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This website is dedicated to the life and work of Otto-Werner Mueller, the German-American conductor and music professor who helped shape orchestral training programs of distinguished musical institutions in the United States and Canada. Maestro Mueller headed the orchestral studies and conducting departments at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, The Juilliard School in New York, the Yale University School of Music in New Haven, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Enjoy this video tribute to Maestro Mueller and peruse information throughout the website on his life, conducting, and teaching.
Otto-Werner Mueller Memorial Slideshow
The significance of
“Forte only!”
Anyone who has studied or played with Maestro Mueller knows the meaning of this phrase.
It’s almost like a password between Mueller students, and many have tried to imitate him saying this phrase.