in Costa Rica in 
1993-1995 and headed the first Austrian research station in the 
tropics focussing on rain forest research and tropical biology. 
Awarded the Konrad Lorenz Prize for Environmental Protection in 1995.


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