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Wolfgang Rihm (13 March 1952 – 27 July 2024) was a German composer of contemporary classical music and a teacher. One of the most influential post-war European composers, Rihm was among the leading German composers of his time.
Wolfgang Rihm is the most frequently-performed German composer of our time, with his operas, orchestral and chamber music works reaching a broad international audience. One of the reasons for this success was Rihm’s general approach to composing.
3 days ago · The prolific German composer Wolfgang Rihm died today in Ettlingen after an illness, his family announced. He was 72. His output included eight operas, at least two dozen works for orchestra and ...
3 days ago · We mourn the loss of Wolfgang Rihm, the artistic director of the Lucerne Festival Academy and one of the most important composers of our time. To the obituary news overview
4 days ago · The influential composer and educator passed away following a long and serious illness. Born in 1952 in Karlsruhe, South-west Germany, contemporary German composer Wolfgang Rihm wrote over 400 works in many genres of instrumental and vocal music. He began studying composition with Eugen Werner Velte at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, where ...
Composer Wolfgang Rihm dies aged 72. Rebecca Franks. Monday, July 29, 2024. Tributes made to prolific German artist, once described as a ‘true original’. Wolfgang Rihm. Credit: Eric Marinitsch courtesy of Universal Edition.
3 days ago · Bild: dpa/Uli Deck. Der Komponist Wolfgang Rihm ist tot. Nach Angaben seiner Familie starb der 72-Jährige in der Nacht zum Samstag im baden-württembergische Ettlingen. Der gebürtige Karlsruher zählte zu den meistgespielten zeitgenössischen Komponisten Europas. Er hinterlässt weit mehr als 500 Werke, darunter Opern und große ...
3 days ago · Wolfgang Rihm: "Es entsteht ein abgründiger Sog". Rihm schrieb für unterschiedliche Formate und Besetzungen: Kammermusik, Lieder, Solokonzerte, großformatige Orchesterwerke und Musiktheater.
“I want to move and be moved.” With these words, the young Wolfgang Rihm committed himself to subjective expression. He will be the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Composer in Residence in the coming season.
Since 1985, Wolfgang Rihm has been professor of an internationally acclaimed composition class at the Karlsruhe University of Music, to which he has been loyally connected throughout his life. Internationally celebrated graduates include Rebecca Saunders and Jörg Widmann.
