Conductor. A violinist and the rare maestro who was both liked and respected, he shall be remembered for his long career of presenting mostly Germanic Music in his native Europe as well as in England and Scotland. Raised in the Austrian capital, he was found to be a violin prodigy early-on, studied at the Vienna Hochschule fur Musik, joined the violin section of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (VPO) at 17, in 1958 founded his own Weller Quartet which he ran until 1969, and at 22 became joint concertmaster of the VPO, sharing the job with the legendary Willy Boskovky. Soon playing with the Vienna State Opera (VSO) Orchestra, he made his podium debut with the VPO in 1966, filling in for an indisposed Karl Bohm, learning Beethoven's Sixth and Schubert's Ninth Symphonies on two hours notice, then leading the entire performance from memory. Weller first conducted the VSO in a 1969 presentation of Mozart's "The Abduction From the Seraglio", was soon given conducting assignments with the Vienna Volksoper, and following short stays in several German cities headed for the British Isles in 1977, eventually remaining there for two decades. He led the Royal Liverpool Orchestra from 1977 until 1980 and the Royal Philharmonic from 1980 thru 1986, then in 1992 took over Glasgow's Scottish National Orchestra, arriving in the midst of a dispute and leaving during one in 1997, having conducted all three of his ensembles at the BBC Proms. Weller served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Spanish National Orchestra between 1987 and 2002, had a brief stay with the Basel Opera after leaving Scotland, and from 2007 thru 2012 held the post of Music Director of the National Orchestra of Belgium. An exacting leader thoroughly steeped in the Germanic tradition, he nevertheless did not generate the hurt feelings in which some conductors seem to glory, often calling-upon his considerable skills as a magician to diffuse the inevitable tensions which arise in an orchestral environment. His honors were many, among them 1998 presentation of the Grand Decoration in Silver of the Republic of Austria, the Beethoven Medal, the Mozart Interpretation Medal, and, perhaps his most-treasured award, depiction on a Scottish 50 pound bank note. He remained active until the end, dying of pancreatic cancer which was diagnosed in May of 2015 upon his return from a conducting trip to South Korea; at his demise, his considerable recorded legacy remained in print.