Dietmar Hallmann (born 5 April 1935) is a German musician who was professor for

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and

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at the

University of Music and Theatre Leipzig The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig () is a public university in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatorium der Musik (Conservatory of Music), it is the oldest univ ...

Life

Hallmann was born in Breslau.After the Second World War Hallmann moved to Burkhardtsdorf. From 1954 to 1957 he studied music with

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as his main subject with Gerhard Bosse in Leipzig. First he was first

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in the

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is bas ...

. From 1960 to 1996 he was solo violist there. At the same time he was active in the Gewandhaus Quartet from 1958 to 1993. He was co-founder of the Bach Orchestra of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. As a soloist, his work was devoted to the works New Music in addition to the classical repertoire. composers and their

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s mostly with the Gewandhaus Orchestra. The spectrum of musical encounters ranges from

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, David Oistrach,

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etc. to more recent personalities like

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and Frank Peter Zimmermann. Since 1960 he has taught viola at the

. In 1979 he was appointed professor. He retired in 2000 and many of his students now play in orchestras at home and abroad. He is currently a freelance teacher and writes

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and transcriptions.

Prizes

* 1957 First prize at a violin competition in

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* 1962

National Prize of the German Democratic Republic The National Prize of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) () was an award of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) given out in three different classes for scientific, artistic, and other meritorious achievement. With scientific achievem ...

for art and literature, 3rd grade in collective with the Gewandhaus-Quartett

Compositions

* 1984: ''Ballata virtuosità'' for viola solo (compulsory piece for the International Viola Competition in Markneukirchen) * 2002: ''5 Miniaturen für junge Spieler'' for

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* 2003: ''6 Bagatellen'' for viola and piano * 2003: ''Fantasie Nr. 13'' in the style of Telemann for viola solo * further a series of cadenzas and rondo entries to the viola concertos by Stamitz, Hoffmeister, Zelter, Brixi, Wanhal, Mozart KV 216 (for the American edition in C major), Mozart Concert D major KV 218 and Gyula Dávid * 2003: Transcriptions for viola: Beethoven Op. 30/1 Sonata A major, C. v. Weber Grande Duo, Brahms Op. 100 Sonata A major, Dvořák Sonatine Op. 100, César Franck Sonata, Mozart's Violin Concerto D major K. 218 * 2005: ''Hoffmeister Paraphrasen'' * 2007: ''Kadenzen zu Konzerten für Viola und Orchester aus dem 18. - 20. Jahrhundert : Viola''. * 2013: ''Due capricci für Viola und Kontrabaß''.

Literature

* Hans-Rainer Jung,

Claudius Böhm Claudius Böhm (born in 1960) is a German librarian and author. Life Born in Leipzig, from 1970 to 1978 Böhm was a member of the Thomanerchor and attended the Thomasschule zu Leipzig. He studied philosophy and theology from 1980 to 1983 in Erf ...

: ''Das Gewandhaus-Orchester. Seine Mitglieder und seine Geschichte seit 1743.''''Das Gewandhaus Orchester : seine Mitglieder und seine Geschichte seit 1743''
on WorldCat Faber & Faber, Leipzig 2006, ,

References

External links

Dietmar Hallmann's website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hallmann, Dietmar German classical violists 20th-century German classical composers Academic staff of the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig Recipients of the National Prize of East Germany 1935 births Living people Musicians from Wrocław 20th-century German violists