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Born May 21, 1939 · Langenthal, Oberaargau, Bern, Schweiz
Active 1993–present · Awards: Léonie Sonning Music Prize, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Frankfurter Musikpreis, Pour le Mérite, Robert Schumann Prize for Poetry and Music
Heinz Robert Holliger is a Swiss composer, oboist, conductor and pianist. Known for his versatility and virtuosic technique, Grove Music Online credits him with raising the prominence of the oboe and enlarging its repertoire.