Rainer Moog
Rainer MOOG, born in Cologne (Germany) received his musical education in Cologne Music Academy, Detmold Music Academy and at the Juilliard School, New York. In 1971 he won second prize at the ARD-Competition of Munich. From 1974 until 1978, he has principal violist with the "Berliner Philharmoniker" under H.V. KAJARAN.
He held professorships in Detmold, Berlin, The Hague, Bloomington and Köln since 1978. Frequent performances with the "Amadeus-Quartet" and a member of the "Philharmonic Oktett Berlin", "Berliner Solisten", "Van-Hoven-Quartet, Glinka Quartet and Vegh Quartet". He has been a juror at international Competitions in Geneva, Munich and Sendaï.
Rainer MOOG has been invited to many major festivals worlwide as a performer and teacher, such as: Marlboro (U.S.A.), Kuhmo (Finland), Prussia Cove (England), Sidney, Canberra, Townsville (Australia), Sion (Switzerland), Brazil, Italy, France, Tenerifa, Taïwan, Japan, Korea. Among the several pieces he has premiered were B.BRITTENS "Lachrimae" for Solo-Viola and String-Orchestra ant the Viola-Concerto "Holocaust-Requiem" by Boris PIGOWAT withe the Symphony Orchestra of the Ukrainian National Philharmonic Society in Kiev (2001).
Actually, Rainer MOOG is the Artistic Director of the "International Music-Festival and Master Classes, Porto Carras" (Greece) and, since march 2007, he is holding a professorship at Yonsei University in Seoul (Korea).