Werner Hink (18 March 1943 – 21 May 2024)[2] was an Austrian violinist and, for many years, Concertmaster of the State Opera Orchestra as well as a member of the Vienna Philharmonic.
In 1962, he began his studies with Franz Samohyl at the then Vienna Music Academy[2] and in the same year, he sat the diploma examination for concert violin, passing with distinction.
[2] He played there with all the great conductors of his time, from Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein and Carlos Kleiber to GMJO founder and music director Claudio Abbado and many others.
[3] Further, he enjoyed great international success with the Wiener Oktett, which he also founded, and with the piano trio with Jasminka Stančul and Fritz Dolezal.
[3] From 1974 onwards, Hink was a member of the Wiener Hofmusikkapelle, and from 1982 Professor for Violin at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna, succeeding his former teacher, Franz Samohyl.