Death of the violinist Igor Ozim
The Slovenian-Austrian violinist Igor Ozim, who taught at the Bern Conservatory and played a key role in shaping its international reputation, has died at the age of 93.
Igor Ozim was born in Ljubljana (Slovenia) in 1931 and studied with Max Rostal in London, where he also won the Carl Flesch Prize in 1951. He won the ARD competition in 1953. As one of the most sought-after violin teachers in Europe and worldwide, he taught at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, the Hochschule für Musik in Bern and, from 2002, at the Mozarteum Salzburg.
His repertoire includes around 60 violin concertos and numerous chamber music works. Many contemporary compositions that he has premiered are dedicated to him. His concerts have brought him together with major international orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic, the BBC Orchestra and numerous radio orchestras. His students in Bern include Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Gwendolyn Masin and Primož Novšak.
