Musician Dictionary

Hans Werner Henze

German composer (1926–2012) · German composer

DescriptionGerman composer (1926–2012)
Source: Wikidata
Born1926-07-01
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceGütersloh Gütersloh
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2012-10-27
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathDresden Dresden
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaGermany
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryDE
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipGermany
Source: Wikidata
Occupationdirector dramaturge film score composer music educator musicologist composer conductor university teacher jazz musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentspiano
Source: Wikidata
Genressymphony vocal music classical music opera
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsDeutsche Grammophon
Source: Wikidata
Member ofStaatskapelle Dresden Academy of Arts, Berlin Academy of Arts of the GDR German Academy for Language and Literature Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
Source: Discogs, Wikidata
AwardsRoyal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition) Deutscher Tanzpreis Ernst von Siemens Music Prize Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art Berliner Kunstpreis Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music Praemium Imperiale Hans von Bülow Medal Knight of the Legion of Honour
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

H. H. Werner H. W. H. H. W. Henze H. Werner H.-W. Henze H.H. Werner H.W. Henze H.W.H. Hans-Werner Henze Hanz Werner Henze Heinze Henze Werner ハンス・ヴェルナー・ヘンツェ ヘンツェ

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Identifiers

mbid: 6c3f5aaf-bd58-49ff-8160-26af9d777f54 · wikidata: Q76915 · isni: 0000000110315776 · discogs: 262358 · apple_music: 271558 · spotify: 7xkiLJgEoKMVDgTh0s2Mqu

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