Ludwig Hölscher ( German: Ludwig Hoelscher ; August 23, 1907 , Solingen - May 8, 1996 , Tutzing ) - German cellist .
| Ludwig Hölscher him Ludwig hoelscher | |
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| Date of Birth | August 23, 1907 |
| Place of Birth | Solingen |
| Date of death | May 8, 1996 (88 years old) |
| Place of death | Tutzing |
| A country | German Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich, Germany |
| Professions | cellist , music teacher |
| Instruments | cello |
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He graduated from the Munich Academy of Music ( 1929 ), then improved his skills under the guidance of Hugo Becker and Julius Klengel . In 1930, he shared the Mendelssohn Prize for young performers with Ibolka Zilzer . In 1931 he made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra , from 1936 he taught at the Berlin Higher School of Music , then in 1954 - 1971 at the Stuttgart Higher School of Music . He was also known as an ensemble musician, especially as part of a piano trio with Ellie Ney and Max Strub (in the 1930s).
Hölscher was a major performer of contemporary German academic music, performing for the first time more than 50 new works, including compositions by Ernst Kshenek , Hans Werner Hentze , Wolfgang Fortner , Hans Pfitzner and others. Pfitsner dedicated to Hölscher his second cello concerto ( 1944 ).