Kurt-Heinz Stolze
Kurt-Heinz Stolze (born January 26, 1926 in Hamburg ; † August 12, 1970 in Munich ) was a German composer, pianist, harpsichordist and conductor.
Life
After graduating from high school, Kurt-Heinz Stolze studied piano and organ as well as conducting at the music college in his hometown from 1942 to 1947. Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg was his teacher for the latter. After he had finished his studies, he tried to apply what he had learned in various musical fields, especially in Hamburg. He got his first permanent engagement in 1956, when the Royal Opera in Copenhagen hired him for a year as Kapellmeister and répétiteur.
In 1957 Stolzes professional path led to the Württemberg State Theaters in Stuttgart. At first he worked as a répétiteur for operas and ballets. He also accompanied Fritz Wunderlich in the concert hall and in the recording studio for the song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert . At the state theater in his new place of work, he soon met John Cranko and became friends with him. This acquaintance set the trend for his further career. From then on he conducted the state orchestra in numerous ballet performances, for example at Schwanensee . Antonio Vivaldi's concert cycle L'Estro Armonico , originally written for violins and string orchestra, was set up for the ballet stage. He also worked on a version for Cranko's ballet Onegin by looking for suitable passages from Tchaikovsky's rich works, but which were not allowed to have anything to do with Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin . In doing so, he transformed many compositions that the master had written exclusively for piano into orchestral movements. He proceeded similarly when he compiled the orchestral music for the ballet The Taming of the Shrew in 1969 from models by Domenico Scarlatti . Radio and film also benefited from his work.
In 1968, Stolze went on a tour to London as solo ensembleist with the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn and its conductor Jörg Faerber, where the musicians gave a concert in the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
On August 12, 1970, Kurt-Heinz Stolze voluntarily passed away in Munich at the age of 44.
Web links
- Biography (French) ( Memento of February 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Kurt-Heinz Stolze , Bavarian State Opera
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Proud, Kurt-Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, pianist, harpsichordist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1970 |
| Place of death | Munich |