Walter Andress

Walter Andress was born on 2 February 1904 in Vienna (then Austria-Hungary, today Austria). His father was a choir master of the male choir of the Vienna State Opera, so his early home environment was likely involved in musical education from the outset. He later studied at the Vienna Music Academy with Nikolaus Danner (clarinet), Richard Stöhr, and Alexander Wunderer (music theory).
After completing his studies, he worked as a clarinetist, including engagements at the Vienna Stadttheater and the Vienna State Opera, and also as a theatre conductor, music teacher (from 1958 as professor), and guest conductor, including work for radio broadcasting. A major part of his professional career was devoted to composition. He wrote two operas (Der Flötenspieler, Matteo Falcone), five symphonies, concertos for piano, violin, flute, and clarinet, as well as chamber music and songs.
In 1953 he received the Austrian State Prize, and in 1964 the award of the Theodor Körner Foundation.
Walter Andress died on 2 July 1982 in Vienna (Austria).

Violin concertino

In my possession is the autograph full score of the "Concertino for violin and orchestra" op.41 by Walter Andress. The work lasts less than 10 minutes and was very likely premiered by Willy Uhlenhut (violin), the "Unterhaltungsorchester des RS" under Max Schönherr (conductor) sometime during 1939.