Max Doehlemann
Max Doehlemann (* 1970 in Hamburg ) is a German composer , pianist and music producer .
Life
After graduating from high school, Max Doehlemann studied composition at the University of Music in Munich with Dieter Acker and orchestral conducting at the Berlin University of the Arts .
Since 1997 he has created numerous compositions for a wide variety of ensembles (solo instruments, vocal, orchestral and chamber music), electronic music, music for the stage, radio drama, film and television. He worked as a classical pianist and song accompanist and as musical director (Komische Oper Berlin, Berliner Ensemble and others). He also performed as a jazz pianist and band leader (with Paul Brody , Kalle Kalima , Benjamin Weidekamp , Uli Kempendorff , Robin Draganic , Hadass Pal Yarden , Momo Djender and others).
As a composer and interpreter, Doehlemann dealt intensively with the role of melody and harmony in contemporary music ; He also researched tonalities and rhythms from the Arab and Sephardic cultures.
Awards
- Franz Josef Reinl Prize, 1996
- International Music Prize for Excellence in Composition from the Colorado Music Academy, 2010
Discography
- Piano Concerto No. 1 (CD series of the Munich University of Music, No. 16)
- "Sonnenfinsternis" (2008), Bella Musica (Max Doehlemann Jazz Trio)
- Jacob's Dream: New Jewish Songs (2011), Edition Antes
- Walter Rothschild And The Minyan Boys: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (2010) - Hentrich und Hentrich (produced by Max Doehlemann)
- Songs Of The Clown: Shakespeare-Lieder (2014), MG-Audio Berlin
- Azur (2014), Blackbird Studios Berlin
Works (selection)
- Piano Concerto No. 1
- “Musical Midrashim 1–4” for 4-handed piano
- "Oxymoron" for viola and electronics
- “7 Shakespeare songs” for baritone and piano
- “Marginalie” for oboe, flute and piano
- Psalm 95 for baritone, mixed choir and organ
- Psalm 137 for soprano, viola and piano
- Haschkiwenu for soprano and piano
- Uwa LeZion for soprano and piano
- Poèmes de Paul Valéry for soprano and piano
- Strange Days (based on a story by Arno Schmidt; version as melodrama and as a live radio play)
- Concert for vibraphone and orchestra
Web links
- Works by Max Doehlemann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Max Doehlemann's website
- Gerald Beyrodt: He is fascinated by starkness - Max Doehlemann makes music based on motifs from the Hebrew Bible , Deutschlandradio Kultur on June 17, 2011
- "Jakobs Traum" at "Musicweb international"
- Henryk M. Broder on the "Axis of the Good"
- hagalil.com on Jacob's dream
- Max Doehlemann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Doehlemann, Max |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, pianist, music producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |