Reinhold Friedrich (born 14 July 1958) is a German

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er and university lecturer in

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

Career

Born in Weingarten, Friedrich was from 1983 to 1999 Solo trumpeter at the

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. In 1986 he was awarded a prize at the

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in Munich. Since 1989 he has been professor for trumpet at the

Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe Karlsruhe's University of Music (Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe in German) is a college of music in Karlsruhe, Germany. Originally the Baden Conservatory of Music, it was elevated to a Hochschule under the direction of Franz Philipp, who led th ...

. As a peculiarity, Friedrich masters the playing on the

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of which he presented various recordings. Friedrich also cultivates the playing of historical

baroque trumpet The baroque trumpet is a musical instrument in the brass family. Smithers, Don L. 1988 ''The Music and History of the Baroque Trumpet before 1721''. 2nd edition. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press. Invented in the mid-20th century, ...

and teaches trumpet playing in the sense of the historically informed performance.

External links

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Homepage der Musikhochschule Karlsruhe – Dozent Reinhold Friedrich

Homepage von Reinhold Friedrich

Interview mit dem Schweizer Klassikportal Classicpoint.ch

Reinhold Friedrich playing Haydn 3rd movement (rehearsal)
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