Tobias Rokahr
Tobias Rokahr (* 1972 in Walsrode ) is a German composer, conductor and university professor.
Life
Tobias Rokahr studied school music and music theory from 1992 to 1999 at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media with Martin Brauss , as well as conducting at the Detmold University of Music with Karl-Heinz Bloemeke . He was a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation. From 2003 to 2009 Rokahr was Professor of Music Theory at the University of Music Mainz , from 2009 to 2013 Professor of Ear Training and Composition at the University of Music and Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig .
Since 2013 he has been Professor of Music Theory / Composition at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media.
He has directed the Hanover Young Symphony Orchestra since 1997 .
Prizes and awards
- 1997: First prize in the composition competition of the Lower Saxony State Music Council with the orchestral piece GEGENFEUER
- 2004: Award for excellence in teaching from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Works (selection)
- FARCE for choir and orchestra (1986)
- "Die Brücke am Tay" based on Fontane's ballad for orchestra (1991/2006)
- KLANG über BORD (1993) for six grand pianos - commissioned by the Association of German Music Schools
- Concert Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Theme by Franz Schubert (1998)
- "... and a sky stars" song cycle based on poems by Reiner Kunze (2003)
- Songs of a sad summer - for soprano, lute and chamber orchestra (2007)
- Reconaissances for piano (2011) - commissioned by the New Leipzig Chopin Society
- PHOENIX for singing orchestra (2010)
- Zinnobers Zauberhu t - A Musical for Children (2017) (under the pseudonym Tom Karo)
- ABENTEUER for large orchestra (2018)
- CHESS for orchestra (projected)
- Jim Knopf and Lukas the engine driver - musical theater for children (planned for 2020)
- Jim Button and the Wild 13 - Family Opera (planned for 2022)
Discography
- COUNTERFIRE for orchestra. Göttinger Symphonie Orchester , 1996, conductor: T. Rokahr, (thorofon)
- TRANCE for violin and orchestra. "The New Paganini Project", 2015, Niklas Liepe, violin, Deutsche Radiophilharmonie , conductor: Gregor Bühl , (SONY classical)
Web links
- Tobias Rokahr at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media
- Homepage of the Young Symphony Orchestra Hanover
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rokahr, Tobias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, conductor and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Walsrode |