Jochen Wehner

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Jochen Wehner (born March 7, 1936 in Göttingen ; † June 9, 2020 in Heiligenberg ) was a German conductor , producer , arranger and editor.

biography

Jochen Wehner studied conducting in Halle and Dresden and graduated in composition , clarinet and violoncello . After completing his studies, he worked as Kapellmeister in Magdeburg , Brandenburg and Stendal . In 1970 he was appointed general music director at the Schwerin State Theater . His affinity for contemporary music and composition led him to Leipziger Rundfunk in 1973 . From 1973 to 1990 he worked as a producer, conductor and lecturer for new music at Sender Leipzig. As the conductor of theHe was responsible for numerous recordings of Leipzig radio choirs. These include u. a. the madrigals by Paul Hindemith , the choir cycle Japan Suite by Hugo Herrmann , the Bach poem by Erhard Ragwitz and the cycle In der Natur op. 63 by Antonín Dvořák . Together with Gerhard Richter and Gert Frischmuth , Jochen Wehner looked after the radio choir on an interim basis between 1978 and 1980. At the same time, he held a teaching position for the subjects of score playing and conducting at the University of Music and Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy " in Leipzig. Guest conductors have taken him to radio stations in Poland , the ČSSR and Romania , as well as to renowned orchestras such as the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra .

Even before reunification , Jochen Wehner was signed as chief conductor at the Värmlandsoperan in Karlstad , Sweden . In addition, it led permanent guest conductor at the opera in Gothenburg and the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo . In 1994 he returned to Leipzig and took over the chief position of the Rundfunk-Blasorchester Leipzig . During this time he was in charge of founding the German Wind Academy, which set itself the task of promoting young wind players. Numerous amateur and professional musicians from all over Europe now take advantage of the Academy's offers.

After his retirement in 2000, Jochen Wehner took on numerous projects. In 2004 he conducted a concert with Beethoven's 9th Symphony as part of the celebrations for “10 years of cultural relations between Germany and Romania” in Cluj-Napoca . A year later he was at the podium of the Hof Symphony Orchestra and the youth wind orchestra of the Northern Bavarian Music Association. Guest conductors led him a. a. to the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz , 2007 to the Hohentwiel Festival, to the municipal wind orchestra Singen and to the Balinger Music Days.

Jochen Wehner lived in Heiligenberg , near Lake Constance , from 2000 until his death . His final resting place is in the Leipzig south cemetery .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SÜDKURIER Mourning Portal: Mourn Jochen Wehner. Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Stefanie Schennerlein: Saxon Wind Philharmonic mourns its longstanding chief conductor. Accessed June 14, 2020 (German).
  3. ↑ a b Jochen Wehner - Radio Treasures. Accessed February 1, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Saxon Wind Philharmonic - History. Accessed February 1, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Jochen Wehner | Arranger - Concert Band Sheet Music & Scores - HeBu Musikverlag GmbH. Accessed February 1, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Wehner, Jochen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German conductor, producer and arranger
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Goettingen
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 2020
Place of death Heiligenberg