Adolf Scherbaum (trumpeter)
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Adolf Scherbaum (born August 23, 1909 in Eger / Bohemia ; † August 2, 2000 in Heilsbronn ) was a trumpeter . Scherbaum mainly played the high piccolo trumpet .
Life
Scherbaum studied in Prague and Vienna with Franz Dengler . His first activity as principal trumpeter at the State Theater in Brno was followed by engagements under Joseph Keilberth at the German Philharmonic in Prague and with the Berlin Philharmonic under Wilhelm Furtwängler . After the turmoil of the war, Scherbaum received a professorship at the Musikhochschule in Preßburg in Czechoslovakia, before he legally left for the Federal Republic and joined the Northwest German Broadcasting Corporation in Hamburg. 1964–1977 he was professor for trumpet at the Musikhochschule in Saarbrücken .
Awards
- 1968: Nordgau Culture Prize of the City of Amberg in the "Music" category
- 1979: Culture Prize of the City of Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Others
Scherbaum is said to achieve a particularly high breath pressure .
Web links
- Media from and about Adolf Scherbaum Adolf Scherbaum in the catalog of the German National Library
- Heike Nasritdinova: Scherbaum, Prof. Adolf . Entry in the database of the Oberpfälzer Kulturbund (currently not available)
- Adolf Scherbaum - pioneer of the classical solo trumpet
- extensive biography of Scherbaum ( memento from January 31, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Air pressure trompetenforum.de, "2.2" bar - it remains unclear whether it is only an indication of the absolute pressure.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scherbaum, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | bohemian trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cheb |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 2000 |
| Place of death | Heilsbronn |