Josef Zilch
Josef Zilch (born May 29, 1928 in Schwandorf ) is a German conductor and composer .
Life
Zilch began taking piano lessons at the age of five and became the first organist at Marienmünster in Schwandorf at the age of twelve. He completed his studies at the University of Music in Munich. 1956-1959 he taught at the Max-Reger-Gymnasium Amberg . In 1971 he became a professor at the Munich University of Music, from 1973 he headed the chair for music education and conducting there. He is an honorary member of the university.
From 1976 Zilch was a permanent guest conductor in Japan. He received the title of Professor Honoris Cause from the Musashino Art School in Tokyo .
Since 1949 he has been a member of the Catholic student union Rheno-Franconia Munich in the CV .
Awards
- Golden record for his Hubertus Mass
- 1970: Nordgau Culture Prize of the City of Amberg in the "Music" category
- 1991: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2004: Culture Prize of the German Hunting Protection Association
- 2000: Culture Prize of the City of Aschaffenburg
- 2017: Honorary citizen of the city of Schwandorf
Works
- Happy Birthday - cheerful variations for string quartet
- Happy-Birthday - cheerful variations for wind quintet
- Variations over a Bavarian Zwiefachen - for wind quintet
- Impressions from Japan - Suite for Orchestra
- Dance suite - for string orchestra
- Türmerkantate - A cantata in memory of the creator of the Bavarian anthem: Konrad Max Kunz
- Hubertus Mass - for 4 French horns in F and organ
He set poems by Christian Morgenstern to music for soprano ( mezzo-soprano ) or tenor ( baritone ) and piano
- The picket fence
- The air
- The big city train station magic
- The great Lalula
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bad Tölz honors Professor Josef Zilch on Mittelbayerische.de October 12, 2006.
- ↑ Honorary conductor ( Memento from July 27, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ With commitment and creativity on onetz.de
Web links
- Works by and about Josef Zilch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Josef Zilch on komverlag.com ( Memento from October 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Heike Nasritdinova: Zilch, Dr. med. Max Josef . Entry in the database of the Oberpfälzer Kulturbund (currently not available)
- collegium musicum ( Memento from April 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Josef Zilch, resident in Neufahrn
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zilch, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwandorf |