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.

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.

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 .

personal data
SURNAME	Petzold, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German composer, conductor and jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 18, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zwickau