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Robert Hanell
Robert Hanell (2 March 1925 – 14 March 2009) was a German conductor and composer. Life Born in Tschoschl, Czechoslovakia, Hanell, who originally wanted to become a teacher of ancient languages, took private music lessons with H. Zitterbart in Teplice, where he worked as répétiteur and choir conductor from 1943. In 1944 he became musical director in Meiningen and held the same position from 1945 to 1948 at the Zwickauer Theater and from 1948 to 1950 at the . In 1952 Hanell became municipal music director in Görlitz, before he was appointed first Kapellmeister at the Komische Oper Berlin by Walter Felsenstein in 1955. In 1965 he took over as chief conductor of the Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin. He was also a permanent guest conductor at the Berlin State Opera, the Leipzig Opera, the Semperoper and the Chemnitz Opera. Guest appearances have taken him to Munich, Hanover, Frankfurt, Prague and Warsaw. On 2 September 1981, Hanell was awarded the Goethe Prize of the City of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duties of the conductor are to interpret the score in a way which reflects the specific indications in that score, set the tempo, ensure correct entries by ensemble members, and "shape" the phrasing where appropriate. Conductors communicate with their musicians primarily through hand gestures, usually with the aid of a baton, and may use other gestures or signals such as eye contact. A conductor usually supplements their direction with verbal instructions to their musicians in rehearsal. The conductor typically stands on a raised podium with a large music stand for the full score, which contains the musical notation for all the instruments or voices. Since the mid-19th century, most conductors have not played an instrument when conducting, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goethe Prize Of The City Of Berlin
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour. He is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language, his work having a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day.. Goethe took up residence in Weimar in November 1775 following the success of his first novel, ''The Sorrows of Young Werther'' (1774). He was ennobled by the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Karl August, in 1782. Goethe was an early participant in the ''Sturm und Drang'' literary movement. During his first ten years in Weimar, Goethe became a member of the Duke's privy council (1776–1785), sat on the war and highway commissions, oversaw the reopening of silver mines in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
