Hans Rudolph Münch-Holland (born ''Münch'' 15 January 1899 – 7 December 1971) was a German

cellist The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

and academic teacher. He taught in Cologne and Detmold.

Life

Münch-Holland was born in 1899 in Bern as the son of the merchant Georg Münch and his wife Frieda, ''née'' Dieffenbacher. After attending the Oberrealschule in Stuttgart (until 1914) he studied at the

Stuttgart Conservatory 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. It is one of the oldest and ...

with Alfred Saal. His studies were interrupted by military service in 1917/18. In 1920/21 he was cellist with the Stuttgart Chamber Trio. Afterwards he became solo cellist and

concertmaster The concertmaster (from the German language, German ''Konzertmeister''), first chair (U.S.) or leader (UK) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (clarinet or oboe in a concert band). After the Conducting, conductor, the concertma ...

at the

Staatstheater Stuttgart The Staatstheater Stuttgart (Stuttgart State Theatre) is a theatre with three locations, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Oper Stuttgart (Opera Stuttgart), Stuttgart Ballet, Stuttgarter Ballett (Stuttgart Ballet), and Schauspiel Stuttgart (Stuttgart Drama ...

. He also taught at the conservatory there. In the 1920s he declined offers for the

Staatskapelle Dresden The Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (), or Saxon State Orchestra Dresden, is one of the oldest orchestras in the world, created by order of Maurice, Elector of Saxony in 1548. Under communist East Germany and until 1992 it was called Staatskap ...

. In 1924 he changed to the

Gewandhausorchester The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is bas ...

in Leipzig as principal cellist. From 1926 to 1933 he was a member of the Gewandhaus Quartet. In 1926 he replaced

Julius Klengel Julius Klengel (24 September 1859 – 27 October 1933) was a German cellist who is most famous for his études and solo pieces written for the instrument. He was the brother of Paul Klengel. A member of the Gewandhausorchester of Leipzig at fif ...

in the Leipzig Trio, where he played with Edgar Wollgandt (violin) and

Otto Weinreich Otto Karl Weinreich (1886–1972) was a German classical philologist. He is noted for his study of the ''Lukan Befreiungswunder'' through his work ''Gebet und Wunder''. Weinrich's works were focused on the so-called liberation miracles such as t ...

(piano). Erich H. Müller (ed.)
''Deutsches Musiker-Lexikon''
W. Limpert-Verlag, Dresden 1929. He also taught at the

Leipzig Conservatory The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig () is a public university in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatorium der Musik (Conservatory of Music), it is the oldest music ...

from 1927 to 1933. Afterwards he was appointed professor at the University of Music and Dance Cologne. In 1938 he appeared with Willy Hülser at the

Reichsmusiktage The Reich Music Days (German: ''Reichsmusiktage'') took place from 22 to 29 May 1938 in Düsseldorf. They were a Nazi propaganda event under the patronage of Joseph Goebbels. Goebbels had originally planned an annual return of the Reichsmusiktage ...

in Düsseldorf. 2nd edition, Kopf, Kiel 2009, , . From 1939 to 1953 he was a member of the Strub Quartet around Max Strub. In 1944 he was included in the ''Gottbegnadeten'' list as one of the most important German cellists. In October 1944 he left Cologne for

Hildesheim Hildesheim (; or ; ) is a city in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim (district), Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of t ...

. in the '' Lippische Mitteilungen aus Geschichte und Landeskunde'' 46 (1977), , here . In 1946 he was one of the founding fathers of the

Hochschule für Musik Detmold The Hochschule für Musik Detmold is a university-level music school situated in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Academics The Hochschule offers performance degrees in composition, all orchestral instruments, piano, voice, opera, ar ...

. Until 1964 he held a professorship there. At times, he was also deputy director of the institution. Among his students were Gerhard Enger and Rudolf Metzmacher. In the 1950s he was part of a piano trio in Detmold with the violinist Max Strub and the pianist

Hans Richter-Haaser Hans Richter-Haaser (6 January 191213 December 1980) was a noted German classical pianist, who was known for his interpretations of Ludwig van Beethoven, Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Schubert and Robert Schumann, Schumann. He was also a teacher, a c ...

. J. E. Ronayne, London 1999, , . In the years 1924 and 1937 he was appointed to the

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orchestra. Lienau, Berlin 1997, , . Münch-Holland, an Evangelical Lutheran, was married three times. His first marriage to Margarete (Gretel) Holland produced two children. His second marriage to Irmgard Münch-Holland, née Müngersdorf, produced one son. After divorcing her, he was married to his former pupil Gunhild Münch-Holland, née Urhahn. He died in

Lemgo Lemgo (; ) is a university and old Hanseatic League, Hanseatic town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated between the Teutoburg Forest and the Weser Uplands, 25 km east of Bielefeld and 70 km west of H ...

at the age of 72.

Awards

* 1967:

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...

1. Class

Literature

* Hans-Rainer Jung,

Claudius Böhm Claudius Böhm (born in 1960) is a German librarian and author. Life Born in Leipzig, from 1970 to 1978 Böhm was a member of the Thomanerchor and attended the Thomasschule zu Leipzig. He studied philosophy and theology from 1980 to 1983 in Erf ...

: ''Das Gewandhaus-Orchester. Seine Mitglieder und seine Geschichte seit 1743.''

Faber & Faber Faber and Faber Limited, commonly known as Faber & Faber or simply Faber, is an independent publishing house in London. Published authors and poets include T. S. Eliot (an early Faber editor and director), W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, Margaret S ...

, Leipzig 2006, , p. 210f. *

Ernst Klee Ernst Klee (15 March 1942, Frankfurt – 18 May 2013, Frankfurt) was a German journalist and author. As a writer on Germany's history, he was best known for his exposure and documentation of medical crimes in Nazi Germany, much of which was conce ...

: ''Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. Reworked edition, Fischer, Frankfurt 2009, , . * Erich H. Müller (ed.): ''Deutsches Musiker-Lexikon''.''Deutsches Musiker-Lexikon''
on WorldCat W. Limpert-Verlag, Dresden 1929.

References

External links

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