Hartmut Höll (born November 24, 1952) is a German pianist and music professor.[1]
Biography
Höll was born in Heilbronn. He trained in Stuttgart, Milan and Munich, specializing in art song accompaniment. From the time of his début in 1973 he has worked closely with the soprano (later mezzo-soprano) Mitsuko Shirai, winning the Hugo Wolf Competition in Vienna, the Robert Schumann Competition at Zwickau (1974) and international prizes in 1976 in Athens and 's-Hertogenbosch. For many years their recitals have been acclaimed throughout Europe and the United States, as well as in Japan, the Middle East and South America. They have also recorded extensively together.[1]
Höll was also frequent accompanist to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, from 1982 until the singer's retirement in 1993.[2] Their recording of Beethoven's songs won special praise for Höll's finely shaded playing. Another close associate has been the viola player Tabea Zimmermann, and they too have made some remarkable recordings, including sonatas by Brahms and Shostakovich,.[1]
Höll is professor at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe and a visiting professor in Salzburg and Helsinki. He also serves as artistic director of the International Hugo Wolf Academy in Stuttgart.[1]
Schumann: Sonata Op. 105, Märchenbilder, Romanzen, Fantasiestűcke, Adagio and Allegro (2004) Capriccio Records
Schubert: Lieder (2004) Apex Records
Ludwig Thulle: Selected Songs (2012) Capriccio Records
German Duets: Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms (2014) Dux Records
Footnotes
^ abcdJ. B. Steane, "Hartmut Höll", Grove Music Online
^ abSlonimsky and Kuhn, "Hartmut Höll", Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Centennial Edition, Volume 3, page 1588
References
Slonimsky, Peter (1997), "Höll, Hartmut", in Kuhn, Laura (ed.), Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Centennial Edition, vol. 3, New York: Schirmer Books, p. 1588, ISBN0-02-865528-1.
