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Heinz Holliger

1939 - Today

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Heinz Robert Holliger (born 21 May 1939) is a Swiss composer, virtuoso oboist, and conductor. Celebrated for his versatility and technique, Holliger is among the most prominent oboists of his generation. His repertoire includes Baroque and Classical pieces, but he has regularly engaged in lesser known pieces of Romantic music, as well as his own compositions. He often performed contemporary works with his wife, the harpist Ursula Holliger. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heinz Holliger is the 656th most popular composer (down from 655th in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 252nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Swiss Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Heinz Holliger ranks 656 out of 1,451. Before him are Karol Lipiński, Basil Poledouris, Spyridon Samaras, Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, Herms Niel, and François Sudre. After him are Ildebrando Pizzetti, Boris Blacher, Andrzej Panufnik, Anton Walter, Agustín Lara, and Charles Lecocq.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Heinz Holliger ranks 177. Before him are Rosanna Schiaffino, Andrew Parker Bowles, Lili Ivanova, Frank Vincent, Brian Mulroney, and Harold E. Varmus. After him are Sal Mineo, Peppino di Capri, John Howard, Donald Adamson, Ignacio Zoco, and Silvana Armenulić.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Heinz Holliger ranks 259 out of 1,015. Before him are Alfred Escher (1819), Heinrich Glarean (1488), Carl Lutz (1895), Lucien Favre (1957), Hans-Rudolf Merz (1942), and Carl Jacob Burckhardt (1891). After him are Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (1956), Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (1886), Bertha Wegmann (1847), Henri Schwery (1932), Wiborada (900), and Moritz Leuenberger (1946).

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Among COMPOSERS In Switzerland

Among composers born in Switzerland, Heinz Holliger ranks 10. Before him are Frank Martin (1890), Ernest Ansermet (1883), Grock (1880), Joachim Raff (1822), Pancho Vladigerov (1899), and Ludwig Senfl (1486). After him are Heinrich Sutermeister (1910), Gottfried von Einem (1918), Louis Niedermeyer (1802), Othmar Schoeck (1886), Klaus Huber (1924), and Hans Huber (1852).

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