Heidi Riess

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Heidi Rieß (also Heidi Rieß-Berthold , Heidi Riess-Berthold and Heidi Berthold-Rieß , Heidi Berthold-Riess , born May 12, 1943 in Chemnitz ) is a German counterpart and music teacher.

life and work

Heidi Rieß was born in Chemnitz in 1943 as the daughter of Irma and Heinz Rieß. She first learned the profession of stenographer. From 1960 to 1962 she was involved in the Young Talents movement in the GDR, which sought to promote artistically gifted children and young people by giving them the opportunity to appear in public. Rieß took on leading tasks there. This gave her the chance to study at the University of Music in Leipzig with Eva Fleischer . In 1968 she successfully completed this course. Riess had twice received a Mendelssohn grant .

Teaching

After completing her studies, Riess taught herself at the university in Leipzig, initially as an assistant and later as a senior assistant. In 1992 she was appointed professor for singing. After 35 years of teaching, in 2003 she trained over a hundred professional singers.

Artistic career

In addition to studying at university, Riess has also pursued her own artistic career as a concert singer. The first highlight was the first prize at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig in 1968. At the International Music Competition in Geneva in 1968 she won a second prize. A first prize was not awarded here. At the Sofia Singing Competition and the Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau in 1969, she won further first prizes.

In the decades that followed, Heidi Rieß built an extensive and varied concert career. She joined famous orchestras and choirs as the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra , the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra , the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin , the Dresden Philharmonic , the St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig and the Dresden Cross Choir on. She has made guest appearances in many countries around the world a. a. in Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Hungary and Japan. She performed at numerous festivals such as the Leipzig Bach Festival and the Schaffhausen International Bach Festival, the Flanders Festival and the Handel Festival in Halle. She worked with conductors such as Kurt Masur , Hans-Joachim Rotzsch , Herbert Blomstedt , Helmut Koch , Heinz Rögner , Herbert Kegel , and Charles de Wolff . Heidi Rieß was heard in numerous opera and song evenings on the radio and television. She recorded numerous recordings for the Eterna label .

retirement

Heidi Rieß now lives in a senior citizens facility in Leipzig and is committed to dignified aging. There she gives concerts for her roommates on her piano, often with music students from the University of Leipzig. "Every time you hit the keys, memories come back - of my time as a singer, concerts with Peter Schreier , performances with the Dresden Kreuzchor or the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra ." Or in her own words: "I used to go on a concert tour in Japan , Today I am happy about every trip with my electric chair. "" Your elixir of life - the music - continues to accompany you. "

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Birgit Wolf: Language in the GDR: A dictionary . 2013, ISBN 978-3-11-080592-5 , pp. 112 . , there the article "Young Talents".
  2. ↑ Algomedia press service.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Alexander Fugmann (docplayer.org, AOK Online): Sunny prospects (Heidi Rieß). 2013, accessed November 13, 2018 .
  4. ^ GDR Lexicon: Chronicle of the GDR 1968. Retrieved on November 12, 2018 .
  5. ^ New Germany (archive): From cultural life (Heidi Riess-Berthold receives second prize in Geneva). October 10, 1968. Retrieved November 13, 2018 .
  6. ^ Concours de Geneve: List des Laureates (2nd prize). Retrieved November 13, 2018 .
  7. ^ Schumann Competition Zwickau: Prizes. Retrieved November 13, 2018 .
  8. ^ Section artistic career according to bach-cantatas.com and the autobiographical information from Heidi Rieß on Algomedia Presseservice.
  9. ↑ As of 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Riess, Heidi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Riess-Berthold, Heidi; Berthold-Riess, Heidi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German contrarian and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Chemnitz