Helmut Hilpert (pianist)
Helmut Hilpert (born June 8, 1923 in Reichenau im Mühlkreis , † November 25, 1942 in Stalingrad ) was an Austrian pianist and composer .
Life
The son of the senior teacher Max Hilpert attended the secondary school in Linz from 1934 to 1941 and the Petri School in Leipzig in 1941/1942. In 1942 the school-leaving examination took place. Hilpert studied piano with Karl Steiner (Linz), W. Bohle, Felix Petyrek (Leipzig), Karl Leimer (Hanover), E. Fischer (Potsdam), theory with H. Haböck, I. Stögbauer (Linz) and Johann Nepomuk David (Leipzig). Hilpert, who was awarded the Upper Danube Art Prize post mortem in 1943, achieved significant achievements as a pianist (concert tours abroad), composer and painter despite his youth.
Works
- Piano Variations, 1936, 1942 (unfinished)
- Diary for large orchestra, 1941
- over 100 songs based on texts by Rilke, Goll et al. 1936–1941;
- Self-portrait, 1941 (unfinished)
literature
- Hilpert, Helmut. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1959, p. 318 f. (Direct links on p. 318 , p. 319 ).
- Barbara Boisits: Hilpert, Helmut. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
Web links
- Portrait "Helmut Hilpert" painted by Anton Lutz on antonlutz.at , accessed on June 10, 2013
- Archive of the City of Linz, collections / bequests, material collection
- Helmut Hilpert's estate in the directory of artistic, scientific and cultural-political estates in Austria
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hilpert, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reichenau in the Mühlkreis |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 1942 |
| Place of death | Stalingrad |