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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000013.txt from 2007/11

From: David de la Nuez <dmd57@-----.edu>
Subj: [DR-L] Roger Birnstingl
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:43:42 -0500

RIP. I'd never heard of him before Ron's post below. FYI, sounds like
he was an amazing person:

Roger Birnstingl (bassoon)

Roger first took up the bassoon at the age of fourteen in order to form
a family trio, later studying with Archie Camden at the Royal College of
Music in London. In 1955 he was with the Philharmonia and Herbert von
Karajan touring the United States, (the first of over 20 orchestral
tours in the US) and since then has been principal bassoonist of the
London Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic and for fourteen years with
the London Symphony Orchestra. In 1977 he joined the Suisse Romande
Orchestre. Why go to Switzerland from the LSO? you may ask. Well, the
mountains may have something to do with this, and indeed Roger has
climbed some forty 4000 metre peaks and has skied almost the entire
length of the Alps. He is professor of bassoon at the Geneva
Conservatoire where over fifty players have passed through his hands,
many of whom are dispersed among world orchestras. He is now retired
from the Suisse Romande, but continues to play and teach.

> Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:48:01 +0000
> To: doublereed@-----.org
> From: "klimko@-----.net>
> Subject: Re: William Waterhouse 1931-2007
> Message-ID: <20071107174801.teiu08ezw0848wsc@-----.net>
>
> Dear List,
>
> This is the saddest message I have ever written: One of the great =20
> human beings on this earth has passed away yesterday in a hospital in =20
> Florence, Italy, of massive heart, kidney and liver failure.
>
> Roger Birnstingl writes that he was with Bill and Liz (fortunately all =20
> the family was with him when he died), and at that time Bill was his =20
> usual cheerful, wity and informative self.
>
> Needless to say there will be a memorial to him in the 4th DR issue. =20
> Please all of you who want to add your so many reminiscences of Bill =20
> send them to me and I will put the tribute together. What a sad thing =20
> to have to do.
>
> My email address:
>
> klimko@-----.net
>
> With great sadness,
>
> Ron

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