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Walter Hilgers

ワルター・ヒルガース　/　わるたー・ひるがーす

Conductor from Germany

January 1, 1959 (age 67)　・　Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia
conductor
music educator
university teacher

My Take

What draws me to Walter Hilgers is the unlikely trajectory: a tubist, of all instruments, who became a soloist touring the world and then a conductor. The tuba lives at the bottom of the orchestral texture, rarely in the spotlight, so choosing to lead from there says something about his ear and his nerve. Born in Stolberg in 1959, he also teaches at the academic level and arranges music, which tells me he thinks about the whole architecture of a piece, not just his part. That kind of unglamorous, foundational musicianship is exactly the sort I respect most.

Overview

Walter Hilgers (born 1959 in Stolberg, West Germany) is a German tuba player and conductor. He performs worldwide as orchestral musician, soloist, academic music teacher, arranger and conductor.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Walter Hilgers
Name (Japanese): ワルター・ヒルガース
Reading: わるたー・ひるがーす
Born: January 1, 1959 (age 67)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Boar
Origin: Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: conductor / music educator / university teacher / tubist / editor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9

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