Gerard Hoffnung

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Hoffnung’s Music Festivals

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Classical Music : Hoffnung’s Music Festivals
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0077776330228
Format: Import
Item Dimensions: 40
Label: Angel Records
Manufacturer: Angel Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Angel Records
Release Date: January 12, 1993
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Born: 22 March 1925 — Berlin — Germany
Died: 25 September 1959 — London — England
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Music

Gerard Hoffnung did not compose himself, but he commissioned the foremost composers of his day.

Life

Artist, teacher, caricaturist, musician and tuba player, Gerard Hoffnung became famous as organiser of The Hoffnung Music Festival Concerts (first held 1956), which consisted of music caricatures.

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