Peter Damm
Peter Damm (born July 27, 1937 in Meiningen / Thuringia ) is a German horn player i. R.
Life
Peter Damm began his instrumental training on the violin at the age of 11 . He made his first attempts on the French horn in 1951 with Franz Nauber (1911–2001). He then worked as a forestry apprentice for a short time before studying horn with Karl Biehlig between 1951 and 1957 at the Weimar Music Academy .
In 1957 he was appointed solo horn player in the orchestra of the Gera stages . From 1959 to 1969 he played in the same position with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under the direction of Franz Konwitschny , Václav Neumann and other famous conductors . From 1969 to 2002 Damm was a member of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden .
He also worked as a professor for horn at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden , and led international master classes, seminars and workshops in Europe , Japan and North America .
Damm is an honorary member of the International Horn Society , the Horn Society Bavaria and the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden .
Recordings (selection)
- Johannes Brahms : Horn Trio in E flat major, op. 40 a. a., Manfred Scherzer , Peter Damm, Amadeus Webersinke , BERLIN CLASSICS 0031 852 BC noble society Hamburg
- Johannes Brahms : Horn Trio in E flat major, op. 40 a. a., Josef Suk , Peter Damm, Werner Genuit , ACANTA 43270 Fono Team Hamburg
- Benjamin Britten : Serenade op. 31 a. a., Peter Schreier , Peter Damm, Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Bohdan Warchal , CAMPION / RRCD 1313 Campion Records, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : The Horn Concertos, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields , Neville Marriner , Philips 422 330-2
- Richard Strauss : Horn Concerts No. 1 and 2, Staatskapelle Dresden , Rudolf Kempe , Eterna and EMI (1976), now in: Richard Strauss - Complete Orchestral Works, Warner Classics 4 31 780 2 (9 CD)
- Horn concerts at the Sächsischer Hof by Johann Joachim Quantz , Jan Dismas Zelenka , Johann David Heinichen , Georg Philipp Telemann and Johann Friedrich Fasch - Peter Damm and Dieter Pansa play the treble horn together with the Capella Sagittariana, conducted by Eduard Melkus , BERLIN CLASSICS 0011 772 BC edel Hamburg Society
World premieres
- Baldur Böhme (1932–2008): Concert (1987)
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Johann Cilenšek :
- Concert piece (1984)
- Invocation for horn solo (2001)
- Fritz Geißler : Sonata (1982)
- Siegfried Geißler : Concert (1991)
- Jörg Herchet : composition for horn and orchestra (1983)
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Theodor Hlouschek (1923-2010):
- Sonata (1957)
- Concert (1963/73)
- Quattro Intonatione per corno ed organo (1981)
- Concerto barocco for piccolo horn and organ (1992)
- Wilhelm Hübner : Confessions (per corno!) ... (1990)
- Jürgen Knauer (* 1947): Fantasy for horn and organ (1983)
- Siegfried Köhler : Sonata op.32 (1967)
- Jan Koetsier : Dresden Trio op.130 for oboe, horn and piano (1993)
- Siegfried Kurz : Concert (1973)
- Rainer Lischka (* 1942): A Jazzy Joke for horn and piano (1985)
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Siegfried Matthus :
- The horn for horn solo (1985)
- Concert (1995)
- Günter Neubert : Sonata (1966)
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Diether Noll :
- Four bagatelles for horn and piano (1962)
- Bagatelles for horn, violin, viola and violoncello (1964)
- Toccata for horn and organ (1987)
- Ivo Petrić (* 1931): Horn plays for horn solo (1991)
- Kurt Dietmar Richter : Hymnus pro pace for horn and organ (1987)
- Markus Rindt (* 1967): Impressions in Jazz op.32 for horn and chamber orchestra (1997)
- Hans Wolfgang Sachse : Sonata op.71 (1963)
- Hans-Hendrik Wehding : Serenade for horn and orchestra (1974)
- Michael-Christfried Winkler : Hymnus-Cadenzen (Veni creator spiritus) for horn and organ (1982/84)
- Udo Zimmermann : Nouveaux Divertissements d'après Rameau pour cor et orchester (1988)
Prices
- International Competition Moscow 1957
- 2nd prize at the ARD international music competition in Munich 1960
- 2nd prize in the International Competition of the Prague Spring Festival 1962
- First prize art prize of the GDR 1972
- National Prize of the GDR 1979
- Fritz Busch Prize 1995
- Art Prize of the State Capital Dresden 1998
Web links
- Works by and about Peter Damm in the catalog of the German National Library
- Peter Damm at Discogs (English)
- Homepage of Peter Damm
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dam, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German horn player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meiningen , Thuringia |