Hans Jürgen Wenzel


Hans Jürgen Wenzel was a German conductor and composer. Er war Vorsitzender des and professor for musical composition at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden.

Life

Born in Weißwasser, Wenzel first received a violin education at the University of Rostock. From 1957 to 1962 he studied conducting and musical composition with Ruth Zechlin at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin.
From 1962 to 1965 he was ballet conductor and répétiteur at the. In 1965 Wenzel became musical director at the. In 1969 he changed again to the Landestheater as conductor and composer. In 1976 he founded the. The classes still exist today in Halle, Dresden, Magdeburg and Zeitz. Children and young people are accompanied there in the creative, compositional handling of sheet music and work together with musicians on their first own pieces.
From 1978 to 1988 he was conductor of the Staatskapelle Halle. From 1988 Hans Jürgen Wenzel worked as a freelance composer and conductor in Berlin and Halle, his special commitment was to New Music. He was the founder and director of special ensembles for new music, e.g. the , the and the Ensemble United Berlin.
Wenzel was 1989 vice-president of the and its President from 1989 to 1990. From 1990 to 1993, he was the successor of Wolfgang Lesser as head of the Verband Deutscher Komponisten.
Since 2000 he has been Honorary Professor at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden, and has also worked as a lecturer in composition at home and abroad. Among his students were Annette Schlünz, Uwe Krause, Karsten Gundermann, Michael Flade and Alexander Keuk.
Wenzel died in Halle at the age of 70.

Awards and memberships

Stage music