Enno Poppe (born 30 December 1969 in
Hemer
Hemer is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Hemer is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river. The highest elevation, at 546 metres (1,791 ft), is in the ''Balver Wa ...
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
) is a German composer and conductor of classical music, and an academic teacher.
Career
Enno Poppe studied composition and conducting at the
Hochschule der Künste Berlin with
Friedrich Goldmann
Friedrich Goldmann (27 April 1941 – 24 July 2009) was a German composer and conductor.
Life
Born on 27 April 1941 in Siegmar-Schönau (since July 1951 incorporated into Chemnitz), Goldmann's music education began in 1951 when he joined the Dr ...
and
Gösta Neuwirth, among others. He studied sound synthesis and algorithmic composition with Heinrich Taube at the
Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie in Karlsruhe.
Since 1998 he has conducted the ensemble mosaik for contemporary music in Berlin. He taught from 2002 to 2004 at the
Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler"
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. He received commissions from
Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival (german: Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer (for five weeks starting in late July) in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Ama ...
, Berliner Festwochen,
Ensemble InterContemporain
The Ensemble intercontemporain (EIC) is a French music ensemble, based in Paris, that is dedicated to contemporary music. Pierre Boulez founded the EIC in 1976 for this purpose, the first permanent organization of its type in the world.
Organi ...
,
The Louvre
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,
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
The Junge Deutsche Philharmonie (''Young German Philharmonic'', JDPh) is one of the national youth orchestras of Germany. Unlike the Bundesjugendorchester, which is composed of pre-university students aged 14–19, the Junge Deutsche Philharmon ...
,
Ensemble Modern
Ensemble Modern is an international ensemble dedicated to performing and promoting the music of modern composers. Formed in 1980, the group is based in Frankfurt, Germany, and made up variously of about twenty members from numerous countries.
Hi ...
,
Klangforum Wien
The Klangforum Wien is an Austrian chamber orchestra, based in Vienna at the Konzerthaus, which specialises in contemporary classical music.
Founded by composer and conductor Beat Furrer in 1985, it is run on collective principles, having no ...
, the
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (''West German Broadcasting Cologne''; WDR, ) is a German public-broadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. WDR is a constituent member of the conso ...
, the SWR for the
Donaueschinger Musiktage and the
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR; "Bavarian Broadcasting") is a public-service radio and television broadcaster, based in Munich, capital city of the Free State of Bavaria in Germany. BR is a member organization of the ARD consortium of public broadcas ...
.
Poppe was a Stipendiat of the
Villa Massimo
Villa Massimo, short for Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo ( it, Accademia Tedesca Roma Villa Massimo), is a German cultural institution in Rome, established in 1910 and located in the Villa Massimo.
The fellowship of the German Academy in Rom ...
in 1995/96,
and won an
Ernst von Siemens Composers' Prize in 2004.
[List of past winners]
of the Composers' Prize of the Ernst von Siemens Foundation. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
His opera ''Arbeit Nahrung Wohnung'' (Work, Nourishment, Lodging) on a libretto of
Marcel Beyer
Marcel Beyer (born 23 November 1965) is a German writer.
Life
Marcel Beyer was born in Tailfingen, Württemberg, and grew up in Kiel and Neuss. From 1987 to 1991 he studied German language and literature, English studies and literary studies ...
was premiered at the
Munich Biennale
The Munich Biennale (german: Münchener Biennale) is a contemporary opera and music theatre festival in the city of Munich. The full German name is ''Internationales Festival für neues Musiktheater'', literally: International Festival for New Musi ...
in 2008.
Since 2008 Poppe has been a member of the
Academy of Arts, Berlin
The Academy of Arts (german: Akademie der Künste) is a state arts institution in Berlin, Germany. The task of the Academy is to promote art, as well as to advise and support the states of Germany.
The Academy's predecessor organization was fo ...
, since 2009 of the
Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste and, since 2010, of the
Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste
Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste in München (Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts) is an association of renowned personalities in Munich, Bavaria. It was founded by the Free State of Bavaria in 1948, continuing a tradition established in 1808 by ...
.
Works
Stage works
* ''IQ'' (2011–2012). Text: Marcel Beyer
* ''Arbeit Nahrung Wohnung'' (2006–2007). Text: Marcel Beyer
* ''Interzone'' (2003–2004) Text: Marcel Beyer
Works for orchestra
* ''Schnur'' (2019)
* ''Fett'' (2018–2019)
* ''Welt'' (2011–2012)
* ''Markt'' (2008–2009)
* ''Altbau'' (2007–2008)
* ''Keilschrift'' (2006)
* ''Obst'' (2006)
Works for ensemble
* ''O Du'' (2020) for ensemble
* ''Prozession'' (2015–2020) for large ensemble
* ''Rundfunk'' (2015–2018) for 9 synthesizers
* ''Fleisch '' (2017) for tenor saxophone, electric guitar, keyboard and percussion
* ''Filz'' (2014) for viola solo, 4 clarinets and strings
* ''Speicher'' (2008–2013)
* ''Wald'' (2010) for four string quartets
* ''Salz'' (2005)
* ''Öl'' (2001–2004)
* ''Holz'' (1999–2000) for clarinet and small ensemble
* ''Dem Bones'' (1999–2000) for ensemble
Chamber music
* ''Quintet'' (2016/2020) for string quintet
* ''Buch'' (2013–2016) for string quartet
* ''Freizeit'' (2016) for string quartet
* ''Feld'' (2007/2017) for two pianos and two percussionists
* ''Brot'' (2007/2013) for five instruments
* ''Schweiß'' (2010) for violoncello and keyboard or for four instruments
* ''Tonband'' (2008/2012) for two keyboards, percussion and live electronics
* ''Zug'' (2008) for seven brass players
* ''Rad'' (2003) for two keyboards
* ''Tier'' (2002) for string quartet
* ''Gelöschte Lieder'' (1996–1999) flute, violin, violoncello and piano
Vocal music
* ''Augen'' (2020–2022) for soprano and chamber orchestra. Text: Else Lasker-Schüler
* ''Der Wechsel menschlicher Sachen'' (2020) for mixed choir. Text: Quirinus Kuhlmann
* ''Ich kann mich an nichts erinnern'' (2005–2015) for choir, organ and orchestra. Text: Marcel Beyer
* ''Abend'' (2007) for four male voices and four trombones
* ''Drei Arbeiten'' (2007) for baritone, horn, piano and percussion
* ''Gold'' (2006) for mixed choir
* ''Wespe'' (2005) for voice solo
Solo music
* ''Fell'' (2016) for drumset solo
* ''Haare'' (2014) for violin
* ''Zwölf'' (2014) for violoncello
* ''17 Etüden für die Flöte, 3. Heft'' (1993/2009)
* ''Arbeit'' (2006–2007) for virtual Hammond organ
* ''Herz'' (2002) for violoncello
* ''Holz solo'' (1999/2004–2015) for bassoon or bass clarinet
* ''Thema mit 840 Variationen'' (1993/1997) for piano
* ''17 Etüden für die Violine, 2. Heft'' (1993)
References
External links
Enno Poppe at
Ricordi
Ricordi may refer to:
People
*Giovanni Ricordi (1785–1853), Italian violinist and publishing company founder
* Giulio Ricordi (1840–1912), Italian publisher and musician
Music
*Casa Ricordi, an Italian music publishing company established i ...
Enno Poppe at
SWR
Enno Poppeplatformaproject.ru
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1969 births
Living people
People from Hemer
German opera composers
Male opera composers
German male conductors (music)
20th-century classical composers
21st-century classical composers
Berlin University of the Arts alumni
Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin
Pupils of Friedrich Goldmann
German male classical composers
20th-century German composers
Ernst von Siemens Composers' Prize winners
String quartet composers
21st-century German composers
20th-century German conductors (music)
21st-century German conductors (music)
20th-century German male musicians
21st-century German male musicians