Günter Högner
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Professor Günter Högner (16. Juli 1943 – 16. April 2018) [1]) was a Austrian horn player and teacher. Günter Högner studied horn with Franz Koch at the Conservatory of the City of Vienna from 1956; in 1961 he moved to the Vienna Academy of Music to study with Leopold Kainz and Josef Veleba. In 1965 Högner took up a position as principal with the Vienna Volksoper Orchestra. In 1967 he received an engagement as third horn in the Vienna State Opera Orchestra; in 1971 Högner switched to principal horn and became a member of the Vienna Philharmonic. He was principal horn from 1971 to 1994, then switched to 3rd horn until his retirement in 2008. In addition to his orchestral activities, Högner participated in various chamber music ensembles, including the "Ensemble Wien - Berlin", the " New Vienna Octet" and the "Philharmonia Horn Quartet Vienna". As a music educator, he was a lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz from 1981. (Expository Oberschützen); in 1987 he became a full professor.
Discography[edit]
- 1977: Franz Schubert/The New Vienna Octet – Octet in F Major, Op. 166, Ace of Diamonds (SDD 508).
- 1980: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Hornkonzerte: Günter Högner (Horn), Vienna Philharmonic, Karl Böhm (Dirigent), Deutsche Grammophon (413792-2).
- 1988: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik – Serenaden und Konzerte, Vienna Philharmonic – Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm (Dirigent), Deutsche Grammophon (423778-2).
- 1997: Das Philharmonia Horn Quartett Wien: Günter Högner, Karl Jeitler, Willibald Janezic, Franz Söllner, Camerata Records (30CM495)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Death of Professor Günter Högner". Website Vienna Philharmonic. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
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