Albrecht Holder (born 24 August 1958) is a leading German classical
bassoonist
The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuos ...
.
Life
Born in
Reutlingen
Reutlingen (; Swabian: ''Reitlenga'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it has a population of 115,818.
Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which ...
, Germany, Holder initially studied singing with
Siegfried Jerusalem
Siegfried Jerusalem (born 17 April 1940) is a German operatic tenor. Closely identified with the heldentenor roles of Richard Wagner, he has performed Siegfried, Siegmund, Lohengrin, Parsifal, and Tristan to wide acclaim. Since the 1990s, he ha ...
, and then at the
Musikhochschule Stuttgart
The State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart is a professional school for musicians and performing artists in Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1857, it is one of the oldest schools of its kind in Germany.
History
The school was ...
with
Herrmann Herder and at the
Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a conservatoire located in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music education ...
in Manchester with
William Waterhouse. He was later principal bassoonist of the
Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra.
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080602215802/http://www.stepnote.co.uk/instruments/bassoon.php
1958 births
Living people
German classical bassoonists
Maastricht Academy of Music faculty
People from Reutlingen
State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart alumni
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