Walter Blankenheim
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Walter Blankenheim (30 August 1926 – 11 March 2007) was a German pianist, teacher and conductor, noted for his advocacy of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
He studied at the
Walter Blankenheim had an active teaching career, being a professor of piano at the Hochschule für Musik Saar (Conservatorium of Music in Saarbrücken), while his masterclasses on Bach interpretation took him to a number of countries. He was also frequently invited to be on the jury of piano competitions.
Contribution
Well known in his time for his interpretations of the music of Mozart and Bach, and his pedagogical activity (in particular his courses devoted to Bach interpretation), he is now remembered as the founder of the International Piano Competition J. S. Bach, Würzburg. The competition was founded in 1990 and took place for the first time in 1992. It was initially held in Saarbrücken, but is now held in Würzburg, under the direction of Inge Rosar. With 825 competitors from 59 countries (as of the 10th competition in 2019), it is the largest Bach piano competition in the world, and the only international Bach piano competition where the repertoire consists solely of the works of J. S. Bach.[1]
His contribution to Bach interpretation was the development of a system of interpreting Bach's keyboard works on the modern piano, processing the neutral
References
- ^ "Walter Blankenheim | International Piano Competition "Johann Sebastian Bach"".
- ISBN 978-0-8108-8205-8.
- ^ Vorwort zu den Bachtagen, Saarland 1997
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