Werner Kirschbaum
Werner Kirschbaum (* 1956 in Hennef ) is a German pianist , composer and conductor . He is one of the representatives of experimental avant-garde jazz .
education
Kirschbaum received his first piano lessons at the age of six. After studying music and theater studies at the Cologne University of Music , he studied piano with Liszt's primary school student Eva-Maria Kaiser-Jühe , the Argentine pianist and composer Diego Feinstein and the pianist Rudolf Buchbinder , as well as conducting with Robert Lichter .
Musical work
His piano playing as well as his compositions are based on free improvisation. Werner Kirschbaum is at home in free jazz and sets new standards both in concept composition and in communicative-improvised play. In addition to the conventionally played pieces in the style of free jazz, Werner Kirschbaum's repertoire also includes pieces in which he experiments with techniques inside the piano - in the form of hitting, plucking and other challenges with the "sound reserves of the instrument". Likewise, his synthetically generated feed pieces, partly based on harmonic but also percussive models, demand the pianist's ability to react musically and spontaneously on various levels with virtuosity. In his unique orchestral work “Phönix” (2014) the voices for symphony orchestras are specifically notated, and the pianist plays in the form of free improvisation. As a conductor of the rock requiem as well as rock / jazz musicals, he practices his own style-typical and animating conducting technique. With international concerts, among others with Günter Heinz, Lou Grassi, Roland Graeter, Matthias Schubert, Sven Pollkötter, he presents constantly changing compositions, preferably according to the notation concept - graphically and specifically - with improvisation freedom for the musicians.
University professor in Kassel
Kirschbaum, who lives in Kassel , has been a lecturer for piano , jazz and improvisation at the Kassel Music Academy since 1982 , winner of the 2018 culture award, and chairman of the examination at Jugend Musiziert.
Recordings
- Ragtime (1986)
- World premieres (1987)
- it's piano (1997)
- gesture (1998)
- piano ... more than (1999)
- phoenix (2015)
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirschbaum, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pianist, composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hennef (victory) |