Christian Höppner

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Christian Höppner (2017)

Christian Höppner (* 1956 in Berlin ) is a German cellist , conductor , Secretary General of the German Music Council and former President of the Cultural Council. D. In 2001 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his voluntary work and his commitment to Berlin's musical life as well as the promotion of amateur music . In 2016, Federal President Joachim Gauck awarded him the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class, for his national and international commitment to the development and maintenance of musical life on all levels of society . From March 12, 2013 to March 20, 2019 he was President of the German Cultural Council , whose Vice-President he was previously. In the 16 years of his work on the board of the German Cultural Council, including ten years as Vice President and with two terms of office as President, which is permissible under the statutes, he was involved a. a. six years in the German UNESCO Commission , ten years in the broadcasting council of Deutsche Welle and 15 years as chairman of the RTL media advisory board.

Since 1986 he has been teaching the cello at the Berlin University of the Arts. Christian Höppner is involved in various voluntary activities in national and international organizations.

Career

Höppner received his training as an instrument teacher, music teacher and cellist with subsequent conducting studies at the University of the Arts . He has also been teaching the cello there since 1986. In 1984 he had already taken over the management of the Berlin-Wilmersdorf Music School and, after the administrative reform in 2001 , also headed its successor, the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Music School . From 2000 to 2004 he was a member of the executive board and vice-president of the German Music Council , and since 2004 he has been its general secretary. He is also Principal Guest Conductor of the Camerata Musica antiqua in Brazil.

Positions

Höppner emphasizes the value of musical education and is particularly committed to inclusion and diversity. His resignation from the advisory board of the Echo music prize made headlines as a protest against the award of the two rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang.

Höppner also occasionally speaks out in the non-musical field. In 2007 he spoke out against the classification of computer games as a cultural asset and publicly acknowledged that he was a proponent of homeopathy .

Music and cultural policy activities

  • President of the Cultural Council a. D.
  • Spokesman for the Music Section in the German Cultural Council
  • Member of the University Council of the Nuremberg University of Music
  • Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Carl Bechstein Foundation
  • Member of the Foundation Board of the Hindemith Foundation
  • Member of the board of trustees of the Frankfurt Music Prize and the Young European Award and the Federal Academy for Musical Youth Education in Trossingen
  • Ambassador of the Federal Association Initiative 50Plus
  • Member of the executive committee of the Deutsche Ensemble Akademie
  • Deputy chairman of the hearing initiative
  • Chair of the jury "Kulturgroschen des Deutschen Kulturrates"
  • Chair of the jury at the national " Jugend musiziert " competitions
  • Jury member "Music wins"
  • Honorary President of the Landesmusikrat Berlin
  • Honorary chairman of Jugend musiziert Berlin
  • Honorary member of the German Tonkünstlerverband LV Berlin
  • Former President of Rotary Berlin-Spree
  • He is also the principal guest conductor of Camarata Musica antiqua in Brazil.

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Prof. Christian Höppner. In: musikrat.de. German Music Council, accessed on April 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Deutscher Kulturrat press release of March 20, 2019: German Cultural Council: New board elected , accessed on March 20, 2019
  3. ^ Christian Höppner new President of the German Cultural Council. Press release. (No longer available online.) German Cultural Council , March 13, 2013, archived from the original ; accessed on March 14, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Kompaed: Secretary General: German Music Council. Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
  5. ^ Prof. Christian Höppner. In: www.udk-berlin.de. Retrieved January 6, 2017 .
  6. ↑ a b Andreas Statzkowski : Speech by the district mayor Andreas Statzkowski. For the award of the Federal Cross of Merit to Christian Höppner on October 10, 2001 in the Charlottenburg town hall. In: berlin.de/ba-charlottenburg-wilmersdorf/. October 10, 2001, accessed March 14, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Friederike Holm: “An incredible happiness”. In: Concerti. May 24, 2011, accessed May 6, 2020 .
  8. ^ Katrin Lange: Artists fight for music lessons. In: Berliner Morgenpost. June 18, 2010, accessed May 6, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Susanne Führer, Christian Höppner: "Bach made my blinkers very wide". In: Deutschlandfunk Kultur. January 19, 2017, accessed May 6, 2020 .
  10. ^ Jörg Lengersdorf: Christian Höppner: Inclusion as an opportunity for everyone. In: SWR2. Südwestrundfunk's cultural program, October 31, 2019, accessed on May 6, 2020 .
  11. ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Echo 2018: President of the Cultural Council Christian Höppner leaves the Advisory Board - DER SPIEGEL - Kultur. Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
  12. ↑ President of the Cultural Council leaves the Echo Advisory Board. In: The time . April 17, 2018, accessed May 6, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart Germany: Echo for Kollegah and Farid Bang: Culture Council President Christian Höppner leaves Echo Advisory Board. Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
  14. ↑ heise online: State Culture Prize for Computer Games: 300,000 euros annually. Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Thomas Lindemann: We want games that don't offend the intellect. In: Zeit Online. July 25, 2013, accessed May 6, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Prof. Höppner: "It's amazing what supposedly ineffective globules can trigger fears". In: BPH. April 25, 2020, accessed on May 6, 2020 (German).
  17. ↑ Christoph Trapp: Prof. Höppner: “From my point of view, medicine must work”. In: German Central Association of Homeopathic Doctors eV - State Association of Bavaria. May 2, 2020, accessed on May 6, 2020 (German).
  18. ↑ a b Ceremony and concert in the Mendelssohn Remise . Awarding of honorary memberships to Christian Höppner and Anka Sommer. In: Neue Musikzeitung . February 2012 ( online [accessed March 14, 2013]).
  19. ↑ Congratulations: Christian Höppner became Honorary President of the Landesmusikrat Berlin. In: nmz.de. November 24, 2010, accessed March 14, 2013 .
  20. ↑ Change in the chairmanship of the State Committee on Youth Music. (PDF; 49 kB) Press release. Landesmusikrat Berlin, December 6, 2010, accessed on March 14, 2013 .
  21. ^ German Cultural Council press release of February 10, 2014: Berlin University of the Arts awards Christian Höppner an honorary professorship. The German Cultural Council congratulates its President on this award ( memento from February 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 13, 2014.
  22. ↑ Christian Höppner receives Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class | nmz - new music newspaper. In: www.nmz.de. Retrieved December 14, 2016 .

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personal data
SURNAME Höppner, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Höppner, Chr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German instrumental teacher, music teacher and cellist
DATE OF BIRTH 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin