Stefan Dohr
Stefan Dohr | |
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| Born | September 3, 1965 Münster, West Germany |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Instrument | French horn |
Stefan Dohr (born September 3, 1965) is a German horn player and principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic.
Biography
[edit]Born in Münster, Dohr obtained the Solo Horn position of the Frankfurt Opera House at the age of 19.
He held the same position with the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. In 1993, Dohr was chosen to play principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic.
In March 2008 he played the world premiere of a horn concerto specially composed for him by Austrian composer Herbert Willi. In 2024, he premiered Jörg Widmann's Horn Concerto.[1]
Memberships
[edit]- 2024 Foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Luporini, Elena (1 June 2024). "A tongue-in-cheek Widmann premiere in Berlin". Bachtrack (in German). Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Tio nya ledamöter". Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English and German)
- Stefan Dohr on YouTube
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