Bruno Hoffmann

About

German glass harp player who re-popularized and performed the glass harp music of W.A. Mozart, Karl Leopold Rollig, and other composers.

Before Fame

At the age of sixteen, he constructed his first glass harp by setting wine glasses on a box.

Trivia

He traveled throughout Germany and the United Kingdom, performing both alone and with orchestras.

Family Life

His father was a music director at a church in Stuttgart, Germany.

Associated With

Composer Jack Nitzsche wrote a piece for the film The Razor's Edge that featured the glass harp-playing talents of Bruno Hoffmann.