Helmut Oehring (born 1961) is a German composer. He was born in East-Berlin, the son of deaf parents. After training as a construction worker, Oehring worked as a cemetery gardener, forest worker, geriatric nurse and stoker. He is self-taught as guitarist and composer. From 1990 to 1992, Oehring studied with Friedrich Goldmann and Georg Katzer at the Academy of Arts, Berlin. He was a fellow of Villa Massimo in 1994/1995. Oering is honorary professor for Théatre musical at the University of the Arts Bern.
Awards
- Hanns Eisler Prize (1990)
- Prize at the Young Composers Forum, WDR (1992)
- Scholarship of Lower Saxony (1993/94)
- Scholarship of the Villa Massimo (1994/95)
- Scholarship from the Cité des Arts (1994)
- Hindemith Prize of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (1997)
- Schneider-Schott Music Prize (1998)
- Arnold Schönberg Prize (2008)
- German Music Authors' Prize in the music theater category (2015)
- Brandenburg Art Prize for Music/Composition (2016)
Memberships
Works
- c. 350 musical works of all genres
Autobiography
- Oehring, Helmut (2011). Mit anderen Augen vom Kind gehörloser Eltern zum Komponisten (in German). München. ISBN 978-3-442-75296-6. OCLC 756272841.
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References
- ^ "Helmut Oehring". Akademie Schloss Solitude (in German). 26 March 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- "Helmut Oehring". Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe (in German). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Oehring". Akademie der Künste, Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Helmut Oehring". SAK (in German). 11 August 1965. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Stipendien". Villa Massimo (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Herbon, Bernd (8 January 2012). "Musiker für Ohr und Auge". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Helmut - Personen". Semperoper Dresden (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
Further reading
- ""Ich mische mich ein!"". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Helmut Oehring: Biography
- Wayback Machine
- Helmut Oehring in Profile on JSTOR
- Kurt Weill Festival – Artist in Residence 2011
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