the time. He served as the SNO's principal conductor until 1997, and subsequently became the orchestra's Conductor Emeritus. His widow and son survive him. Recordings Weller's recordings include work with Fuga Libera, Decca, EMI, Ars Musici, Collins Classics, Camerata Tokyo and Chandos Records. The Weller Quartet's recordings for Decca Records included Haydn’s complete Op 33, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Berg and Shostakovich. Weller's recording début as a conductor was with the Suisse Romande Orchestra, in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 9. His recordings of the Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Prokofiev symphony cycles have long remained available on LP and CD. Recognition Weller was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for services to the Republic of Austria in 1998. He was also the recipient of the Mozart Interpretationspreis, Salzburg. In Vienna, he was awarded the "Golden Beethoven Medal". The Bank of Scotland honored Weller by printing his portrait on a special 50 pound note. References Sources The Gramophone, February 1973 External links National Orchestra of Belgium French-language biography of Weller Walter Weller biography 1939 births Male conductors (music) Austrian classical violinists Male classical violinists Concertmasters Musicians from Vienna 2015 deaths Players of the Vienna Philharmonic Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria 20th-century Austrian conductors (music) 20th-century Austrian male musicians 20th-century classical violinists 21st-century Austrian conductors (music) 21st-century male musicians 21st-century classical violinists