The Karl Amadeus Hartmann-Gesellschaft/Hartmann-Center mourns the death of its founding member Friedrich Cerha. The important Austrian composer and conductor died on 14 February in his hometown of Vienna just a few days before his 97th birthday. Cerha was a lifelong advocate of the performance of New Music and in 1958 he co-founded the Viennese ensemble “die reihe”, which under his baton gave international performances of the works of the Viennese School in particular.
The Karl Amadeus Hartmann-Gesellschaft/Hartmann-Center will always honour the memory of Friedrich Cerha.
Brigitte Helbig, born in Munich in 1991, began playing the piano at the age of four and later studied in Munich, Paris and Vienna. For her interpretation of contemporary music, she received a sponsorship award from the IBK (Internationale Bodensee Konferenz) and a music scholarship from the LH Munich. Since 2017, she has also been working on the premiere recording of the complete piano works of Hans Winterberg (Toccata Classics), a Holocaust survivor. In addition to contemporary solo repertoire, she is particularly dedicated to the works of female composers (concert series “Starke Frauen – Starke Stücke”). As a founding member of our ensemble hartmann21, she also regularly interprets modern as well as contemporary chamber music. We are looking forward to further exciting concert evenings with her at the Karl Amadeus Hartmann-Gesellschaft.
At the invitation of the Munich Society for New Music (MGNM), our ensemble hartmann21 will participate in this year’s music festival on September 24, 2022 at the Schwere Reiter Munich. The program includes works for viola, treble zither, accordion and piano by Uroš Rojko, Manfred Stahnke and a new work by Hans-Henning Ginzel (premiere). For more info on Musikfest and ticketing, visit: www.schwerereiter.de
In September 2021 Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) interpreted Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s violin concerto “Concerto funebre” with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of our honorary member Kirill Petrenko. The live recording of the acclaimed concerts can now be heard in the Digital Concert Hall. The recording is supplemented by interviews with the performers.
On 25 July 2022 (beginning: 7.30 p.m.) Igor Levit will interpret Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s great piano sonata “27 April 1945” at the Salzburg Festival. Hartmann composed his work under the immediate impression of the death march of the prisoners from Dachau concentration camp on 27 April 1945 in Kempfenhausen, where Karl Amadeus Hartmann was hiding.
A cleverly composed programme entitled “In memoriam” will also feature Paul Dessau’s “Guernica – Piano Piece after Picasso”, Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 in C minor op. 110 – “In Memory of the Victims of Fascism and War” and Alfred Schnittke’s “Requiem for Solos, Choir and Chamber Ensemble”.
In addition to Igor Levit, the Hagen Quartet, the musicAeterna Choir and the Ensemble musicAeterna will perform under the direction of Gregor A. Mayrhofer.
The Karl Amadeus Hartmann Society invites its members to the 2021 Annual General Meeting. It will take place on December 15, 2021 at 6 p.m. in the rooms of the Karl Amadeus Hartmann-Gesellschaft e.V.. (Franz-Joseph-Straße 20, 80801 München) and online.
For more information please contact us via e-mail.
The Karl Amadeus Hartmann Society / Hartmann Center mourns the loss of its long-time president Udo Zimmermann. As composer and long-time artistic director of the concert series for new music musica viva, founded by Karl Amadeus Hartmann, he felt deeply connected to Hartmann’s artistic work. Zimmermann also conducted the world premiere of his posthumously published “Sinfonia tragica” in 1989 as part of musica viva and subsequently performed the work at the Salzburg Festival.
Zimmermann took a driving role in the founding of the Karl Amadeus Hartmann Society in 2004 and was elected by the members as its founding president. It is thanks in particular to his tireless commitment that the 2005 commemorative year for Hartmann’s 100th birthday was able to give new impetus to the reception of Hartmann’s works internationally through a large number of concerts and exhibitions.
Thank you Udo Zimmermann!
The Karl Amadeus Hartmann Society / Hartmann Center will always honor the memory of Udo Zimmermann.
Animated film (Ernesto Lucas) with music by Karl Amadeus Hartmann
15.10.21
Until October 17, 2021 you can still see this film of the Nationaltheater Mannheim, wonderfully illustrated by Ernesto Lucas – Karl Amadeus Hartmann is accompanied here in the composition of his «Tanzsuite». Have fun watching!
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