Albrecht Holder

Prof. Albrecht Holder is a full-time Professor of Bassoon at the University of Music Würzburg. He teaches in the bassoon program, providing 60 minutes of weekly individual instruction and leading class recitals to develop students' solo performance skills. Holder also directs the Sindelfingen Chamber Orchestra, an ensemble of professional musicians and educators focused on project-based performances.

• 1978-1984: Studies and postgraduate training at Stuttgart University of Music and Royal Northern College of Music (England)
• 1984: Graduated with "very good" distinction
• 1996-present: Professor at University of Music Würzburg
• 1982-1997: First Solo Bassoonist of Stuttgart Philharmonic

His research and teaching focus on advanced bassoon techniques, orchestral preparation, and reed construction. Students engage with diverse bassoon literature and audition preparation, supported by weekly masterclasses and collaborations with external musicians like Jürgen Fenner (Stuttgart State Orchestra) for contrabassoon instruction. Holder's students have achieved notable positions in orchestras across Germany and international institutions. He actively participates in youth orchestra training, including German Federal Youth Orchestra and Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, and conducts wind ensembles with concert tours in Europe, Russia, and South Africa.

Key collaborators and mentees include:

• Anna Koch (Contrabassoon, Nuremberg State Philharmonic)
• Jonathan Hock (Deputy Principal Bassoon, Munich Symphony Orchestra)
• Soren Geiger (Orchestra Academy, Bavarian State Orchestra)
• Elisabeth Dinter (temporary contract, Jena Philharmonic)
• Laila Börner (Deputy Principal, Erzgebirge Philharmonic)