Hans-Olaf Hudemann

Hans-Olaf Hudemann (born July 25, 1915 in Leipzig ; † June 23, 1984 in Heidelberg ) was a German singer ( bass-baritone ) and musicologist.

Life

Hudemann is the son of the concert singer Ernst Hudemann . He attended the St. Thomas School in Leipzig and was a member of the St. Thomas Choir . From 1934 he studied musicology at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel . In Kiel he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD. In 1943 he began his singing career. Under Günther Ramin he performed with the St. Thomas Choir. He has given concerts in Germany ( Bachfest Leipzig), Belgium, Netherlands, France and Switzerland. His repertoire ranged from works from the 17th century to the present day, with world premieres as well as German premieres. a. by Arnold Schoenberg (“A Survivor from Warsaw”, Darmstadt Days for New Music 1950), Willy Burckhard, Othmar Schoeck, Wolfgang Fortner (“Creation”), Johannes Driessler, Heinz-Werner Zimmermann (“Psalm Concert”). In 1961 he became a lecturer at the Heidelberg Conservatory . From 1957 to 1962 he led a master class at the Academy for Music in Darmstadt. In 1972 he became a professor at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main .

personal data
SURNAME	Hudemann, Hans-Olaf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German singer (bass) and musicologist
DATE OF BIRTH	July 25, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH	June 23, 1984
Place of death	Heidelberg