Ulf Hoelscher (born 17 January 1942 in Kitzingen) is a German violinist.
He has been soloist with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. He has recorded numerous concertos by Schoeck,[1] Beethoven, Berg, Bruch, Schumann, Spohr, Saint-Saëns, and Tchaikovsky.
He teaches violin at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe and the Accademia di Cervo in Italy.
He plays an 18th-century Guarneri violin.
Selected recordings edit
- Camille Saint-Saëns, Complete Violin Concertos (n°1, n°2, n°3), Ulf Hoelscher, violin, New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Pierre Dervaux. Recorded 1977 for EMI, reissued by Brillant Classics 2012
References edit
- ^ Morin, Alexander J. (2002). Classical music: the listener's companion. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 799. ISBN 978-0-87930-638-0. Retrieved 24 September 2010.