Frank Petzold
Frank Petzold (born May 18, 1951 in Zwickau ) is a German composer , conductor and jazz pianist .
Life
Petzold was born in Zwickau in 1951. From 1968 to 1974 he studied composition , conducting and piano at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden . From 1974 to 1977 he worked as Kapellmeister and choir director at the Theater der Altmark in Stendal. He also worked from 1977 to 1979 as a drama conductor at the Magdeburg Theater . From 1977 to 1981 he was a master student for composition with Rainer Kunad at the German Academy of the Arts in Berlin. From 1981 to 1994 he worked as a freelance composer and pianist in Magdeburg and Cottbus . He composed an opera , orchestral , chamber , stage and jazz music . As a companion he appeared u. a. with Gina Pietsch in the Uckermärkische Bühnen Schwedt . Since 1990 he has been regional chairman of the German Composers' Association in Cottbus. In 1994 he became drama bandmaster at the Cottbus State Theater . Since 2001 he has been a lecturer in music theory and jazz piano at the Lausitz University of Applied Sciences in Cottbus.
Prices
- Hans Stieber Prize for Composition (1984)
Works (excerpt)
Stage works
- 1980/81: The breeding of calves. A carnival game based on Hans Sachs for soprano, tenor, bass and six instruments. WP: 1982.
- 1986/87: Princess Zartfuß and the seven elephants. Comic opera in one act based on the play of the same name by Albert Wendt . Text: Frank Petzold. Premiere: Theater der Stadt Cottbus, Cottbus 1989.
Other musical works
- 1989: piano strings music
- 1990: First symphony
Discography
- Tritonia (2000)
- Jazzterday Live (2005)
literature
- Frank Petzold. In: Sigrid Neef (with Hermann Neef ): German opera in the 20th century. GDR 1949–1989. Lang, Berlin 1992, pp. 390-393, ISBN 3-86032-011-4 .
Web links
- Works by and about Frank Petzold in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Petzold, Frank |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, conductor and jazz pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwickau |