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Wolfgang Hoelzle in Japan
January 2009: NHK Radio Doitsuko-Course on German children songs with Woho (Performance & Arrangement). Coursebook available
May 28th until 30th 2006 playing the Grand Opening at Tsukashin Departement Store in Osaka with the Kalendar Band live on TV with 30 special Guests from the German Partner City of Osaka Augsburg included the Major of Augsburg.
May 18th playing at the German Embassy in Tokyo for the Dittmann Founds.
March 2005, playing at Vienna Opera Ball.
26th March 2004, Vienna Opera Ball in Tokyo at Westin Hotel.
Guest concert, playing the accordion at the "Music Union for Educators". Organized by the education center of Yokohama City.
Accordion concert, playing at the German Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. Sponsort by the "Union of German Speaking Women".
Planning, organiziation and music accompaintment of the "Chapel Concert" at the Kaiyote Hotel, Yokohama.
Keyboard performer for TECHNICS at the "Musikinstrumentenmesse". Responsible for the TECHNICS keyboard section at exhibitions in Switzerland and Germany.
Accordion Lecture Concert at the "Urawa store".
Accordion concerts at the "Welcome House" of the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano 1998, lead by official sponsors.
Guest concert with piano and accordion at the "Evening for German Music", organized by the Tokyo Rotary Club.
Concert and interview on TVK-TV for the "Hama Taikoku" feature. Concert broadcast via cable-TV (YOU Television).


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2006 Awarded the title " Professor of Music " in Music Composition given on May 5th 2006
2005 May 14th, Doctorate of Arts in German Studies
(Dissertation: The German language and its History)

March 19th, Vienna Opera Ball
2003 June, Awarded the title "Professor of Philosophy, Music"
2001 Since 2001, the German TV-Channel ZDF is using the CDs as background music.

New CD release "Wolfgang und Conny - Zauberhaftes Akkordeon".

NHK-radio NHK-radio "German Language Course" CD & Theme music.

NHK-TV interview and live performance in the German course feature.

Arrangement and presentation of European music for the CD "Waiwai Wainamura", published by the Japan Sommelier Association.

CD release "Magical Accordion 3" under Watts Music Production, Salzburg.


CHRONOLOGY
January   Isehara FM Interview and CD Presentation
March   Opening Doitsumura, Chiba
June   Family-school-concert
June   Italian-Fair, Kyoto
July   Tokuyama Spring concert
July   Hagi-Beer Event in Yamaguchi
September   New CD Release "Wolfgang und Conny - Zauberhaftes Accordion"
September   Toriton-Square Concert
September   Tobu/Wine - German Wine-Fair
October   Octoberfest, Fukuoka
November 1-6   Radio Promotion Tour (Austria, Germany, Italy)
November   Little World Event, Nagoya
November   Hiratsukata International Association Concert
December   Maxim de Paris Christmas-Dinner-Event
2000 November, live interview with the German TV-Channel "BAYERN 3" and documentary about W.Hoelzle's work in Japan.

Composition of the theme music for the NHK radio "German Lesson" features.

Hawaii Oktoberfest, Honolulu at the Ala Monna Hotel with the American band "Edelweiss". Featured on TV.
1999 Radio appearances and interviews in the NHK radio "German Lesson" features.

Starting from Sept. until March 2000, TV performance and presentation of German music in the NHK TV "German Lesson" features.
1998 CD release "Magical Accordion 2" under Watts Music Production, Salzburg.
Published in Europe, America and Japan for the occasion of the 125th anniversary of TÜV-Rheinland Ltd.

Guest performance at WOBO FM-station in Ohio, USA. Concert and interview broadcast.

Accordion performance on a TV commercial for the construction enterprise Obayashigumi(Ltd.).

Arrangement and presentation of European music for the CD "Waiwai Wainamura", published by the Japan Sommelier Association.
1997 CD release "Magical Accordion 1" under the label of HOHNER/SCHOTT, Mainz.
1996 Special guest concert at the "All Japan Accordion Competition", promoted by the Kansai Accordion Association.

Organ accompaintment at "34th Concert of Mokuyo-kai" at the Kanagawa Prefectural Music Hall: Haydn "Missa Brevis".
1994 Performing as soloist in Japan. Concert at the opening of "The Bechstein Piano Salon".

Instructor for accordion at SALV (Swiss Accordion Teacher Union) for the region Bern, Switzerland. Instructor for music teachers up to their final exams.
1990 WERSI brand contract in Switzerland. Responsible for praxis and organization of organ-concerts and -seminars in Switzerland and France.

Several concerts in the USA.
1986 Music teacher at the city-music-school, Vaterstetten, Germany.
1985 Organist- and organ-teacher examination at the HOHNER music school and conservatory in Trossingen, Germany.
1984 Ranked third place at the European Organ Club competition in Halsenbach/Hunsrueck, Germany.

Final exam "State Recognized Examined Professional Accordion Teacher".
1983 Accordion-soloist seminar "Chambermusic for Accordion".
1982 Special seminar at the federal academy in Trossingen "The Accordion For Lessons".
1981 Special seminar "Jazz-arrangement and -composition" at the Music Academy in Remscheid, Germany.
1980 Conductor of two accordion-orchestras in Heilbronn, Germany.
1979 Complementary study of accordion, concert organ and conducting in Munich and Trossingen (masters course).
1978 State Exam in Munich for the title "State Recogonized Teacher For The Accordion" by the Bavarian Music Teacher Union and the Bavarian Ministry of Culture.
1975 Studying music at the conservatory in Trossingen and in Munich, Germany.