Ludwig Hoelscher played internationally as a soloist, and was well known as a chamber musician, first playing from 1932 in Elly Ney's piano trio, then in the Strub Quartet and other formations.
15 Facts About Ludwig Hoelscher
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Ludwig Hoelscher was an important cellist of the Nazi era, playing in propaganda concerts and teaching in Berlin and Salzburg.
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Ludwig Hoelscher played the world premieres of more than 50 compositions.
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Ludwig Hoelscher studied cello in Cologne, Munich, with Julius Klengel in Leipzig and with Hugo Becker in Berlin.
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Ludwig Hoelscher made his debut as a soloist in 1931 with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Max Fiedler.
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From 1934 to 1938, Ludwig Hoelscher was the cellist of the Strub Quartet in Berlin.
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Ludwig Hoelscher was one of the most important musicians of the Nazi era, which is reflected in his inclusion in the Gottbegnadeten list, published in August 1944, which set him free him from military service.
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On 1 May 1937, Ludwig Hoelscher became a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
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From 1938 Ludwig Hoelscher worked as professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
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Ludwig Hoelscher formed a piano trio with Walter Gieseking and Gerhard Taschner.
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Ludwig Hoelscher played chamber music with Hans Richter-Haaser, Wilhelm Kempff, Wilhelm Keilmann, Carl Seemann, Adrian Aeschbacher and Kurt Rapf.
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Ludwig Hoelscher premiered over 50 works, including compositions by Wolfgang Fortner, Hans Werner Henze, Ernst Krenek, Pfitzner, Gunter Bialas, Harald Genzmer, Martin Karl Hasse, Karl Holler, Peter Jona Korn, Casimir von Paszthory, Joseph Rheinberger, Heinrich Sutermeister and Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari.
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Ludwig Hoelscher played German premieres of works by Paul Hindemith.
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Ludwig Hoelscher made numerous recordings, some of which have been released as CDs.