Helmut Hödl

Who is Helmut Hödl?

Helmut Hödl 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 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.