Otto Kronthaler

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Otto Kronthaler (born September 26, 1957 in Schrobenhausen ) is a German clarinetist , teacher and instrument maker .

Life

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At the age of 15, Kronthaler took his first clarinet lessons with Georg Lechner, who was then solo clarinetist of the Augsburg Philharmonic . After graduating from high school, he completed his military service in the Munich Air Force Music Corps in Neubiberg. This was followed by a teaching degree for the secondary school with the subjects of Catholic religious studies and music at the University of Augsburg . After the state examination , he began private clarinet studies and completed an audition with the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra , where he was given a permanent position. As a result of facial paralysis , he had to end his career for the time being.

He began retraining as a woodwind instrument maker , which he completed with a journeyman's certificate. With his wife Johanna Kronthaler he went into business for himself and designed completely new clarinets, which enabled him to perform as a clarinetist again. In 1989 he taught clarinet and saxophone at the Bad Königshofen (Rhön) vocational school for music . He then worked in various orchestras and had chamber music and solo appearances. At the same time he was working on his doctoral thesis , which he completed in 2000 at the Berlin University of the Arts .

The first teaching position at the University of Music Würzburg was followed by a ten-year substitute professorship at the University of Music Karlsruhe and a teaching position at the University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim . He worked regularly with the Balthasar Neumann Ensemble under the direction of Thomas Hengelbrock and the Concentus Musicus Vienna under the direction of Nikolaus Harnoncourt .

In 2005 he moved with his wife and the clarinet company from Bad Neustadt to Karlsruhe-Durlach . At the age of 50 he ended his teaching and concert activities and concentrated on new developments in clarinet construction.

Publications (selection)

  • The clarinet sheet, Otto Kronthaler, Moeck Verlag 1993
  • Practicing the basics for meaningful clarinet - problems and possibilities with special consideration of the individual approach and instrument-specific problems. Dissertation 2000, HdK Berlin

Discography (selection)

  • Trio Giocoso, Rudolf Piehlmayer (clarinet), Otto Kronthaler ( basset horn ), Maria-Barbara Nytsch (piano), works by Schmitt, Poulenc, Schumann, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Ambitus 97875
  • Basset horn concerts, Otto Kronthaler (basset horn), Krakow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Piehlmayer (conductor), Ambitus 97933
  • Clarinet Light, Otto Kronthaler (clarinets), Maria Barbara Nytsch (piano), Ambitus 97893
  • Würzburg Chamber Orchestra, Grieg, Debussy, Spohr, Stamitz, Wolfgang Kurz (conductor), Otto Kronthaler (clarinet), Albrecht Holder (bassoon), Elisabeth Anetseder (harp), Barbara Cramm (soprano), GF Studio 1997

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b University Library UDK Berlin: Basics for meaningful clarinet practice: Problems and possibilities with special consideration of the individual approach or instrument-specific problems; Dissertation to obtain a doctorate in Faculty 8 - Music Education and Musicology at the Berlin University of the Arts. In: University Library UDK Berlin. HDK Berlin, 2000, accessed on July 24, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Selina Lohmüller: Detailed view of the ensemble - Wuppertaler Bühnen. Wuppertaler Bühnen und Sinfonieorchester GmbH, accessed on July 24, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Programmhefte_zum_Feldkirch-Festival. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Dr. Otto Kronthaler. Retrieved on July 24, 2019 (German).
  5. ^ The clarinet sheet by Kronthaler, Otto (book) - Buch24.de. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
  6. ↑ CD Classic Baroque and Organ at ambitus Musikproduktion - Trio Giocoso Trio Giocoso 97875. Accessed on July 24, 2019 .
  7. ↑ CD Classic Baroque and Organ from ambitus Musikproduktion - Basset Horn Concerts 97933. Accessed on July 24, 2019 .
  8. ↑ CD Classic Baroque and Organ at ambitus Musikproduktion - Klarinette light Klarinette light 97893. Accessed on July 24, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Wolfgang Kurz: Würzburg Chamber Orchestra. Conductor Wolfgang Kurz. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Kronthaler, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German clarinetist, teacher and instrument maker
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Schrobenhausen