Born in Berlin, Ulrich Roloff today performs as a soloist as well as with ensembles and orchestras inside and outside of Germany. In duo with piano, harp, cello and guitar he has undertaken concert tours throughout Germany, Poland, Switzerland and Russia. He has been a guest at numerous music festivals and concert series (including the Musiktage Salzgitter, series Wartburgkonzerte of DeutschlandRadio, the series of Potsdamer Hofkonzerte at the Neues Palais in Potsdam, the Öschelbronner Musikfestwoche, as well as a concert initiated and performed for the President of the German Federal Republic at Castle Bellevue in Berlin). He has frequently performed at the Philharmonic Hall in Berlin; his concerts there have been broadcast on radio and recorded on CD on numerous occasions. In addition to his concert activities he also devotes himself to composing - in 1996 he premiered a composition for solo flute at Berlin’s Philharmonic Hall. At 16 he was, also at national level, several times a prize winner in the “Youth Plays Music” competition. At the same age Roloff was accepted into the class of Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Schmitz (soloflute of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) at the Julius Stern Institute in Berlin. He continued his studies at the then Music College of Berlin, followed by a number of years under Peter Lloyd (soloflute of the London Symphony Orchestra) at the Guildhall School of Music in London. He finally completed his musical education in Berlin with additional studies by Andreas Blau (soloflute of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra). Roloff also credits studying with his father, the pianist Professor Helmut Roloff, as the fundamental musical influence. Lastly, it must be mentioned that Roloff plays always by heart, and is a master of the technique of circular breathing.
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