Hans Poppel

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Hans Poppel (* 1942 in Kempten ) is a German illustrator , jazz pianist and set designer .

Live and act

Poppel attended schools in Kempten and Munich. He completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . He then worked as a set assistant at the Bavarian State Opera and for several years in theaters in German cities as a set and costume designer. Since the mid-1970s, he has mainly worked as a freelance illustrator and book designer. a. with authors such as Eveline Hasler , Dorothée Kreusch-Jacob and Aliana Brodmann E. von Richthofen . He also worked as a caricaturist, editor and screenwriter in the film and radio play area.

From the 1970s Poppel was also active as a jazz pianist; he played u. a. with Cornelius Claudio Kreusch , Nate McBride , Curt Newton , Joe Morris and Ken Vandermark . With G. Pechet Reber and Thomas Dürst he formed the European Hiding Trio (album Nothing to Hide , Unit Records 2000).

Works (selection)

  • Eveline Hasler: Witch Licorice (pictures by Hans Poppel). Reinbek: Rowohlt (rororo rotfuchs 273), 1981
  • Renate Welsh and Hans Poppel: A birthday for Kitty . Munich: Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, 1986
  • Aliana Brodmann E. von Richthofen / Hans Poppel: The story of the figs , Ellermann, Munich, 1987, ISBN 3-7707-6280-0
  • Dorothee Kreusch-Jacob, Hans Poppel: Magic stage opera. What children experience in front of and behind the scenes . Munich / Kassel, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag / Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1988
  • Hans Poppel: Easter bunnies and Easter fun. A picture book about Easter. Munich: Heinrich Ellermann, 1995
  • Regina Schwartz and Hans Poppel: Clicker, klecker, paste, I'm the master here. Children's poems by Regina Schwarz with pictures by Hans Poppel. Munich: Heinrich Ellermann, 1995
  • Dirk Walbrecker (text), Hans Poppel (ILlustr.): Benny's hat. Frankfurt and Vienna: Gutenberg Book Guild, 1997

Discographic notes

  • Cornelius Claudio Kreusch, Hans Poppel: Music for Two Pianos (1991)
  • Joe Morris, Ken Vandermark, Hans Poppel: Like Rays (Knitting Factory Works, 1998)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography .
personal data
SURNAME Poppel, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German illustrator, jazz pianist and set designer
DATE OF BIRTH 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Kempten