Erich Bohlke
Erich Böhlke (born September 9, 1895 in Stettin , † April 19, 1979 in Delmenhorst ) was a German conductor and composer .
Life
Böhlke was born the son of an art dealer in Stettin . Already as a child and adolescent he made an appearance musically, so from 1909 he headed the Stettiner men's choir Melodia . Böhlke first prepared himself for the profession of teacher and attended the preparatory institute in Massow and then the teachers' seminar in Pölitz . During the First World War he served on the Eastern Front. He passed the second teacher examination, but then devoted himself entirely to music.
From 1919 he studied at the Berlin University of Music . In 1924 he became Kapellmeister at the Rudolstadt Theater . Further positions were from 1926 musical director at the Koblenz City Theater and from 1929 chief conductor at the Wiesbaden State Theater . In 1934 he became general music director and artistic director of the Magdeburg Municipal Theaters . Here he was replaced as director by a party member in 1939, but remained general music director until the war-related closure in 1944.
After the Second World War, he was general music director of the State Theater in Oldenburg from 1947 to 1950 . From 1950 he worked as a freelancer. During this time he was a guest conductor at the Tokyo University of the Arts , where he received the title of professor in 1963 .
Böhlke was also active as a composer and has composed over 100 songs, among other things. He was buried in the family grave at the Osterholz cemetery in Bremen.
Awards
- Prussian general music director , 1927
- Pomeranian Culture Prize , 1965
- Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class, 1976
- Honorary citizen of Delmenhorst
literature
- Gerd Lüpke: Erich Böhlke. Portrait of a Pomeranian musician. In: Pomerania. Issue 3/1970, ISSN 0032-4167 . Reprinted in: Die Pommersche Zeitung . No. 25/2013, pp. 12-13.
- Eckhard Wendt: Stettiner Lebensbilder (= publications of the Historical Commission for Pomerania . Series V, Volume 40). Böhlau, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-412-09404-8 , pp. 86-88.
Web links
- Biography in the Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon
- Literature by and about Erich Böhlke in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Böhlke, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szczecin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1979 |
| Place of death | Delmenhorst |