Albrecht Holder (born 24 August 1958) is a leading German classical bassoonist.
Born in Reutlingen, Germany, Holder initially studied singing with Siegfried Jerusalem, and then at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart with Herrmann Herder and at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester with William Waterhouse. He was later principal bassoonist of the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra.
Stuttgart Airport is the international airport of Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is christened in honor of Stuttgart's former mayor, Manfred Rommel, son of Erwin Rommel, and is the sixth busiest airport in Germany with 11,832,634 passengers having passed through its doors in 2018.
Rainer Wieland is a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Germany. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. He has been a member of the European Parliament since 1997 and one of its vice-presidents since 2009. His area of responsibility as a member of the European Parliament includes the Stuttgart administrative district. Since 2011, Wieland has been president of the non-partisan Europa-Union Deutschland.
Wangen im Allgäu is a historic city in southeast Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies north-east of Lake Constance in the Westallgäu. It is the second-largest city in the Ravensburg district and is a nexus for the surrounding communities. From 1938 to 1972, Wangen was the county seat of the Wangen rural district.
Carl Almenräder was a German bassoonist, inventor and composer.
Siegfried Jerusalem is a German operatic tenor. Closely identified with the heldentenor roles of Richard Wagner, he has performed Siegfried, Siegmund, Lohengrin, Parsifal, and Tristan to wide acclaim. Since the 1990s, he has focused on lieder, particularly those by Strauss, Mahler and Schumann.
Dieter Glemser is a former touring car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany. He started his career in the early 1960s in rallying with a Porsche 356 and In 1963 he won the Rally Poland with a Mercedes-Benz 220SE.
Michael Buncic is an American discus thrower who is a two time US Olympian and former NCAA record holder in the men's discus throw. Born to Yugoslavian parents he represented the US in international competition. He participated at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. In addition he competed in three World Track and Field Championships representing the United States, 1991 Tokyo, Japan, 1993 Stuttgart, Germany, and 1995 Goteborg, Sweden. He is a four time Olympic and World Championship finalist in the Men's Discus Throw.
Tariq Masri is an American bassoonist. He is currently principal bassoonist for the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.
Wilhelm "Willi" Friedrich Weber is the former manager of German racing drivers including seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, his brother Ralf Schumacher, Nico Hülkenberg, and Timo Scheider. He was also the franchise holder for A1 Team Germany.
Marc Engelhardt is a German bassoonist.
Shoshana Rudiakov (1948–2012) was a Latvian pianist and music educator. She was professor of piano at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart from 1981.
William Waterhouse was an English bassoonist and musicologist. He played with notable orchestras, was a member of the Melos Ensemble, professor at the Royal Northern College of Music, author of the Yehudi Menuhin Music Guide "Bassoon", of The New Langwill Index, and contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
Yekaterina Khramenkova is a retired long-distance runner from Belarus, best known for winning the bronze medal for the Soviet Union in the women's marathon at the 1986 European Championships. She was the winner of the 1992 Madrid Marathon. She is the Belarusian record holder in the 10,000 metres and 10 km.
Joan Baptista Pla i Agustí was a Spanish composer and oboist.
Klaus Thunemann is a German bassoonist, considered "one of the finest bassoonists of his generation".
Gustavo Núñez is a Uruguayan bassoonist trained at Musikhochschule Hannover and the Royal College of Music. He has served as principal bassoon of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, together with Ronald Karten, since 1995.
Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer is a former German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, from 2002 until 2021.
Gregor Kobel is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Switzerland national team.
Christian M. Kunert is a German bassoonist, lecturer and conductor.
Rana Tokmak is a former German rhythmic gymnast. From 2013 to 2016 she trained with the national team group at the federal base in Fellbach.