Peter Hollfelder (24 November 1930 – 6 December 2005) was a German classical pianist.

Life

Born in Munich, supported by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Hollfelder studied at the

Hochschule für Musik und Theater München The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München), also known as the Munich Conservatory, is a performing arts conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is t ...

. His teachers were Franz Dorfmüller, Erik Then-Bergh and

Friedrich Wührer Friedrich Wührer (29 June 1900 – 27 December 1975) was an Austrian-German pianist and piano pedagogue. He was a close associate and advocate of composer Franz Schmidt, whose music he edited and, in the case of the works for left hand alone, revi ...

. He made his debut in 1955 with the

Münchner Philharmoniker The Munich Philharmonic (german: Münchner Philharmoniker, links=no) is a German symphony orchestra located in the city of Munich. It is one of Munich's four principal orchestras, along with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Rad ...

. As Prize winner of the (1957/58), he went on a big tour of Germany. He found international recognition after piano recitals in the

Tonhalle, Zürich The Tonhalle is a concert hall in Zurich, home to the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, one of Switzerland's leading orchestras. The 1455-seat hall, located at Claridenstrasse 7 in Zurich, was inaugurated in 1895 by Johannes Brahms. The hall is conside ...

and the

Wigmore Hall Wigmore Hall is a concert hall located at 36 Wigmore Street, London. Originally called Bechstein Hall, it specialises in performances of chamber music, early music, vocal music and song recitals. It is widely regarded as one of the world's leadin ...

. In 1963, Hollfeder went to the

Hochschule für Musik Würzburg The Hochschule für Musik Würzburg (University of Music Würzburg) was founded in 1797 by Franz Joseph Fröhlich as Collegium musicum academicum (Academic college of music). From 1921 to 1973, it was named Bayerisches Staatskonservatorium der Mu ...

, whose chair for piano he held until 1996. Hollfelder died in

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg is ...

at the age of 75.

Work

* ''Geschichte der Klaviermusik.'' Two volumes. Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 1989, . * ''Das große Handbuch der Klaviermusik''. * ''Lexikon Klaviermusik.'' Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 1999, . * ''Lexikon Klaviermusik.'' Supplement. Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 2005, . * ''Die Klaviermusik : historische Entwicklungen''. Hamburg : Nikol Verl.-Ges., 1999, * ''Auftragsnetze''.''Auftragsnetze''
on WorldCat Munich: Siemens, 1973.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hollfelder, Peter German male pianists German classical pianists Male classical pianists 1930 births 2005 deaths Musicians from Munich Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg 20th-century German male musicians