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About Helmut Hödl
- Helmut Hödl (born November 16, 1969, in Oberwart) is an Austrian clarinetist and composer. Hödl first played clarinet at age 6.
- He studied clarinet at the music academies of Vienna and Graz.
- He has appeared with the Bachkollegium of Stuttgart, the Woodwind Ensemble during Salzburg Mozart week, Ensemble des Jahrhundert, Klangforum Wien, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
- He has been the principal clarinetist of the Vienna Volksoper since 1993, and has taught at the Josef Haydn Conservatory in Eisenstadt since 1998.
- He was the founder of the Vienna Clarinet Connection (VCC) with Rupert Fankhauser, Hubert Salmhofer, Wolfgang Kornberger.
- He has written many compositions for chamber groups and orchestras, especially for the VCC.
- He has also received commissions for the Jeunesse Musicale, Kutrovatz, the Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra and the Haydn Trio Eisenstadt.
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