Alois Brandhofer

Alois Brandhofer (born 19 June 1951) is an Austrian clarinettist and retired university professor. He was a professor at the Mozarteum University Salzburg and was principal clarinettist of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Life

Born in Grabenegg (Ruprechtshofen),[1] Brandhofer studied clarinet with Rudolf Jettel, the then solo clarinettist of the Vienna Philharmonic at the Vienna Academy of Music.[2]

From 1972 to 1986, he was principal clarinettist of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and from 1986 to 1992 principal clarinettist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. He has toured Europe and overseas as a soloist and chamber musician. Solo concerts with conductors such as C. M. Giulini, T. Guschlbauer, L. Hager, G. Bertini, J. Lopez Cobos, Chr. Eschenbach.

From 1992 until his retirement, Brandhofer was professor at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg.

Brandhofer was a member of the Ensemble of the 20th Century and the Philharmonic Octet Berlin. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has performed with, among others, the Amadeus Quartet, the Haydn Trio Wien, the Gewandhaus Quartet Leipzig, the Thomas Brandis Quartet, Margaret Price, Thomas Christian, András Schiff and Milan Turković and has performed several times at the Salzburg Festival.

Students

His students include:

Awards
  • 1997: Europäischer Kammermusikpreis in Venedig.

Premieres

References
  1. Schniederjürgen, Axel (2010-10-06). 2006 (in German). Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095016-8.
  2. Alois Brandhofer on Muziekweb
  3. mica.at – Walter Seebacher. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. Sinfonietta concertante für Klarinette und Streichorchester. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. Trio für Klarinette, Viola und Klavier. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. Stück für Klarinette solo. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. Froher Gesang – Stück für Klarinette und Klavier. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

Further reading
  • Berliner Philharmoniker: Variationen mit Orchester – 125 Jahre Berliner Philharmoniker, vol. 2, Biografien und Konzerte, Verlag Henschel, May 2007, ISBN 978-3-89487-568-8
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