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

cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

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. History The school was f ...

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 at the

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

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

Staatskapelle Dresden The Staatskapelle Dresden (known formally as the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden) is a German orchestra based in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. Founded in 1548 by Maurice, Elector of Saxony, it is one of the world's oldest and most highly re ...

. 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 The Gewandhaus Quartet (German: Gewandhaus-Quartett) is a string quartet based in Leipzig. It was founded in 1808 by members of the Gewandhaus Orchester, as one of the first professional quartets in the world. In its more than 200-year history, t ...

. In 1926 he replaced Julius Klengel 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 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 The Strub-Quartett was a well-known German string quartet from Berlin (1929–1945) and Detmold (1945–1965), named after primarius Max Strub. History The first Strub Quartet was formed from the chamber orchestra of Edwin Fischer and was supp ...

around

Max Strub Karl Johannes Max Strub (28 September 1900 – 23 March 1966) was a German violin virtuoso and eminent violin pedagogue. He gained a Europe-wide reputation during his 36 years of activity as primarius of the Strub Quartet. Stations as concertmas ...

. 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 (; nds, Hilmessen, Hilmssen; la, Hildesia) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of the Lei ...

. in the ''

Lippische Mitteilungen aus Geschichte und Landeskunde The ''Lippische Mitteilungen aus Geschichte und Landeskunde'' (in short: ''Lippische Mitteilungen'') is an annual academic journal covering all aspects of the history of the former Land Lippe, respectively the present Kreis Lippe and its histori ...

'' 46 (1977), , here . In 1946 he was one of the founding fathers of the Hochschule für Musik Detmold. 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 Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann. He was also a teacher, a conductor, and a composer. Hans Richter-Haaser was born ...

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

Bayreuth Festival The Bayreuth Festival (german: link=no, Bayreuther Festspiele) is a music festival held annually in Bayreuth, Germany, at which performances of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented. Wagner himself conceived ...

orchestra. Lienau, Berlin 1997, , . Münch-Holland, Protestant, was married to Margarete Holland and father of two children. He died in

Lemgo Lemgo (; nds, Lemge, Lemje) is a small university 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 Hannover. T ...

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 (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

1. Class

Literature

* Hans-Rainer Jung, Claudius Böhm: ''Das Gewandhaus-Orchester. Seine Mitglieder und seine Geschichte seit 1743.''

Faber & Faber Faber and Faber Limited, usually abbreviated to 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, Margaret Storey, William Golding, Samuel B ...

, Leipzig 2006, , p. 210f. * Ernst Klee: ''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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