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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

“Apparently it was impossible for him to work in isolation. He needed to be surrounded by people he trusted,” Holliger says in the interview included in Wergo’s CD set.

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

Now 73, the Swiss-born Holliger arguably now ranks among the most significant European composers of his generation, though his large-scale works are rarely heard in Britain.

From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2011

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