Frank-Volker Eichhorn (13 December 1947 – 17 January 1978) was a German composer.

Life

Eichhorn studied mathematics and physics to become a teacher.'' Musik und Gesellschaft '' 28 (1978) 3, . He also worked as a teacher for two years, but began studying at the

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 ...

on the side. He eventually gave up his teaching job as a maths and physics teacher and devoted himself entirely to music, becoming a ''Meisterschüler'' of

Günter Kochan Günter Kochan (2 October 1930 – 22 February 2009) was a German composer. He studied with Boris Blacher and was a master student for composition with Hanns Eisler. From 1967 until his retirement in 1991, he worked as professor for musical com ...

at the Musikhochschule and a teacher of composition there. He founded the concert series ''Kammerstudio'' at the Haus des Lehrers in Berlin. In 1975, he was awarded the

Hanns Eisler Prize The Hanns Eisler Prize was an East-German music award, named after the composer Hanns Eisler. It was awarded by Radio DDR – with advisory participation of the music section of the Akademie der Künste der DDR in Berlin (East) and the (VDK) – ...

. In 1978, he received a first prize in the chamber music competition of the

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. His compositions were published by

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and were performed among others by the orchestra of the

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and the

MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra The MDR-Sinfonieorchester (in English, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra) is a German radio orchestra based in Leipzig. It is the radio orchestra of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, the public broadcaster for the German states of Thuringia, Saxony a ...

. In January 1978, he was killed in a car accident at the age of 30. His grave is in the Waldfriedhof Kleinmachnow. His estate is kept in the

Saxon State and University Library Dresden The Saxon State and University Library Dresden (full name in german: Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden), abbreviated SLUB Dresden, is located in Dresden, Germany. It is both the regional library (german: ...

.''Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen'' 97 (1983), .

Work

* ''Varianten für großes Orchester'' * ''Novelle'' * ''Porträt „Bildnis einer Frau“'' * ''Reflexionen'' * ''Anamorphosen für Flöte, Viola, Kontrabass und Schlagzeug'' * ''Metaphorische Skizzen für Septett'' * ''Doppelkonzert: Novelle'' * ''Fantasie für Violoncello und streicherloses Orchester'' * ''Konturen für Flöte, Oboe und Violine''

Recording

* 1979: ''Varianten für großes Orchester'' (

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) with the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jochen Wehner

References

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in der Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden {{DEFAULTSORT:Eichhorn, Frankvolker 20th-century German composers 20th-century classical composers 1947 births 1978 deaths