Stefan Dohr

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Stefan Dohr
Born (1965-09-03) 3 September 1965 (age 59)
Münster, West Germany
GenresClassical
OccupationPrincipal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
InstrumentFrench horn

Stefan Dohr (born 3 September 1965) is a German horn player and principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Musica, Solo (29 October 2017). "Stefan Dohr". Solo Musica (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Tio nya ledamöter". Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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