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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

In the liner notes, Holliger, speaking of Zimmermann, makes the claim that “everything he did for the radio laid the foundation for his later work.”

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

These spare, serialist miniatures are so enigmatic that Holliger took the unusual step of playing the whole sequence twice.

From The Guardian Mar. 18, 2010

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