Ursula Holliger
Ursula Holliger , born Ursula Hänggi (born June 8, 1937 in Basel ; † January 21, 2014 there ), was a Swiss harpist . She was one of the leading harpists of her time and was particularly involved in the field of contemporary music.
Life
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Ursula Holliger was born as Ursula Hänggi on June 8, 1937 in Basel. She studied harp at the Basel Music Academy and at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels with Mireille Flour. In addition to her work as a professor at the Music Academy in Basel, she taught at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg and was a regular guest lecturer at the Boston Conservatory . She gave master classes all over the world and for many years worked as a lecturer in the summer courses at Castello Caetani in Sermoneta, Italy . She was a member of the jury at numerous harp competitions.
Sometimes Ursula Holliger traveled and performed together with her husband, the oboist, composer and conductor Heinz Holliger . She played with the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics , the English Chamber Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra . She also appeared regularly at festivals such as the Lucerne Festival . In addition to standard works, her repertoire included pieces by Louis Spohr from the 18th century as well as works of contemporary music. Between 1969 and 2010 she was involved as an interpreter on more than 40 records and compact discs .
Not only her husband, but also other contemporary composers wrote works for Ursula Holliger, which she premiered. Hans Werner Henze , György Ligeti and Witold Lutosławski each composed a double concerto for Ursula and Heinz Holliger.
Ursula Holliger died on January 21, 2014 at the age of 76 in Basel, the city of her birth. She found her final resting place in the Wolfgottesacker cemetery there.
Works written for or dedicated to Ursula Holliger (selection)
- Elliott Carter: Trilogy (1992) and Mosaic (2004)
- Alberto Ginastera : Concerto
- Hans Werner Henze: Double concerto (1966)
- Heinz Holliger: Mobile (1962), Trio (1966) and Praeludium I and II (1987)
- André Jolivet : Controversia (1969)
- Ernst Křenek : Kitharaulos (1972)
- Witold Lutosławski : Double Concerto (1980)
- Frank Martin : Petite symphonie concertante (1945)
- Alfred Schnittke : Concerto for oboe and harp (1970) and Eucalypts I (1970)
- Tōru Takemitsu : Concerto for oboe and harp
- Isang Yun : Double concerto for oboe and harp , Gong-Hu and In balance (1987)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c sda: Ursula Holliger died . In: Berner Zeitung . January 24, 2014 ( online ).
- ↑ a b c Heinz Holliger (* 1939) . In: Theatergemeinde Bonn (ed.): Culture-the magazine of the Theatergemeinde Bonn . No. 64 . Köllen, Bonn March 2010 ( online ).
- ↑ List of lecturers at the summer courses in Sermoneta , campusmusica.it, accessed on August 8, 2018.
- ↑ Ursula Holliger's sound carrier in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holliger, Ursula |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hänggi, Ursula (maiden name); Holliger-Hänggi, Ursula (married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss harpist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 2014 |
| Place of death | Basel , Switzerland |