Dieter Härtwig (18 July 1934 – 30 December 2022) was a German

dramaturge A dramaturge or dramaturg (from Ancient Greek δραματουργός – dramatourgós) is a literary adviser or editor in a theatre, opera, or film company who researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and pr ...

musicologist Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, f ...

and author of numerous writings on Dresden's music history and its personalities.

Biography

Dieter Härtwig was born in

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

on 18 July 1934. After gaining his

Abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...

from Kreuzschule, Härtwig studied musicology and German literature at the

University of Leipzig Leipzig University (), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 December 1409 by Frederick I, Electo ...

. He was awarded a doctorate in 1963 with a dissertation on Rudolf Wagner-Régeny. He worked as a dramaturg at the Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin and at the in

Radebeul Radebeul (; ) is a town (''große Kreisstadt'') in the Elbe valley in the district of Meißen (district), Meißen in Saxony, Germany, a suburb of Dresden. It is well known for its viticulture, a Karl May Museum, museum dedicated to writer Karl ...

. From 1965 to 1997 he was chief dramaturg of the

Dresden Philharmonic The Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic) is a German symphony orchestra based in Dresden. Its principal concert venue is the '' Kulturpalast''. The orchestra also performs at the Kreuzkirche and the Frauenkirche Dresden. It receive ...

, and for many years he was also deputy artistic director. The honorary professor at the Institute for Musicology of the

Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber The Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber (or Dresden University of Music Carl Maria von Weber; also/formerly known as Dresden Conservatory or Dresden Royal Conservatory) is a university school of music, university of music in Dresden, ...

has written numerous articles and contributions, for example on the Dresden Philharmonic and the

Dresdner Kreuzchor The Dresdner Kreuzchor is the boys' choir of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden, Germany. It has a seven-century history and a world-wide reputation. Today, the choir has about 150 members between the ages of 9 and 19, from Dresden and the surroundin ...

; he has also written numerous biographies of artists. He was also involved in the Dresden Music Festival, the and was on the board of trustees of the

Saxon State and University Library Dresden The Saxon State and University Library Dresden (full name in ), abbreviated SLUB Dresden, is located in Dresden, Germany. It is both the regional library () for the Federal Republic of Germany, German State of Saxony as well as the academic libr ...

Publications

* ''Die Dresdner Philharmonie.'' Altis, Leipzig 1992, . * as editor: ''125 Jahre Dresdner Philharmonie 1870–1995.'' DZA Verlag, 1995, . * together with Matthias Herrmann: ''Der Dresdner Kreuzchor – Geschichte und Gegenwart, Wirkungsstätten und Schule.''''Der Dresdner Kreuzchor : Geschichte und Gegenwart, Wirkungsstätten und Schule''
on WorldCat Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2006, .

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartwig, Dieter German dramaturges German musicologists 1934 births 2022 deaths People from Dresden Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber