Matthias Durst
Matthias Durst was an Austrian violinist, violist and composer.
Biography
Born in Vienna, he studied at the University of Music and [Performing Arts, Vienna|Vienna Conservatory] with Georg [Hellmesberger, Sr.] and Joseph Böhm. He was a member of the Vienna Burgtheater. From 1841 he was appointed at the Vienna Court Orchestra. He was professor at the Kirchenmusikverein at St. Anna.From 1845 he played in the string quartet, with Leopold Jansa, Carl Heißler and Carl Schlesinger, which in 1849 became the Hellmesberger Quartet, with Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr. taking over from Jansa.