Heiko Holtmeier

Heiko Holtmeier (* 1969 in Lingen (Ems) ) is a German church musician , pianist and organist .

Life

Holtmeier was born in Lingen in 1969 and graduated from the Gymnasium Georgianum (Lingen (Ems)) in 1989 . At the age of 15 he began studying the piano with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling , whose pupil Holtmeier was later at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. This was followed by a study of church music with the main subject organ (B-exam) in Berlin at the Archbishopric Church Music School with Lothar Knappe . He completed his church music education with the A-exam at the University of the Arts with Uwe Gronostay (choir conductor) and Leo van Doeselaar (organ) as well as the concert exam for organ. This was followed by a soloist diploma in harpsichord and historical keyboard instruments with Mitzi Meyerson .

Since then Holtmeier has given concerts as an organist, pianist and harpsichordist, performing both as a soloist and in a chamber music ensemble. As a soloist he appeared in the Berlin Konzerthaus and the Berlin Philharmonic under Georg Solti and Jörg-Peter Weigle . He holds the office of church musician at the Dominican Church of St. Paul in Berlin.

Discography

• In Mendelssohn's garden - Fanny and Felix. Heiko Holtmeier plays piano pieces by Hensel and Mendelssohn Bartholdy. 2009.
• The Oberlinger organ of the Dominican Church St. Paulus Berlin-Moabit. Anniversary 2010, No. 101101.
• 75 years Walcker organ Opus 2432 of the Martin Luther Memorial Church Berlin-Mariendorf. Anniversary 2010, No. 101201.
• Edvard Grieg. The violin sonatas. Jubal 2012 (with Matthias Hummel ).
• The Romanus Seifert organ in St. Matthias Berlin-Schöneberg. Brauner 2012.

Awards

• Federal youth music competition: 1st prize piano
• Grotrian-Steinweg: 1st prize piano
• Emsland culture award

Web links

• Biography on liedgut.info