About Barbara Koerppen
Lived 1930 – 2023 (aged 93). Barbara Koerppen was a German university teacher, violinist and musician.
Barbara Koerppen (born Boehr, 5 January 1930 – 7 June 2023) was a German violinist. She was a professor at the Hochschule für Musik Hannover, and founded a youth symphony orchestra, playing as its concertmaster.
Life and career Born in Stolp, Pomerania, on 5 January 1930 the daughter of Gerta Boehr and the jurist Günther Boehr, she received violin instructions from age five, first from Gabriele Peters, then after the family moved to Hannover in 1939 from Frieda Ritter. One of her students was Sibylle Wolf.
Awards In 1965, Koerppen was awarded the Niedersachsenpreis für Musik of Lower Saxony, and in 1992 the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Publications Barbara Koerppen, Hans-Joachim Vetter, (eds.): Lehrplan Violine, 2nd edition (July 1992), commissioned by , Kassel: Bosse, 2008,
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German university teacher
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Barbara Koerppen was born on 5 January 1930 in Słupsk.
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Barbara Koerppen died on 7 June 2023 in Burgdorf.
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Barbara Koerppen was a university teacher, violinist and musician.
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