Hans Pfeifer (clarinetist)
Hans Pfeifer (born February 7, 1934 in Obersteinbach , now part of Markt Taschendorf ; † December 2, 2019 ) was clarinetist in the orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival and professor for clarinet.
Pfeifer studied piano, violin and trumpet at the Bavarian State Conservatory of Music in Würzburg , and later clarinet. In 1956 he became a member and from 1964 solo clarinetist of the Palatinate Orchestra Ludwigshafen, the predecessor of today's State Philharmonic of Rhineland-Palatinate . From 1972 to 1992 Pfeifer was appointed to the orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival.
From 1979 Pfeifer was professor for clarinet at the Musikhochschule Heidelberg / Mannheim . He further developed the sound of the classical clarinet and passed this knowledge on to a large number of today's important orchestral clarinetists. Pfeifer founded the Ludwigshafen Youth Brass Orchestra in 1971 and directed it for twenty-five years.
In 1988 he was awarded the Peter Cornelius plaque of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate . In 1989 he received the Cross of Merit on Ribbon for his services in the field of music care and music education.
Web links
- Works by and about Hans Pfeifer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Portrait of Pfeifer with the Ludwigshafen Symphonic Wind Orchestra
Individual evidence
- ↑ Apprenticeship contract! Instrumental training in the town pipes. In: Das Orchester , ISSN 0030-4468 , Volume 49 (2001), Issue 3, pp. 24 ff. ( Limited preview in the Google book search).
- ↑ Obituary notice. In: Mannheimer Morgen. December 6, 2019, accessed December 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Das Orchester , ISSN 0030-4468 , Volume 38 (1990), p. 175
- ^ Oboe - Clarinet - Bassoon / Trio d'anches. ISSN 0935-8900 , 4th volume / 1989, issue 3
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| SURNAME | Pfeifer, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Obersteinbach , today market Taschendorf , Middle Franconia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd December 2019 |