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Heinz Hofmann (conductor)
Heinz Hofmann (1917 – after 1967) was a German conductor. After artistic engagements with the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle and the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, he was most recently permanent conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Life Hofmann was born in 1917 as the son of a chamber musician in Wrocław and grew up in Halle and Dresden.Robert Heinze: ''Vom Theaterorchester zum internationalen Klangkörper. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra'' (''Kleine Schriftenreihe des Stadtarchivs Konstanz'', vol. 6). UVK Verlagsgesellschaft, Konstanz 2007, , Books, BookID=hP42AQAAIAAJ, page=57, emphasis="Hofmann was born in Breslau in 1917". After the Abitur, he attended the orchestral school of the Staatskapelle Dresden. There he was a pupil of Hermann Ludwig Kutzschbach.Susanne Baselt: ''Chronik des Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters Halle''. Part I: ''1946 to 1964''. Ed. by the Directorate of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle
The Philharmonische Staatsorchester Halle was a symphony orchestra in Halle (Saale), Halle that existed from 1946 to 2006, which functioned as a concert orchestra and was last predominantly supported by the Land of Saxony-Anhalt. As a result of the fusion with the , the Orchestra was merged into the Staatskapelle Halle in 2006. It was founded in 1946 by as the "Hallisches Sinfonie-Orchester" and subsequently operated under various names. After the Robert Franz Singing Academy had joined it in 1953 and Hermann Abendroth had become honorary conductor, the Halle Symphony Orchestra was founded. Abendroth became honorary conductor, it became one of three State Symphony Orchestras in the GDR in 1954. The orchestra experienced its heyday under the chief conductor Olaf Koch (conductor), Olaf Koch, who led the Hallesche Philharmonie to national recognition in the 1970s and 1980s. The orchestra premiered several Neue Musik works. From 1979, the affiliated avant-garde set standards wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Schartner
Walter Schartner (3 December 1894 – 24 May 1970) was a German conductor, composer and Hochschullehrer. In 1946, he was appointed Generalmusikdirektor in Halle and as such he directed the . In 1949/50, he was chief conductor of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle. Life Schartner was born in Berlin in 1894.Susanne Baselt: ''Chronik des Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters Halle''. Part I: ''1946 bis 1964''. Edited by the management of the Philharmonic State Orchestra Halle, Halle (Saale) 1999, pp. 38f. There he attended the Stern Conservatory where Leo Blech was his main teacher. A first Kapellmeister position in Königsberg was followed by posts in Münster and Bremerhaven. In 1926, he conducted the Hans Rudolf Waldburg production of Handel's opera '' Rodelinda'' in Bremerhaven. From 1928 to 1944, he worked in Görlitz. In 1928, he became musical director of the , and in 1930 took over the symphony concerts. In 1945, Schartner was appointed director of the Hochschule f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Births
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German Prisoners Of War
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Wolfgang Marschner
Wolfgang Marschner (23 May 1926 – 24 March 2020) was a German violinist, teacher of violin, composer and conductor. He was concertmaster of the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, and instrumental in world premieres of contemporary music. He was professor at the Folkwang-Hochschule Essen, the Musikhochschule Köln, the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music and, for more than three decades, at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg. He also taught at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse. Life Marschner was born in Dresden in 1926. He came from an old musical family, whose most famous representative was the opera composer Heinrich Marschner. At the age of four he became the youngest member of the orchestra school of the Staatskapelle Dresden. He made his debut playing Tartini's Devil's Trill Sonata at age nine. He studied from age 14 at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where, inspired by Váša Příhoda, Clemens Krauss and Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, he composed his ''1. Divertimento for String Quartet'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn)
Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, is his last concerto. Well received at its premiere, it has remained among the most prominent and highly-regarded violin concertos. It holds a central place in the violin repertoire and has developed a reputation as an essential concerto for all aspiring concert violinists to master, and usually one of the first Romantic era concertos they learn.Mendelssohn, F. ''Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64'', Dover Miniature Scores (1999) A typical performance lasts just under half an hour. Mendelssohn originally proposed the idea of the violin concerto to Ferdinand David, a close friend and then concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Although conceived in 1838, the work took another six years to complete and was not premiered until 1845. During this time, Mendelssohn maintained a regular correspondence with David, who gave him many suggestions. The work itself was one of the foremost violin concertos of the Romantic era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generalmusikdirektor
A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the director of music of a film, the director of music at a radio station, the person in charge of musical activities or the head of the music department in a school, the coordinator of the musical ensembles in a university, college, or institution (but not usually the head of the academic music department), the head bandmaster of a military band, the head organist and choirmaster of a church, or an organist and master of the choristers (the title given to a director of music at a cathedral, particularly in England). Orchestra The title of "music director" or "musical director" is used by many symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra. The term "music director" is most common for orchestras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Director
A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the director of music of a film, the director of music at a radio station, the person in charge of musical activities or the head of the music department in a school, the coordinator of the musical ensembles in a university, college, or institution (but not usually the head of the academic music department), the head bandmaster of a military band, the head organist and choirmaster of a church, or an organist and master of the choristers (the title given to a director of music at a cathedral, particularly in England). Orchestra The title of "music director" or "musical director" is used by many symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra. The term "music director" is most common for orchestras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Gößling
Werner Gustav Rudolf Gößling (17 January 1898 – 8 September 1992) was a German conductor, Choir director, composer and university lecturer. He was chief conductor of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle and the Robert Franz Singakademie in Halle. In 1951, he was appointed General Music Director. From 1956 to 1958, he built up the first Chinese symphony orchestra in the European style. Life Gößling was as the son of Eduard Gößling and his wife Elisabeth Schrader in Westphalia. In Bielefeld, he attended the humanistic grammar school. During the First World War, he served as a naval cadet in the Imperial Navy.Heinz Freiberger: ''Werner Gößling-Bielefeld''. In ''The Music'' 28 (1936) 2, pp. 904f. Gößling enrolled at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich to study philosophy in 1919. Later, he probably studied art history, philosophy and German literature in Heidelberg. In 1920, he went to Berlin, where he started to study music. At the Humboldt University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Orchester
''Das Orchester'' is a German-language magazine for musicians and management which has been published eleven times a year since 1953 by Schott Music and is distributed in over 45 countries worldwide. The editor-in-chief is based in Berlin while the publishing house's editorial office is located in Mainz. Content The magazine deals with all topics concerning the orchestra: with music education and professional life, with music and music medicine, with music education and training programmes, audience acquisition and cultural financing, orchestra marketing and orchestra management. It takes a look at the international orchestra landscape, reports on the work of and publishes studies on audience research. Reports on concert series, music theatre premieres, music festivals, competitions and symposia reflect current musical life. In addition, there is information about new things for musicians, also in instrument making, short news items and detailed reviews of new books, sheet m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeitz
Zeitz ( hsb, Žič) is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river White Elster, in the triangle of the federal states Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony. History Zeitz was first recorded under the name Cici in the synode of Ravenna in 967. Between 965 and 982, it was the chief fortress of the March of Zeitz. Zeitz was a bishop's residence between 968 and 1028, when it was moved to Naumburg. Beginning at the end of the 13th century, the bishops again resided in their castle at Zeitz. The Herrmannsschacht (built in 1889) is one of the oldest brick factories in the world. The city was captured by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War and was given to Electorate of Saxony in 1644. It was centre of Saxe-Zeitz between 1657 and 1718 before returning to Electorate (Became Kingdom of Saxony in 1806). In 1815, it was given to Kingdom of Prussia and became district (kreis) centre in Merseburg region (regierungsbezirk) of Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
