The Staatskapelle Weimar suffered a tragic loss with the sudden and unexpected death of first Kapellmeister, Martin Hoff...
28 AUGUST 2016.
Martin Hoff studied at the CARL MARIA VON WEBER conservatoire in Dresden, taking conducting with Prof. Hartmut Haenchen and Prof. Siegfried Kurz while also studying rehearsal support and piano. A year before graduating he obtained his first engagement as solo répétiteur with conducting responsibilities at the Halle Opera, where he was later director of studies and kapellmeister.
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Martin Hoff was 52 and the cause of death is not yet known. -
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