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Holliger

British  
/ ˈhɔlɪɡə /

noun

  1. Heinz (haints). born 1939, Swiss oboist and composer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On the album, the harp part is taken up by Alice Belugou, who interacts with Holliger to impressively eerie effect.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2024

Holliger and the WDR players have real affection for the material, and for the fuller portrait it affords us of an artist too often described as unremittingly bleak in his outlook.

From New York Times Dec. 27, 2022

Ronald Holliger, senior counsel for Missouri’s attorney general, told the justices that the state constitution allows the Legislature to set up guidelines for the courts and that access to a particular court is not protected.

From Washington Times Apr. 8, 2015

The polymerase is shaped roughly like a hand, and it turns out that the 'thumb' was the key region that needed to change, says Holliger.

From Nature Nov. 21, 2012

Holliger is a master of the circular breathing techniques required to make the lines sing, and made a seemingly effortless job of negotiating the soloist's role while conducting over his shoulder.

From The Guardian Mar. 18, 2010

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