Hans Drewanz
Hans Drewanz (born December 2, 1929 in Dresden , † June 22, 2021 in Darmstadt ) was a German conductor and university professor .
Life
Hans Drewanz was a student at the Musisches Gymnasium in Frankfurt until the end of the war in 1945 . After studying music at the Frankfurt University of Music , he was assistant to Sir Georg Solti at the Municipal Theaters in Frankfurt am Main from 1953 to 1959 and first Kapellmeister at the Wuppertal Opera House from 1959 to 1963 .
From 1963 to 1994 Drewanz worked as general music director at the music theater of the Darmstadt State Theater , of which he became an honorary member. In 1997 he became first guest conductor and musical advisory board member at the Stadttheater Bern .
Since 1984 Drewanz has also been a professor at the Saarland University of Music .
Awards
- 1980: Johann Heinrich Merck award
- 1994: Silver plaque of merit from the city of Darmstadt , Goethe plaque from the state of Hesse
- 2014: Darmstadt Music Prize
- 2016: Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
literature
- Johannes Breckner: Hans Drewanz in Darmstadt . Darmstädter Schriften, Volume 96, Justus-von-Liebig-Verlag, Darmstadt 2009, ISBN 978 3 87390 271 8 .
Web links
- Hans Drewanz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Farewell to Hans Drewanz . On: Staatstheater-darmstadt.de , June 23, 2021
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Drewanz, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German conductor and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 2021 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Darmstadt |