Paul Theissen
Paul Theissen (* 1937 in Aachen ) is a German pianist , conductor and choir director .
Life
Theissen studied piano , conducting and composition as well as trombone and double bass at the Cologne University of Music and Dance . In Aachen he passed the A-exam in organ .
From 1961 to 1966 he was a repetitor at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf and from 1967 to 1973 he was a conductor and from 1969 a director of studies at the State Theater in Mainz . In addition, from 1974 to 1980 he was conductor and solo coach at the Stadttheater Bern . In 1980 he became the first Kapellmeister at the Landestheater Coburg . From 1982 to 1985 he was General Music Director there . He then lived for three years in the USA, where he worked with the symphony orchestras in Tennessee and Riverside. In 1991 he became musical director at the Vogtland-Theater Plauen .
He is friends with the pianist Michael Ponti .
literature
- Ingrid Bigler-Marschall: German Theater Lexicon . Biographical and bibliographical manual . Volume 4: Singer - Tzschoppe . Founded by Wilhelm Kosch . Saur, Munich a. a. 1998, ISBN 3-907820-30-4 , p. 2551.
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Theissen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Paul Theissen at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ingrid Bigler-Marschall: Deutsches Theater-Lexikon . Biographical and bibliographical manual . Volume 4: Singer - Tzschoppe . Founded by Wilhelm Kosch . Saur, Munich a. a. 1998, ISBN 3-907820-30-4 , p. 2551.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Theissen, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pianist, conductor and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aachen |