Ursula Holliger, née Hänggi, (8 June 1937 – 21 January 2014[1]) was a Swiss harpist, known for her commitment to contemporary music.
She subsequently went on to pursue a solo career, alone or with her husband, oboist, conductor and composer, Heinz Holliger.
She performed under the direction of Michael Gielen, Pierre Boulez, Simon Rattle, André Previn, Neville Marriner, and Heinz, among others.
She played with flutists Peter-Lukas Graf and Aurèle Nicolet in Classical repertoire such as Mozart's concerto or Spohr's works.
She also performed in duets with harpist Catherine Einsenhoffer[3] and with violinist Hanna Weinmaster.