Prof. Werner Thärichen † 24th of April 2008
Born in 1921
former principal solo timpanist and orchestra board member for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
composer, conductor
Art prizes in Berlin and Düsseldorf
70 compositions, including:
Concerto for flute (premiere Celibidache/Nicolet)
Concerto for trombone and orchestra (premiere Matzerath/Haedler
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (premiere v. Matzcic/Heller)
Concerto for Violincello and Orchestra (premiere E. Jochurn/de Machula
First Piano Concerto (premier Karajan/Brendel)
Second Piano Concerto (premiere Celibidache/Sonoda)
Oboe Concerto (premiere Melles/Koch
Batrachomyomachia (Berliner Festwochen/Karajan)
Chamber opera Anaximander’s End (Berliner Festwochen/ Scherchen)
Periodically professor for orchestra conducting on the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, honorary professor at the Gei-Dai University, Tokyo.
Former chairman for the Berlin Composer Association and the German Drummer’s Association Percussion-Creative.
Author of the instructional book "Timpanist Training" for Timpani and Drums and two books "Paukenschläge" Furtwängler or Karajan
"Immer wieder Babylon-oder Musik als Sprache der Seele" (Always Babylon-or Music as Speech from the Soul)
Now president of the Wilhelm-Furtwängler- Conductor’-Workshop in Mürzzuschlag, Austria
Guest conductor for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Radio Symphony-Orchestra Berlin, Stuttgart, Munich, Dortmund, Tokyo, Riga, Vilnius...
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