Photo: Jakob Höflinger / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What draws me to Hans Huber is the quiet ambition of a small-town Swiss kid from Solothurn who trained at Leipzig and then spent a lifetime building, not chasing applause. That set of 24 Preludes and Fugues for piano four-hands, spanning every major and minor key, is a love letter to Bach written in his own hand, and the five operas show he never stopped reaching. He feels like the backbone of late-Romantic Swiss music, an unglamorous craftsman whose patience I respect more than any flash of genius. History keeps him in the margins, but I think that diligence deserves a louder cheer.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hans Huber
- Name (Japanese)
- ハンス・フーバー
- Reading
- はんす・ふーばー
- Born
- June 28, 1852 – December 25, 1921
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
- Origin
- Eppenberg-Wöschnau, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
- Occupation
- composer / pianist / music teacher
2. Background
- University
- University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Hans Huber born?
June 28, 1852 – December 25, 1921.
Where is Hans Huber from?
Hans Huber is from Eppenberg-Wöschnau, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
What does Hans Huber do?
Hans Huber works as composer, pianist, music teacher.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.