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Dieter Zahn
Dieter Zahn (born 8 February 1940) is a German double bassist. Life Born in Magdeburg, from the age of 14 Zahn received lessons of double bass from F. Richter at the Fachschule für Musik Magdeburg. From 1958 to 1961 he studied with Heinz Zimmer at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin. In 1961 he became a musician with the orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin. In 1967 he became principal bassist at the Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra Leipzig. In 1970 he was one of the founding members of the Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler. From 1983 he was also a member of the Leipziger Consort. Concerts have taken him to many countries in Europe and Central America. With the Eisler Group he has received several awards, including the Art Prize of the GDR. (1980), the badge of honour of the in Gold (1988) and the Schneider-Schott Music Prize of Mainz (1991). Literature * Burkhard Glaetzner, Reiner Kontressowitz Reiner Kontressowitz (born 25 June 1942) is a German musicologist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Bass
The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass). Similar in structure to the cello, it has four, although occasionally five, strings. The bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, along with violins, viola, and cello, ''The Orchestra: A User's Manual'' , Andrew Hugill with the Philharmonia Orchestra as well as the concert band, and is featured in Double bass concerto, concertos, solo, and chamber music in European classical music, Western classical music.Alfred Planyavsky [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdeburg
Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg, was buried in the city's cathedral after his death. Magdeburg's version of German town law, known as Magdeburg rights, spread throughout Central and Eastern Europe. In the Late Middle Ages, Magdeburg was one of the largest and most prosperous German cities and a notable member of the Hanseatic League. One of the most notable people from the city is Otto von Guericke, famous for his experiments with the Magdeburg hemispheres. Magdeburg has been destroyed twice in its history. The Catholic League sacked Magdeburg in 1631, resulting in the death of 25,000 non-combatants, the largest loss of the Thirty Years' War. During the World War II the Allies bombed the city in 1945 and destroying much of it. After World War II the city belonged t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochschule Für Musik "Hanns Eisler"
' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German language, German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to confer doctorates. In contrast, ''Hochschule'' encompasses ''Universitäten'' as well as institutions that are not authorized to confer doctorates. Roughly equivalent terms to ''Hochschule'' are used in some other European countries, such as ''högskola'' in Sweden and Finland, ''hogeschool'' in the Netherlands and Flanders, and ' (literally "main school") in Education in Hungary, Hungary, as well as in post-Soviet countries (deriving from :ru:высшее учебное заведение, высшее учебное заведение) in Central Europe, in Bulgaria (:bg:висше училище, висше училище) and Romania. Generic term The German education system knows two different types of universitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komische Oper Berlin
The Komische Oper Berlin is a German opera company based in Berlin. The company produces opera, operetta and musicals. The opera house is located on Behrenstraße, just a few steps from Unter den Linden. Since 2004, the Komische Oper Berlin, along with the Berlin State Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Berlin State Ballet, and the Bühnenservice Berlin (Stage and Costume Design), has been a member of the Berlin Opera Foundation. History of the building The theatre was built between 1891 and 1892 by architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer for a private society. It first opened on 24 September 1892 as ''"Theater Unter den Linden"'' with Adolf Ferron's operetta ''Daphne'' and Gaul and Haßreiter's ballet ''Die Welt in Bild und Tanz''. The theatre was primarily a vehicle for operetta, but was also used for various other events and balls. Around 800 people could be seated in the stalls, and the balconies and various en-suite dinner rooms housed about a further 1,70 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MDR Symphony Orchestra
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Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler
Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler was an ensemble of musicians founded in 1970 in Leipzig with a focus on contemporary classical music, which played several world premieres and toured internationally. The ensemble disbanded in 1993. History The ensemble Gruppe Neue Musik "Hanns Eisler" was founded in Leipzig on 17 December 1970 by composer and trombone player Friedrich Schenker, oboist Burkhard Glaetzner, pianist Gerhard Erber and others, to perform contemporary classical music. Its regular conductors were Max Pommer, Friedrich Goldmann and Christian Münch. Repertoire The core repertoire of Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler consisted of works by Arnold Schönberg, Anton Webern and Hanns Eisler as well as Stefan Wolpe, Charles Ives and Paul Dessau. The group's mission was to keep the spirit of their namesake alive, which meant that they focused not on performing his work, but on promoting new music. More than 250 first performances by more than 70 composers include Edison Denisov's ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipziger Consort
The Leipziger Consort was a well-known chamber music ensemble from the DDR History The Ensemble was founded in 1982. Members were on the one hand Axel Schmidt (oboe), Matthias Sannemüller (viola) and Dieter Zahn (double-bass). They were solo musicians in the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra (today: MDR-Sinfonieorchester) and members of the Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler. In addition, Roland Zimmer (guitar) and later Thomas Blumenthal (guitar) were its members. They dedicated themselves to Baroque music and New music. In particular they premiered works by Reiner Bredemeyer, Georg Katzer, Friedrich Schenker, Günter Neubert, Karl Ottomar Treibmann, Manfred Schubert und Thomas Müller. The Leipzig Consort gave guest concerts in many European countries; numerous radio productions were documented. The group disbanded in the early 1990s. In 1992 Sannemüller and Blumenthal founded the Ensemble Sortisatio Ensemble Sortisatio is a quartet (viola, oboe/cor anglais, bassoon and g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Prize Of The GDR
The Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic (German: ''Kunstpreis der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik'') was an East German state award bestowed on individuals for contributions in various fields of art. History The Art Prize was annually awarded in recognition of "outstanding creative and interpretive achievements" in visual arts, applied arts, cinema, television, radio and entertainment. It could be conferred to individual recipients or in collective, to groups of no more than six people. The recipients were awarded a silver-coated metal medal, 20 millimeter in diameter, with the inscription ''Kunstpreis''. Beside it, a single grantee would also be entitled to a sum of 6,000 East German Marks, while a collective would get a sum as high as 20,000. The Art Prize was the country's highest honor for artists, and was outranked only by the National Prize of East Germany. It was first awarded by Minister of Culture Alexander Abusch to nineteen recipients, on 22 January 1959. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schneider-Schott Music Prize
The Schneider-Schott Music Prize is a cash award bestowed to an outstanding composer, performing artist, or music ensemble in classical music—with emphasis, but not mandatory, on contemporary music. From 1986 to 2006, the prize was awarded annually, and thereafter, biennially. The prize is alternately given to a composer and an interpreter. The award ceremony is traditionally associated with a concert by the award winner. Winners * 1986: Detlev Müller-Siemens and Wolfgang von Schweinitz * 1987: Ensemble Modern * 1988: Hans-Jürgen von Bose * 1989: and Walter Zimmermann * 1990: Adriana Hölszky * 1991: Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler * 1992: Ulrich Stranz * 1993: Steffen Schleiermacher and * 1994: and Hanspeter Kyburz * 1995: ensemble recherche * 1996: Isabel Mundry and Moritz Eggert * 1997: * 1998: Helmut Oehring * 1999: * 2000: and Mike Svoboda * 2001: Babette Koblenz * 2002: Jörg Widmann * 2003: Salome Kammer and * 2004: * 2005: Enno Poppe * 2006: * 2008: Márton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainz
Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Mainz on the left bank, and Wiesbaden, the capital of the neighbouring state Hesse, on the right bank. Mainz is an independent city with a population of 218,578 (as of 2019) and forms part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Mainz was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans in the 1st century BC as a military fortress on the northernmost frontier of the empire and provincial capital of Germania Superior. Mainz became an important city in the 8th century AD as part of the Holy Roman Empire, capital of the Electorate of Mainz and seat of the Elector of Mainz, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, the Primate (bishop), Primate of Germany. Mainz is famous as the birthplace of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burkhard Glaetzner
Burkhard Glaetzner (born 29 May 1943) is a German oboe virtuoso und conductor. He is one of the leading oboe players in Germany. Life Glaetzner was born in Poznań. His grandfather was the Goethe researcher , who last taught in Leipzig. In 1944 the family moved to Falkenhain/Saxony and in 1950 to Leipzig. In 1953 he received his first recorder lessons; two years later followed his first public appearance. After moving to Berlin (East) in 1957 he attended the in the Rheinsberger Straße from 1958 to 1962. He changed to the oboe and received his first piano lessons. After graduating from school in 1962, he took up oboe studies with Hans Werner Wätzig at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin. In 1963/64 he won first prizes at the GDR University Competition for Wind Instruments. In 1965 he passed his state examination and became aspirant at the Berlin Academy of Music for one year. From 1966 to 1982 he was principal oboist in the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiner Kontressowitz
Reiner Kontressowitz (born 25 June 1942) is a German musicologist and lyricist. Life Kontressowitz was born in Roßlau. After graduating from the Secondary School in 1961, Kontressowitz studied horn, drums, theory and composition at the conservatory in Halle from 1961 to 1963 and at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig from 1963 to 1967. From 1967 to 1969 he was orchestral musician in Zeitz and in the . He completed his studies of musicology at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg from 1971 to 1975 with the diploma thesis: ''Zur Konzertform bei Tomaso Albinoni''. From 1969 to 1981 he worked as editor, then responsible editor for contemporary music and head of the concert and stage department of the publishing house Edition Peters in Leipzig and from 1981 to 1991 as editor for contemporary music at Breitkopf & Härtel also in Leipzig; there he was responsible for programme conception and organisation of the publishing house's own and external events: such as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
