Stefan Dohr
Stefan Dohr | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 September 1965 Münster, West Germany |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Instrument | French horn |
Stefan Dohr (born 3 September 1965) is a German horn player and principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic.
Biography
Born in Münster, Dohr obtained the Solo Horn position of the Frankfurt Opera House at the age of 19.[1]
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.[1]
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.[2]
Memberships
- 2024 Foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music[3]
References
- ^ a b Musica, Solo (29 October 2017). "Stefan Dohr". Solo Musica (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ 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
- Official website (in English and German)
- Stefan Dohr on YouTube