Arnulf Herrmann

Arnulf Herrmann (born December 12, 1968 in Heidelberg ) is a German composer .

Life

Herrmann first studied piano with Gernot Sieber at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich , then composition with Wilfried Krätzschmar and music theory and piano with Arkadi Zenzipér at the Dresden University of Music . From 1995 to 1996 he was an Erasmus exchange student at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP) with Gérard Grisey and Emmanuel Nunes . He then studied composition with Friedrich Goldmann and music theory with Hartmut Fladt and Gösta Neuwirth at the Berlin University of the Arts (today's University of the Arts ) . In 2002 he completed his studies with Hanspeter Kyburz and Jörg Mainka at the "Hanns Eisler" University of Music in Berlin .

Arnulf Herrmann works with international ensembles for contemporary music, including the Ensemble intercontemporain , the Klangforum Wien , the Ensemble musikFabrik and the Ensemble Modern . His pieces are played at festivals such as the Donaueschinger Musiktage , the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik or Wien Modern .

In 2003 Herrmann took on a teaching position in theory, analysis and ear training at the “Hanns Eisler” University of Music in Berlin, from 2004 he was the main subject teacher for composition and since 2006 he has also been a lecturer for instrumentation and analysis.

Since April 1, 2014, he has been the successor to Theo Brandmüller as professor of composition at the Saar University of Music .

In November 2017, his opera Der Mieter at the Frankfurt Opera , which commissioned the work, premiered with great success . The opera is based on the novel by Roland Topor from 1964, the libretto was written by Klaus Händl . It staged Johannes Erath , it conducted Kazushi Ono .

Awards and honors

2001: Hanns Eisler Prize for composition and interpretation of contemporary music
2003: Composition Prize of the State Capital Stuttgart
2006: Prize of the International Rostrum of Composers of UNESCO in Paris
2008: Music Prize of the Berlin Art Prize
2008: Scholarship from Villa Massimo in Rome
2010: Composers' Prize from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation

Compositions (selection)

Operas

Wasser , WP: May 2012, Munich Biennale ; Libretto: Nico Bleutge . In 2011, excerpts from the opera were performed as part of the Witten Days for New Chamber Music . In June 2012, as it was produced in collaboration with the Frankfurt Opera , it was performed in the LAB Opera House on Frankfurter Schmidtstrasse.
The tenant , premiere November 2017, Oper Frankfurt (commissioned work), libretto: Händl Klaus .

For orchestra

Heart Mine (2009)
openwork work (2012)

For ensemble and voices

Seascape (Dream) and Dance (2012)

For ensemble

straight away (2003)
Soul of Thirds (2005)
Fictional Dances (vol. 1) (2008)
Fictional Dances (vol. 2) (2008/2009)

For solo instruments and ensemble

Anklang (2004) for 2 keyboards and ensemble
Monstrous Song (2007) for solo clarinet and small ensemble

Chamber music

a bagatelle (duo version) (2010) for clarinet and horn
a bagatelle (trio version) (2010) for clarinet, bass clarinet and horn
Hausmusik (2010) for piano four hands

For solo instruments

Private collection (2006). Variations for piano
ROOR (2005) for trombone solo

Recordings (selection)

Arnulf Herrmann: Ensemblestücke, Wergo WER 6576 2 (2010).

Fictional Dances - vol. 1
Monstrous Song of
Terzenseele
Anklang
directly entranced

Witten Days for New Chamber Music (2011)

Seascape (dream) and dance

Portrait Uwe Dierksen: ROOR (2011) (EMSACD-004; EMCD-014)

Web links

Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation: Arnulf Herrmann - life and work, picture gallery, podcast
Discography on the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation website
Short biography until 2010 on Arnulf Herrmann's homepage
Edition Peters: Biography and works by Arnulf Herrmann
Biography on the website of the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique / Musique ( IRCAM )

Podcasts and Reviews of "Water"

Individual evidence

↑ Gerhard R. Koch : The taps are dripping, the neighbors are knocking , When living becomes a nightmare: Arnulf Herrmann's opera “Der Mieter” based on the novel by Roland Topor is premiered in Frankfurt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , updated on November 14th 2017

↑ Villa Massimo 2008 scholarship holders ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Villa Massimo website. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

↑ A place of longing as an inescapable interior . In: FAZ of June 18, 2012, page 34.

↑ Oper Frankfurt : The Tenant ( Memento of the original dated November 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 9, 2017

personal data
SURNAME	Herrmann, Arnulf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German composer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	December 12, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heidelberg

[Koch-1] Gerhard R. Koch : The taps are dripping, the neighbors are knocking , When living becomes a nightmare: Arnulf Herrmann's opera “Der Mieter” based on the novel by Roland Topor is premiered in Frankfurt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , updated on November 14th 2017

[2] Villa Massimo 2008 scholarship holders ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Villa Massimo website. Retrieved October 15, 2012. @1@ 2

[3] A place of longing as an inescapable interior . In: FAZ of June 18, 2012, page 34.