Paul-Heinz Dittrich is dead.
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Great mourning for a formative artist – he “had a decisive influence on modern history”, it says in an official announcement.
- Paul-Heinz Dittrich is dead.
- The artist died at the age of 90 in Zeuthen near Berlin.
- He was considered one of the most influential and influential composers in the GDR.
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Berlin – the composer Paul-Heinz Dittrich is dead. He was in on Monday Zeuthen Died 90 years old near Berlin, shared the Academy of Arts on Thursday with. “He is considered one of the most formative artist personalities of the past decadeswho, with their substantial and characterful work, are the newer Music history decisively influenced has “, it said. He set literature by Samuel Beckett, Franz Kafka, James Joyce, Heiner Müller and especially Paul Celan to music.
Paul-Heinz Dittrich is dead – he was considered an important representative of advanced music in the GDR
Dittrich studied composition from 1958 to 1960 as a Master class with Rudolf Wagner-Régeny. Since 1983 he was a member of the Academy of Arts of the GDR and trained master class students until 1991. Dittrich was considered an important representative of advanced music in the GDR.
He was visiting professor in Freiburg / Breisgau (1979), Los Angeles (1980) and Tel Aviv (1990) as well as at IRCAM Paris (1984). From 1990 to 2002 he was Professor of Composition at the Hanns Eisler Music Academy in Berlin. In 1991 he founded the Brandenburg Colloquium for New Music, which he directed until 2000. According to the information, his legacy is already in the archive of the Academy of Arts.
We remember Paul-Heinz Dittrich, who died early this morning at the age of 90 in Zeuthen. In April 2021 we will premiere his work “Memento Mori. Death fugue according to Paul Celan” – now unfortunately posthumously. pic.twitter.com/lPWCUhaFFI
— AuditivVokal Dresden (@auditivvokal) December 28, 2020
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Paul-Heinz Dittrich is dead – the President of the State Parliament also speaks out
“Paul-Heinz Dittrich was never so appreciated by the West German-dominated music business as it would have corresponded to his eminent rank”, acknowledges the DOES the deceased in an obituary. He was “one of the most important composers of the former GDR,” writes the RBB.
Also Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke, President of the Landtag of Brandenburg, commented on Dittrich’s death. “Paul-Heinz Dittrich was one of the most influential composers from East Germany. With the Brandenburg Colloquium New Music, he created a meeting place and learning center for young composers from all over the world who are played on the big stages today. He was an excellent artist and teacher of different generations. ”The sad death of a TV great was only known with delay. (dpa/lin)
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