Helmut Hödl Explained

Helmut Hödl (born 16 November 1969, in Oberwart) is an Austrian clarinetist and composer.

Hödl first played clarinet at age six.[1] He studied clarinet at the music academies of Vienna and Graz.[2] He has appeared with the Bachkollegium of Stuttgart, the Woodwind Ensemble during Salzburg Mozart week, Ensemble des Jahrhundert, Klangforum Wien, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been the principal clarinetist of the Vienna Volksoper since 1993, and has taught at the Josef Haydn Conservatory in Eisenstadt since 1998. He was the founder of the Vienna Clarinet Connection (VCC) with Rupert Fankhauser, Hubert Salmhofer, Wolfgang Kornberger. He has written many compositions for chamber groups and orchestras, especially for the VCC. He has also received commissions for the Jeunesse Musicale, Kutrovatz, the Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra and the Haydn Trio Eisenstadt.[3]

Discography

External links

See also: Hödl.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: biography. 2009. 5 August 2009.
  2. Web site: Biography: Helmut HÖDL . Vienna Clarinet Connection . 5 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509065845/http://www.viennaclarinetconnection.com/en/e_bio1.htm . 9 May 2008 .
  3. Web site: Tutors . ClariArte . 5 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706090729/http://www.clariarte.at/en/tutors/hoedl.html . 6 July 2011 .
  4. Web site: Home - hoedlmusic.com. www.hoedl-music.com.