Arnulf Herrmann
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Arnulf Herrmann is a German composer.
After studying piano with Gernot Sieber at the Richard Strauss Conservatorium Munich he enrolled at the Musikhochschule Dresden
, where he studied composition with Wilfried Krätzschmar and piano with Arkadi Zenzipér. In 1995–6 he was a pupil of Gérard Grisey
and Emanuel Nunes at the Conservatoire de Paris
(CNSMDP), after which he completed his training with Hartmut Fladt and Jörg Mainka (theory) and with Friedrich Goldmann
, Gösta Neuwirth, and Hanspeter Kyburz
at the Universität der Künste Berlin. In 1999–2000 he attended a post-graduate course in composition and new technologies at IRCAM
in Paris.
His awards include the Hanns Eisler Composition Prize (2001), the Stuttgart Composition Prize (2003), and the International Rostrum of Composers (for Terzenseele, 2006). In 2008 he was awarded the Förderpreis Musik (of the Kunstpreis Berlin) and a scholarship to the Villa Massimo
in Rome. In 2010 he received the composer's prize from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
His first opera, Wasser, with words by Nico Bleutge, will receive its world premiere at the 2012 Munich Biennale
in a co-production with Oper Frankfurt. An excerpt from it was performed at the 2011 Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik
, with soprano Claron McFadden
and tenor Sebastian Hübner, and the Ensemble Modern
, led by Johannes Kalitzke.
Herrmann teaches composition, analysis, and orchestration at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler", Berlin.
After studying piano with Gernot Sieber at the Richard Strauss Conservatorium Munich he enrolled at the Musikhochschule Dresden
Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber"
The "Carl Maria von Weber" College of Music is a college of music in Dresden, Germany.- History :...
, where he studied composition with Wilfried Krätzschmar and piano with Arkadi Zenzipér. In 1995–6 he was a pupil of Gérard Grisey
Gérard Grisey
Gérard Grisey was a French composer of contemporary music.-Biography:Gérard Grisey was born in Belfort, France on 17 June 1946. He studied at the Trossingen Conservatory in Germany from 1963 to 1965 before entering the Conservatoire de Paris...
and Emanuel Nunes at the Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
(CNSMDP), after which he completed his training with Hartmut Fladt and Jörg Mainka (theory) and with Friedrich Goldmann
Friedrich Goldmann
Friedrich Goldmann was a German composer and conductor.-Life:Born on 27 April 1941, in Siegmar-Schönau, Chemnitz, Goldmann’s music education began in 1951 when he joined the Dresdner Kreuzchor...
, Gösta Neuwirth, and Hanspeter Kyburz
Hanspeter Kyburz
Hanspeter Kyburz is a contemporary Swiss composer of classical music, known for applying electronic music techniques to his productions....
at the Universität der Künste Berlin. In 1999–2000 he attended a post-graduate course in composition and new technologies at IRCAM
IRCAM
IRCAM is a European institute for science about music and sound and avant garde electro-acoustical art music. It is situated next to, and is organizationally linked with, the Centre Pompidou in Paris...
in Paris.
His awards include the Hanns Eisler Composition Prize (2001), the Stuttgart Composition Prize (2003), and the International Rostrum of Composers (for Terzenseele, 2006). In 2008 he was awarded the Förderpreis Musik (of the Kunstpreis Berlin) and a scholarship to the Villa Massimo
Villa Massimo
Villa Massimo, short for Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo , is a German art institute in Rome, established in 1910 and located in the Villa Massimo....
in Rome. In 2010 he received the composer's prize from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
His first opera, Wasser, with words by Nico Bleutge, will receive its world premiere at the 2012 Munich Biennale
Munich Biennale
The Munich Biennale is an opera festival in the city of Munich. The full German name is Internationales Festival für neues Musiktheater, literally: International Festival for New Music Theater. The biennial festival was created in 1988 by Hans Werner Henze and is held in even-numbered years over...
in a co-production with Oper Frankfurt. An excerpt from it was performed at the 2011 Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik
Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik
The Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik is a music festival for contemporary chamber music, jointly organised by the town Witten in the Ruhr Area and the broadcasting station Westdeutscher Rundfunk...
, with soprano Claron McFadden
Claron McFadden
Claron McFadden is an American soprano. McFadden studied voice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, finishing her degree in 1984....
and tenor Sebastian Hübner, and the Ensemble Modern
Ensemble Modern
Ensemble Modern is a chamber ensemble dedicated to 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....
, led by Johannes Kalitzke.
Herrmann teaches composition, analysis, and orchestration at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler", Berlin.
Sources
- Arnulf Herrmann website (not updated after January 2010)
- Arnulf Herrmann page at Edition Peters: biography and worklist