Violist Hariolf Schlichtig, born in Tuttlingen in 1950, is known as a chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. He studied with Max Rostal and Sandor Vegh and was a member of the Cherubini Qartett for 19 years, with which he won several international competitions, performed in famous halls around the world, recorded several highly praised CDs, and performed at internationally renowned festivals.
He has performed as a soloist with the Cologne Philharmonic, at the Herkulessaal in Munich, at the Brussels Conservatory, at the Wiesbaden May Festival, at the Beethoven Festival in Bonn, and under the direction of Andras Schiff in the Omaggio a Palladio at the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Weimar, Basel, and in 2006 in Zurich and at Carnegie Hall in New York.
In his long relationship with the Munich Chamber Orchestra, he recorded the viola concertos of K. Stamitz, F.A. Hoffmeister, and D.F.Zelter for TUDOR. In March 2003, he played in the world premiere of Herbert Callhoff’s Viola Concerto under the direction of Christoph Poppen. He performs chamber music with colleagues such as Tabea Zimmermann, Andras Schiff, Heinz Holliger, the Alban Berg Quartett, and Leonidas Kavakos, also as a guest at festivals such as the Edinburgh Festival, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Whitsun-Concerts Ittingen, and the Weimar Arts Festival.
Since 1987, Hariolf Schlichtig has been a professor of viola and chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich. He gives master classes internationally. Among his students are several winners of major competitions, and many of his former students hold prominent positions in the international music scene.
With the Munich Chamber Orchestra, he made a highly acclaimed recording of the concertos by K. Stamitz, F.A. Hoffmeister, and C.F. Zelter. His CDs have been awarded the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, Echo Klassik, the Diapason d’Or, and Choc de la Musique.