Karl-Heinz Steffens
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Karl-Heinz Steffens is a German
clarinetist and conductor
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Steffens studied clarinet at the Stuttgart
Academy of Music under Ulf Rodenhäuser. He has played with the State Theatre in Kassel
, the Frankfurt Opera and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. He was the solo clarinetist with the Berlin Philharmonic from 2001 to 2007. He taught at the Hannover Academy of Music and Theatre from 1996 to 1999. He became Professor of Clarinet at the Academy of Music Hanns Eisler
Berlin
in 2003. He is the conductor and music director of the German Philharmonic Orchestra Rhineland-Palatinate
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Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
clarinetist and conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
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Steffens studied clarinet at the Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
Academy of Music under Ulf Rodenhäuser. He has played with the State Theatre in Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
, the Frankfurt Opera and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. He was the solo clarinetist with the Berlin Philharmonic from 2001 to 2007. He taught at the Hannover Academy of Music and Theatre from 1996 to 1999. He became Professor of Clarinet at the Academy of Music Hanns Eisler
Hanns Eisler
Hanns Eisler was an Austrian composer.-Family background:Eisler was born in Leipzig where his Jewish father, Rudolf Eisler, was a professor of philosophy...
Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in 2003. He is the conductor and music director of the German Philharmonic Orchestra Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
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