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{{short description|German conductor, pianist, and teacher (born 1937)}}
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| name = Bernhard Kontarsky
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|4|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Iserlohn]], Germany
| occupation = Conductor, pianist, teacher
| associated_acts = [[Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky]]
| genre = [[20th-century classical music]]
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'''Bernhard Kontarsky''' (born 26 April 1937 in [[Iserlohn]]) is a German [[Conducting|conductor]], [[pianist]], and teacher.
'''Bernhard Kontarsky''' (born 26 April 1937 in [[Iserlohn]]) is a German [[Conducting|conductor]], [[pianist]], and teacher.


Kontarsky studied at the [[Hochschule für Musik Köln]]. In 1964 he began his conducting career as Kapellmeister at the [[Staatstheater Stuttgart]]. From 1981 Kontarsky has been Professor of orchestral conducting at the [[Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts]].
Kontarsky studied at the [[Hochschule für Musik Köln]]. In 1964 he began his conducting career as Kapellmeister at the [[Staatstheater Stuttgart]]. From 1981 Kontarsky has been Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the [[Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts]].


Kontarsky is well regarded as a specialist in [[20th century classical music|new music]]. Amongst other things, he conducted the world premieres of ''El Rey de Harlem'' by [[Hans Werner Henze]] (1982), ''Die Erschöpfung der Welt'' by [[Mauricio Kagel]] (1980) (Herbort 1980), ''Don Quijote de la Mancha'' by [[Hans Zender]] (1993) {{harv|Anon.|1993}}, ''Sansibar'' by Eckehard Mayer (13 April 1994) {{harv|Horres, Kontarsky, Willaschek, and Mayer|1993}}, as well as the first German performance of the opera ''Die Wände'' by Adriana Hölszky, at the [[Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt|Frankfurt Opera]], on 30 January 2000 ({{harvnb|Anon.|[2008]}}; {{harvnb|Anon.|2009}}; {{harvnb|Ross|2000}}). In 1988 he directed a well-regarded production in Stuttgart of the opera ''[[Die Soldaten]]'' by [[Bernd Alois Zimmermann]], a work he was previously involved with as co-repetiteur for the world premiere in 1965. This led to the second commercial recording of the work, released on CD in 1991 {{harv|Clements|1992}}. He also conducted the French premiere of ''Die Soldaten'' in April 1994 at the Opéra-Bastille {{harv|Jarry|1994}}. He is also the conductor on the first CD recording of [[Luigi Nono (composer)|Luigi Nono]]'s opera ''[[Intolleranza 1960]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}}<!--All that is really needed is proper identification of this recording (label, year of release, catalog number).-->
Kontarsky is well regarded as a specialist in [[20th-century classical music|new music]]. Amongst other things, he conducted the world premieres of ''El Rey de Harlem'' by [[Hans Werner Henze]] (1982), ''Die Erschöpfung der Welt'' by [[Mauricio Kagel]] (1980),{{r|Herbort1980}} ''Don Quijote de la Mancha'' by [[Hans Zender]] (1993), ''Sansibar'' by [[Eckehard Mayer]] (13 April 1994),{{r|HorresETALL1993}} as well as the first German performance of the opera ''Die Wände'' by Adriana Hölszky, at the [[Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt|Frankfurt Opera]], on 30 January 2000.{{r|DieWände2000|PremierenOperFrankfurt|Ross2000}} In 1988 he directed a well-regarded production in Stuttgart of the opera ''[[Die Soldaten]]'' by [[Bernd Alois Zimmermann]], a work he was previously involved with as co-repetiteur for the world premiere in 1965. This led to the second commercial recording of the work, released on CD in 1991.{{r|Clements1992}} He also conducted the French premiere of ''Die Soldaten'' in April 1994 at the Opéra-Bastille.{{r|Jarry1994}} He is also the conductor on the first CD recording of [[Luigi Nono (composer)|Luigi Nono]]'s opera ''[[Intolleranza 1960]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}}<!--All that is really needed is proper identification of this recording (label, year of release, catalog number).-->


Kontarsky is the younger brother of the duo pianists [[Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky]], with whom he has occasionally appeared in a triple-piano ensemble.
Kontarsky is the younger brother of the duo pianists [[Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky]], with whom he has occasionally appeared in a triple-piano ensemble.


==References==
==References==
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Anon.|1993}}|reference=Anon. 1993. "[http://wissen.manager-magazin.de/wissen/dokument/03/51/dokument.html?titel=Rosen+für+Rosa+und+ein+Garten+für+Monet&id=9301530&top=MM&suchbegriff=claude+monet&quellen=&qcrubrik=kultur Rosen für Rosa und ein Garten für Monet]". ''[http://www.manager-magazin.de/ Manager Magazin]'', no. 10 (1 October): 328–29a (accessed 17 April 2009).}}
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Anon.|[2008]}}|reference=Anon. [2008]. "[http://www.rosalie.de/oper.html Oper]". Rosalie website (Accessed 17 April 2009).}}
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Anon.|2009}}|reference=Anon. 2009. "[http://www.oper-frankfurt.de/fileupload/dateien/Sonstige_Dateien/Historie_Premieren.pdf Premieren der Oper Frankfurt ab September 1945 bis heute]". Oper-Frankfurt website (accessed 17 April 2009).}}
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* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Clements|1992}}|reference=Clements, Andrew. 1992. "Soldaten, Die". ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', edited by Stanley Sadie. 4 vols. London: Macmillan Press; New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music. ISBN 0-333-73432-7.}}
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Gronemeyer|1981}}|reference=Gronemeyer, Gisela. 1981. "Zu Hans Werner Henzes ''El rey de Harlem''". ''Österreichische Musikzeitschrift'' 36, nos. 10–11 (October–November): 551–52.}}
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Gronemeyer|1981}}|reference=Gronemeyer, Gisela. 1981. "Zu Hans Werner Henzes ''El rey de Harlem''". ''Österreichische Musikzeitschrift'' 36, nos. 10–11 (October–November): 551–52.}}

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* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Herbort|1980}}|reference=Herbort, Heinz Josef. 1980. "Lobpreis mit Schluckauf: Kagels ''Die Erschöpfung der Welt'' in Stuttgart". ''Die Zeit'' no. 8 (15 February).}}
===Footnotes===
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* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Horres, Kontarsky, Willaschek, and Mayer|1993}}|reference=[[Kurt Horres|Horres, Kurt]], Bernhard Kontarsky, Wolfgang Willaschek, and Eckehard Mayer. 1993. ''Sansibar'' [programme book]. Munich: Bayerische Staatsoper.}}
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* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Jarry|1994}}|reference=Jarry, Hélène. 1994. "[http://www.humanite.fr/1994-01-26_Articles_-L-opera-de-Zimmermann-enfin-montre-a-Paris L’opéra de Zimmermann enfin montré à Paris]". ''L’Humanité'' (26 January).}}
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<ref name=Herbort1980>Herbort, Heinz Josef. 1980. "Lobpreis mit Schluckauf: Kagels ''Die Erschöpfung der Welt'' in Stuttgart". ''Die Zeit'' no. 8 (15 February).</ref>
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* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Ross|2000}}|reference=Ross, Alexander. 2000. "Raumgreifend: Hölszkys ''Die Wände'' in Frankfurt". ''Crescendo'' 3, no. 1 (March–April): 15.}}
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<ref name=HorresETALL1993>[[Kurt Horres|Horres, Kurt]], Bernhard Kontarsky, Wolfgang Willaschek, and Eckehard Mayer. 1993. ''Sansibar'' [programme book]. Munich: Bayerische Staatsoper.</ref>
<ref name=DieWände2000>{{cite web |title=Oper - Die Wände |website=Rosalie website |language=de |url=http://www.rosalie.de/oper.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612085046/http://www.rosalie.de/oper.html |archive-date=12 June 2009 |access-date=17 April 2009}}</ref>
<ref name=PremierenOperFrankfurt>{{cite web |title=Premieren der Oper Frankfurt ab September 1945 bis heute |website=Oper-Frankfurt website |language=de |access-date=17 April 2009 |url=https://oper-frankfurt.de/media/pdf/Historie_Premieren_chron_Juni_2018.pdf}}</ref>
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<ref name=Ross2000>Ross, Alexander. 2000. "Raumgreifend: Hölszkys ''Die Wände'' in Frankfurt". ''Crescendo'' 3, no. 1 (March–April): 15.</ref>
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<ref name=Clements1992>{{cite book |last=Clements |first=Andrew |date=1992 |chapter=Soldaten, Die |editor=Stanley Sadie |editor-link=Stanley Sadie |title=[[The New Grove Dictionary of Opera]] |volume=4 vols. |publisher=London: Macmillan Press; New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music |isbn=0-333-73432-7}}</ref>
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<ref name=Jarry1994>Jarry, Hélène. 1994. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090519095230/http://www.humanite.fr/1994-01-26_Articles_-L-opera-de-Zimmermann-enfin-montre-a-Paris L’opéra de Zimmermann enfin montré à Paris]". ''L’Humanité'' (26 January).</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.musica.portal-le.de/index.php?id=266 Short biography] {{de icon}}
* [https://archive.today/20130630233557/http://www.musica.portal-le.de/index.php?id=266 Short biography] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.ia-ac.com/BernhardKontarsky+biography+en IACC 2007–2008 season, Bernhard Kontarsky] {{en icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513175027/http://www.ia-ac.com/BernhardKontarsky+biography+en IACC 2007–2008 season, Bernhard Kontarsky] {{in lang|en}}


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Latest revision as of 06:19, 6 November 2024

Bernhard Kontarsky
Born (1937-04-26) 26 April 1937 (age 87)
Iserlohn, Germany
Genres20th-century classical music
Occupation(s)Conductor, pianist, teacher

Bernhard Kontarsky (born 26 April 1937 in Iserlohn) is a German conductor, pianist, and teacher.

Kontarsky studied at the Hochschule für Musik Köln. In 1964 he began his conducting career as Kapellmeister at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. From 1981 Kontarsky has been Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.

Kontarsky is well regarded as a specialist in new music. Amongst other things, he conducted the world premieres of El Rey de Harlem by Hans Werner Henze (1982), Die Erschöpfung der Welt by Mauricio Kagel (1980),[1] Don Quijote de la Mancha by Hans Zender (1993), Sansibar by Eckehard Mayer (13 April 1994),[2] as well as the first German performance of the opera Die Wände by Adriana Hölszky, at the Frankfurt Opera, on 30 January 2000.[3][4][5] In 1988 he directed a well-regarded production in Stuttgart of the opera Die Soldaten by Bernd Alois Zimmermann, a work he was previously involved with as co-repetiteur for the world premiere in 1965. This led to the second commercial recording of the work, released on CD in 1991.[6] He also conducted the French premiere of Die Soldaten in April 1994 at the Opéra-Bastille.[7] He is also the conductor on the first CD recording of Luigi Nono's opera Intolleranza 1960.[citation needed]

Kontarsky is the younger brother of the duo pianists Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky, with whom he has occasionally appeared in a triple-piano ensemble.

References

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  • Gronemeyer, Gisela. 1981. "Zu Hans Werner Henzes El rey de Harlem". Österreichische Musikzeitschrift 36, nos. 10–11 (October–November): 551–52.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Herbort, Heinz Josef. 1980. "Lobpreis mit Schluckauf: Kagels Die Erschöpfung der Welt in Stuttgart". Die Zeit no. 8 (15 February).
  2. ^ Horres, Kurt, Bernhard Kontarsky, Wolfgang Willaschek, and Eckehard Mayer. 1993. Sansibar [programme book]. Munich: Bayerische Staatsoper.
  3. ^ "Oper - Die Wände". Rosalie website (in German). Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Premieren der Oper Frankfurt ab September 1945 bis heute" (PDF). Oper-Frankfurt website (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  5. ^ Ross, Alexander. 2000. "Raumgreifend: Hölszkys Die Wände in Frankfurt". Crescendo 3, no. 1 (March–April): 15.
  6. ^ Clements, Andrew (1992). "Soldaten, Die". In Stanley Sadie (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Vol. 4 vols. London: Macmillan Press; New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music. ISBN 0-333-73432-7.
  7. ^ Jarry, Hélène. 1994. "L’opéra de Zimmermann enfin montré à Paris". L’Humanité (26 January).
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