Horst Platen

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Horst Aloysius Platen (born April 14, 1884 in Magdeburg , † October 14, 1964 in Feldafing , Bavaria ) was a German composer , conductor and theater director , as well as broadcasting director of NORAG's subsidiary station Hanover .

Life

Horst Platen received his training from Paul Gilson and César Thomson . From time to time he worked as a theater conductor, from 1914 to 1933 in Hamburg , there from 1926 also as the concert director of the Nordische Rundfunk AG (NORAG).

In 1933 he took over the broadcasting line of the NORAG secondary station in Hanover . From 1938 to 1942 he was director of the Fürth theater and from 1943 to 1945 a theater in Thorn .

After the war, the artist then moved to Munich . Here he was working as a radio play composer for Bavarian Radio .

Platen also used the pseudonym Hermann Hiller .

Honors

Works

  • 1917: Holy Morning (Opera)
  • 1922: The Duchess's Garter (Operetta)
  • 1925: Love under the Schutenhut (Singspiel)
  • 1926: The silent bell (opera)
  • 1935: The diplomatic passport (operetta)
  • 1965: In the shadow of the mountain (opera)
  • as well as stage music, symphonic poems, piano pieces, songs, etc.

Radio plays

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personal data
SURNAME Platen, Horst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Platen, Horst Aloysius; Hiller, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, conductor and theater manager, as well as broadcasting director of NORAG's subsidiary station Hanover
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 1964
Place of death Feldafing