Uwe Köller
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Uwe Köller is a German trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
er. His career began as a solo trumpeter in the Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is a symphony orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. The orchestra is resident at the Konzerthaus Berlin, designed by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel...
; after 1991 he was at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Deutsche Oper Berlin
The Deutsche Oper Berlin is an opera company located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin, Germany. The resident building is also home to the Berlin State Ballet.-History:...
. Beginning in 1995, he has been a permanent member of the group "German Brass". Beginning in 1997, Köller taught as a visiting professor to the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz
Graz
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. In 1999, he then left the German Opera Berlin to become a professor of trumpet at Graz.