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Erich Penzel
first recorded
many horn
concertos and
sonatas; his
discography is
perhaps the most
legendary of any
hornist in the
twentieth
century. Through
his recording
and his
teaching, he has
influenced horn
playing in
Germany and
throughout the
world.
Penzel was born
in 1930 in
Leipzig, in the
former East
Germany. He
received his
horn training at
the
Musikhochschule
in Leipzig,
where he studied
with Wilhelm
Krüger and Albin
Frehse. From
1949 to 1961 was
the solo horn of
the
Gewandhausorchester
in Leipzig; from
1954 to 1960, he
was a member of
the Bayreuth
Festival
Orchestra; and
from 1955 to
1961 he taught
horn at the
University of
Leipzig. In 1953
he won third
prize in the
Prague Spring
competition.
In 1961
Penzel escaped
from then East
Germany and was
solo horn of the
WDR (West German
Radio Orchestra)
Köln (Cologne)
until 1973.
In 1973
Penzel became
the horn
professor at the
Musikhochschule
in Köln and
Maastricht.
Many important
hornists have
since studied
with him,
including
Christian
Lampert, Stefan
Dohr, Wolfgang
Wipfler,
Marie-Luise
Neunecker,
Claudia
Strenkert, René
Pagen, Will
Sanders, and
Jens Plücker.
In 2005
Penzel was
elected an IHS
Honorary Member
and received the
Order of Merit,
First Class, for
his outstanding
achievements. He
continues to
teach horn and
chamber music at
home and abroad.
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