Ulrich Eckhardt

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Ulrich Eckhardt (born May 28, 1934 in Rheine ) is a German cultural manager , lawyer and musician. For many years, from 1973 to the end of 2000, he was director of the Berliner Festspiele .

Life

Ulrich Eckhardt grew up in Rheine and Freiburg im Breisgau . He studied law and political science in Freiburg and Münster , where he passed the 1st and 2nd state exams and obtained his doctorate in 1960. He then worked as a research assistant at the University of Münster and at the Federal Administrative Court in Berlin. As a second degree he studied piano at the University of Music in Freiburg (class Carl Seemann ) and conducting in Berlin at the municipal conservatory (Herbert von Karajan's international conductor internship). Then he was Kapellmeister and répétiteur at the municipal theaters of the city of Münster . From 1969 to 1972 he was cultural advisor for the city of Bonn (Beethoven Festival, Bonner Sommer, model project children and the arts).

In 1973 Eckhardt moved to Berlin, where he became director of the festival and managing director of the Berliner Festspiele GmbH . As director, he was, among other things, the Theatertreffen Berlin, the Berliner Festwochen, the JazzFest, the Horizonte Festival of World Cultures, the Theatertreffen der Jugend, the young authors meeting and the young music scene meeting, the Metamusik Festival (from 1974 to 1976), responsible for the music biennale (from 1990), the Berlin Lessons and as managing director for the organization of the Berlin International Film Festival. Besides, he was

  • from 1984 to 1987 commissioner of the Berlin Senate for the 750th anniversary of the city in 1987
  • 1989/1990 with the organization of events for reunification entrusted
  • 1994/1995 responsible for the events on May 8, 1995, the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War
  • responsible for the events at the turn of the millennium 1999/2000

Eckhardt transferred the documentation Topography of Terror to an independent foundation. He designed and directed numerous large cultural-historical exhibitions in the Martin-Gropius-Bau as well as exhibitions of contemporary art.

The focus of his work was the cultural exchange with the GDR and the countries of Eastern Europe as well as music and literature in exile. As an honorary professor, he taught cultural management , most recently at the Free University of Berlin . In 1989/1990, in the transition from Herbert von Karajan to Claudio Abbado, he was also director of the Berlin Philharmonic , and later he curated its “Philharmonic Organ Series”. Since 2001 he has performed as a pianist and organist.

Honors

Exhibitions (selection)

  • SoHo-Downtown Manhattan 1976
  • Prussia - attempt to take stock of 1981
  • Myths of the New World 1982
  • Victory over the sun in 1983
  • Beijing Palace Museum - Treasures from the Forbidden City
  • Europe and the Emperors of China 1985
  • Berlin - Berlin 1987
  • The trip to Berlin (in the Hamburger Bahnhof) 1987
  • Topography of Terror 1987/1995
  • Time comparison - painters from the GDR 1988
  • Europe and the Orient 1989
  • Berliner Ring 1990 and 2000
  • Jewish worlds 1992
  • Japan and Europe 1993
  • Berlin-Moscow / Moscow-Berlin 1995
  • Marianne and Germania 1996
  • Germany Pictures 1997
  • Seven Hills - Images and Signs of the 21st Century 2000
  • Theatrum artis et naturae 2000

Fonts (selection)

As an author and co-author

  • The Moses Mendelssohn Path. Berlin time travel or hiking trails in a sunken city . With photographs by Elke Nord. Berliner Festspiele GmbH, Berlin 1987.
  • with Andreas Nachama : Jewish Berliners. Life after the Shoah . Jaron, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89773-068-5 .
  • with Andreas Nachama: Jewish Places in Berlin . With features by Heinz Knobloch and photos by Elke Nord. Nicolai, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-89479-165-9 .

As editor

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personal data
SURNAME Eckhardt, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cultural manager, lawyer and musicologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Rheine