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Hans Drewanz

December 04, 2023

Hans Drewanz (2 December 1929 – 22 June 2021) was a German conductor and academic teacher. He was the Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of Darmstadt for more than three decades, shaping musical life in the town especially at the Staatstheater Darmstadt.

Hans Drewanz
Born(1929-12-02)2 December 1929
Dresden, Germany
Died22 June 2021(2021-06-22) (aged 91)
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Occupations
  • Conductor
  • Academic teacher
Organisations
Awards

Life edit

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 Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) at the Staatstheater Darmstadt, then the youngest GMD in Germany[1][4][7] He shaped the musical theatre and concerts for more than three decades until 1994, then became its honorary member.[5] He continued the tradition of music in Darmstadt, based on the work of Karl Böhm and Gustav Rudolf Sellner, and of the Darmstädter Ferienkurse.[2] During his tenure, he conducted operas such as Henze's Der Prinz von Homburg, Schoeck's Penthesilea, Rimsky-Korsakov's Der goldene Hahn, Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, Britten's Tod in Venedig, and the operas by Wolfgang Fortner. In concerts, he performed the complete works by Gustav Mahler when the composer was not yet popular, and covered 400 years of music history from Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine and Charpentier's Magnificat to Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms and Hans Ulrich Engelmann's Stele für Georg Büchner.[4]

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Hans Drewanz". Munzinger Biographie (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Abschied von Hans Drewanz, Magazin". Staatstheater Darmstadt (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Hans Drewanz". Staatstheater Darmstadt (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c d "Hans Drewanz". Biografie WHO'S WHO (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Drewanz Hans". Greek National Opera. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Oper & Tanz 2015/01: Namen und Fakten". Oper & Tanz. Zeitschrift für Opernchor und Bühnentanz (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ Quiroga, Nicolas (30 June 2021). "Obituary: Conductor Hans Drewanz Passes at 91". Opera Wire. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Abschied von Hans Drewanz". FONO FORUM (in German). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Abschied von Hans Drewanz, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Pressemitteilung". lifePR (in German). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Hans Drewanz". Darmstädter Förderkreis Kultur (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Nachruf Hans Drewanz". KD Schmid (in German). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

Further reading edit

  • Breckner, Johannes (2009). Hans Drewanz in Darmstadt. Darmstadt: Justus von Liebig. ISBN 978-3-87390-271-8. OCLC 496960353.

External links edit

  • Hans Drewanz at IMDb
  • Hans Drewanz discography at Discogs  

December 04, 2023
hans, drewanz, december, 1929, june, 2021, german, conductor, academic, teacher, generalmusikdirektor, darmstadt, more, than, three, decades, shaping, musical, life, town, especially, staatstheater, darmstadt, born, 1929, december, 1929dresden, germanydied22, . Hans Drewanz 2 December 1929 22 June 2021 was a German conductor and academic teacher He was the Generalmusikdirektor GMD of Darmstadt for more than three decades shaping musical life in the town especially at the Staatstheater Darmstadt Hans DrewanzBorn 1929 12 02 2 December 1929Dresden GermanyDied22 June 2021 2021 06 22 aged 91 Darmstadt Hesse GermanyOccupationsConductor Academic teacherOrganisationsStaatstheater Darmstadt Hochschule fur Musik SaarAwardsGoethe Plakette of Hesse Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Contents 1 Life 2 Awards 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksLife editHans 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 repetiteur 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 Generalmusikdirektor GMD at the Staatstheater Darmstadt then the youngest GMD in Germany 1 4 7 He shaped the musical theatre and concerts for more than three decades until 1994 then became its honorary member 5 He continued the tradition of music in Darmstadt based on the work of Karl Bohm and Gustav Rudolf Sellner and of the Darmstadter Ferienkurse 2 During his tenure he conducted operas such as Henze s Der Prinz von Homburg Schoeck s Penthesilea Rimsky Korsakov s Der goldene Hahn Stravinsky s The Rake s Progress Britten s Tod in Venedig and the operas by Wolfgang Fortner In concerts he performed the complete works by Gustav Mahler when the composer was not yet popular and covered 400 years of music history from Monteverdi s Vespro della Beata Vergine and Charpentier s Magnificat to Stravinsky s Symphony of Psalms and Hans Ulrich Engelmann s Stele fur Georg Buchner 4 Drewanz was interim GMD at the Oper Frankfurt from 1981 to 1983 2 He taught as professor of conducting at the Hochschule fur 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 edit1980 Johann Heinrich Merck Ehrung de 5 1994 Verdienstplakette der Stadt Darmstadt de 2 Goethe Plakette of Hesse 2 2014 Darmstadter Musikpreis de 2 11 2016 Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2 12 References edit 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 fur 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 amp Tanz 2015 01 Namen und Fakten Oper amp Tanz Zeitschrift fur Opernchor und Buhnentanz 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 Darmstadter Forderkreis Kultur in German Retrieved 15 August 2021 Nachruf Hans Drewanz KD Schmid in German 13 August 2021 Retrieved 15 August 2021 Further reading editBreckner Johannes 2009 Hans Drewanz in Darmstadt Darmstadt Justus von Liebig ISBN 978 3 87390 271 8 OCLC 496960353 External links editHans Drewanz at IMDb Hans Drewanz discography at Discogs nbsp Portals nbsp classical Music nbsp Germany Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans Drewanz amp oldid 1098691117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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