Dieter Rexroth

Dieter Rexroth (6 March 1941 – 9 April 2024) was a German musicologist, dramaturge and cultural manager. He was intendant of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin from 1996, responsible also for choirs and orchestras in Berlin. He worked for major festivals including Frankfurter Feste at the Alte Oper, Young Euro Classic in Berlin and the Kasseler Musiktage. He wrote or edited books about composers including Paul Hindemith, Hans Werner Henze and Wolfgang Rihm.

Biography Born in Dresden on 6 March 1941, Rexroth grew up in Lohr am Main from 1945. In 2000, he was among the founders of the Young Euro Classic festival for youth orchestras in Berlin and worked as its artistic director.

He was appointed honorary professor at the Berlin University of the Arts in 2016. Beethoven. Schott, Mainz among others 1982. Taschenbuchausgabe: Goldmann, Munich 1982. Museum. 175 Jahre Frankfurter Museums-Gesellschaft e.V. Frankfurter Museums-Gesellschaft, Frankfurt 1984. with Andres Briner, Giselher Schubert: Paul Hindemith. Leben und Werk in Bild und Text. Schott, Mainz 1988. Beethovens Symphonien. Ein musikalischer Werkführer. Beck, Munich 2005.

As editor Erprobungen und Erfahrungen. Zu Paul Hindemith's Schaffen in den zwanziger Jahren. Schott, Mainz 1978, Zwischen den Grenzen. Zum Aspekt des Nationalen in der neuen Musik. Schott, Mainz 1979. Paul Hindemith: Briefe. Fischer, Frankfurt 1982. Opus Anton Webern. Quadriga, Berlin 1983. Der Komponist Wolfgang Rihm. Schott, Mainz among others 1985. Der Komponist Hans Werner Henze. Schott, Mainz among others 1986.