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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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There’s a dreamy, wistful quality to this album of French music from the oboist Heinz Holliger.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Of these three free concerts, note especially Thursday’s, which sets some of Webern’s chamber and solo music next to more recent work by Marti Epstein, Heinz Holliger and Christopher Rouse.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2018

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

Photograph: Daniel Vass For most of his career Heinz Holliger was primarily an oboe player, the greatest in the world; his work as a composer very much came second.

From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2011

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