Michael Höltzel

Michael Höltzel

From a simple request to an unexpected invitation: this account dives into Indiana University—between dazzling technique and the search for true musicality.

About horns and how to play them

Michael Höltzel

Double horn, descant, natural horn — which path? This article explores American vs German approaches and what it means to train a complete horn player.

Hamburg 1982

Michael Höltzel

A 1982 Hamburg exhibition brought 150 horns out of collections and into players’ hands, collapsing centuries of hunting, signalling and concert traditions into one room.