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Hermann Reutter

1900 – 1985

German musician

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Lived 1900 – 1985 (aged 84). Hermann Reutter was a German pianist, composer and university teacher.

Hermann Reutter (; 17 June 19001 January 1985) was a German composer and pianist who worked as an academic teacher, university administrator, recitalist, and accompanist. He composed several operas, orchestral works, and chamber music, and especially many lieder, setting poems by authors writing in German, Russian, Spanish, Icelandic, English, and ancient Egyptian and Greek, among others.

He was director of Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium in Frankfurt from 1936 to 1945 and of the Musikhochschule Stuttgart from 1956 to 1966. He then taught master classes, regularly at the Musikhochschule München and at universities in the United States, Europe, and Japan. He founded the Internationale Hugo-Wolf-Akademie in Stuttgart in 1968, serving as its president until his death.

Career Reutter was born in Stuttgart, where he took singing lessons with Emma Rückbeil-Hiller. He moved to Munich in 1920 and studied voice with Karl Erler and then, at the Musikhochschule München, piano with Franz Dorfmüller, organ with Ludwig Mayer, and composition with Walter Courvoisier. In 1936, his opera Doktor Johannes Faust was premiered at the Oper Frankfurt.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Musikhochschule München
Employers
Goethe University Frankfurt
Awards
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Hermann Reutter?

German musician

When was Hermann Reutter born?

Hermann Reutter was born on 17 June 1900 in Stuttgart.

When did Hermann Reutter die?

Hermann Reutter died on 1 January 1985 in Heidenheim an der Brenz.

What was Hermann Reutter's occupation?

Hermann Reutter was a pianist, composer and university teacher.

What nationality was Hermann Reutter?

Hermann Reutter was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hermann Reutter

· Wikidata: Q314867

· DBpedia: Hermann Reutter

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