Hans Drewanz
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Born | Dresden, Germany | 2 December 1929
Died | 22 June 2021 | (aged 91)
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Hans Drewanz (2 December 1929 – 22 June 2021) was a German conductor and academic teacher. He was the
Life
Hans Drewanz was born in Dresden on 2 December 1929.[1] He grew up in Berlin with a brother named Hubertus.[1] His father, Hanz Drewanz, was a Kapellmeister at a theatre; and his mother, Charlotte, was a kindergarten teacher.[1] Drewanz was a pupil at the Musisches Gymnasium Frankfurt from 1940 until the end of World War II in 1945.[1][2]
Drewanz worked as an organist after 1945, and from 1947 as a répétiteur at the Oper Frankfurt. Simultaneously, he studied piano at the Musikhochschule Frankfurt with August Leopolder, while all other subjects had been previously covered by the Musisches Gymnasium.[1] Although he did not complete his studies formally, he became personal assistant to Georg Solti at the Oper Frankfurt in 1953,[1][3] and also worked with Hans Rosbaud and Bruno Walter.[4] He advanced to First Kapellmeister at the Opernhaus Wuppertal in 1959.[5][6]
In 1963, Drewanz was appointed
Drewanz was interim GMD at the Oper Frankfurt from 1981 to 1983.[2] He taught as professor of conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Saar from 1984.[5] From 1997 to 2009, he was the first guest conductor and musical advisor at the Bern Theatre.[2]
Drewanz died in Darmstadt at age 91.[3][8][9][10]
Awards
- 1980: Johann-Heinrich-Merck-Ehrung .[5]
- 1994: Verdienstplakette der Stadt Darmstadt ,[2] Goethe-Plakette of Hesse.[2]
- 2014: Darmstädter Musikpreis .[2][11]
- 2016: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[2][12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Hans Drewanz". Munzinger Biographie (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Abschied von Hans Drewanz, Magazin". Staatstheater Darmstadt (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Hans Drewanz". Staatstheater Darmstadt (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Rohde, Gerhard (December 2009). "Eine große Zeit für die Musik – Ausgabe: 12/09 – neue musikzeitung". Neue Musikzeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Hans Drewanz". Biografie WHO'S WHO (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Drewanz Hans". Greek National Opera. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Oper & Tanz 2015/01: Namen und Fakten". Oper & Tanz. Zeitschrift für Opernchor und Bühnentanz (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Quiroga, Nicolas (30 June 2021). "Obituary: Conductor Hans Drewanz Passes at 91". Opera Wire. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Abschied von Hans Drewanz". FONO FORUM (in German). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Abschied von Hans Drewanz, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Pressemitteilung". lifePR (in German). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Hans Drewanz". Darmstädter Förderkreis Kultur (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Nachruf Hans Drewanz". KD Schmid (in German). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
Further reading
- Breckner, Johannes (2009). Hans Drewanz in Darmstadt. Darmstadt: Justus von Liebig. OCLC 496960353.
External links
- Hans Drewanz at IMDb
- Hans Drewanz discography at Discogs