Masterclass Horn

Johannes Hinterholzer,

studied with Prof. Josef Mayr and Prof. Radovan Vlatković at the “Mozarteum” University in Salzburg and attended master classes with Peter Damm, Wolfgang Wilhelmi and Anthony Halstead. From 1997 to 2009 he was principal horn of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and since 2012 he has been principal horn of the Camerata Salzburg.

Johannes Hinterholzer has appeared as a soloist with numerous important symphony and chamber orchestras, including the Camerata Salzburg, the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, the Bruckner Orchestra Linz, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna and Munich Chamber Orchestras, the Badisches Staatsorchester Karlsruhe, and many more. a.

In 2006, the Oehms Classics label released a complete recording of Mozart's horn concertos with Johannes Hinterholzer and the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg under Ivor Bolton, which was well received in the international specialist press. His recording of the Horn Concerto by Joseph Haydn together with “Il Pomo d’oro” under Riccardo Minasi won an Echo Klassik Prize.

His particular passion is passing on his knowledge to young horn players. From 2000 to 2010 he led a horn class at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz and since autumn 2008 he has been professor of horn at the Munich University of Music and Theater. The aim of his work at the Munich University of Music and Theater is to achieve the highest possible level of technical and musical knowledge and skills through independent and self-confident work in order to lead a successful and fulfilling professional life. His students have permanent positions in the following orchestras: Munich Philharmonic, Munich Symphony, Hamburg Symphony, German Radio Philharmonic Saarbrücken, Saarland State Orchestra Saarbrücken, Stuttgart Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, RSO Vienna, Düsseldorf Symphony, and many more. a.