Günter Seifert – Violin
Member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Born in Weyer, Upper Austria. 1962 to 1969 – Studied at Mozarteum Salzburg. 1969 to 1972 – Studied at Music School of Higher Education Vienna. 1972 – Joined the Vienna State Opera Orchestra 1974 – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 1974 (First Violin). 1980 – First Violin of the Seifert […]
Rémy Ballot – Violin
Member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Born in Paris Studied the violin (Gérard Poulet), music theory and pedagogy at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. In 2004, Ballot moved to Vienna to develop his musical career, establishing himself as a regular first violin in the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, […]
Hans Peter Ochsenhofer – Viola
Member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Mr. Ochsenhofer was born on 13 January 1948 in Graz, Austria. He received his first musical education in Oberschützen (part of the University of Music in Graz -violin, trumpet). Then he studied violin with Prof. Franz Samohyl at the University of Music in Vienna. 1971 – violinist in the […]
Manfred Hecking – Double Bass
Manfred Hecking, MD PhD is an associate professor for internal medicine at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. Born in Wiesbaden Hecking studied music and medicine in Berlin. He auditioned and became a full member of the Munich Philharmonic and of the Vienna Philharmonic (until 2006), before starting to work as a medical doctor. […]
C.S. “Buzz” Holling
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Friday, August 30, in remembrance. Professor C. S. “Buzz” Holling passed away on August 16, 2019. Dr. Holling was a former UBC professor, UBC senator and director of the Institute for Animal Research Ecology. Dr. Holling received an […]
Miyoshi Tanaka
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Friday, August 30, in remembrance. Miyoshi “Mickey” Tanaka passed away on August 3, 2019. Mickey worked in the Department of Anatomy and was inducted into the 25 Year Club in 1976.
David Balzarini
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Friday, August 30, in remembrance. David Balzarini passed away on August 1, 2019. Professor Balzarini taught in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and was inducted into the Quarter Century Club in 1996.
Martha Salcudean
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, August 8, in remembrance. Professor Emerita Martha Salcudean OC, OBC, passed away on July 17, 2019. Dr. Salcudean received an Honorary Degree (DSc) from UBC in 2001. A celebration of life will be held at UBC on […]
Leonard Dyck
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, August 8, in remembrance. Dr. Leonard Dyck passed away on July 19, 2019. Dr. Dyck was a sessional lecturer in the department of Botany and was expected to be teaching in 2019.
New Emeriti Reception
Submit Your RSVP Online RSVP submissions for this event start on June 18, 2019 and end on Friday September 20, 2019 23:59:59. New Emeriti Reception Date: Monday, September 20 , 2019 Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Norman MacKenzie House, 6565 North West Marine Drive, Vancouver BC [map] Parking: Rose Garden Parkade, 6278 North […]