Johannes Wulff-Woesten
Johannes Wulff-Woesten (born 1966 in Jena, Germany) is a German pianist, composer and conductor.
Life[edit]
From 1986 to 1992 Wulff-Woesten studied conducting, composition and piano at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar (in German: Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar). There from 1989 he participated in a masterclass in composition with Reinhard Wolschina. He joined the Semperoper in Dresden in 1991, first as a répétiteur and from 2000 as the director of studies.[1]
At the Semperoper he was an assistant conductor to Christian Thielemann, Colin Davis, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Fabio Luisi, Peter Schneider, Semyon Bychkov, Kirill Petrenko, Kent Nagano, Ádám Fischer, Andris Nelsons, Christof Perick, Gerd Albrecht and Marc Albrecht.
From 1996 he has been a musical assistant, répétiteur and the director of studies at the Bayreuth Festival (German: Bayreuther Festspiele).[2] He was a pianist and accompanist for soloists Evelyn Herlitzius, Iris Vermillion, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Markus Butter, Rainer Trost und Benjamin Bruns.[3] As the director of the salon orchestra Dresdner Kapellsalon that is made up of members of the Staatskapelle Dresden (German: Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden) as well as guest musicians, he wrote his own arrangements. As the conductor he appeared in family concerts of the Staatskapelle Dresden in Staatskapelle for Kids (German: Kapelle für Kids) and in various opera formats.[4] Moreover he directed productions such as The Emperor of Atlantis (German: Der Kaiser von Atlantis) at Semper 2, the small stage of the Semperoper.[5]
As a composer, he has developed his own style, which fuses contemporary and postmodern elements while striving for the unity of content and form. In recent years, in addition to chamber and orchestral music various stage works[6] were premiered[7] on the small stage of the Semperoper, as well as oratorios[8] in Dresden.
Work[edit]
Stage music[edit]
- Chamber opera Die weiße Fürstin after a scenic poem by Rainer Maria Rilke (1997), 55’, premiered 1997 in Meißen
- Porqué…, Porqué..., Tango Orphée, Tangooper (2002), Libretto: Annette Jahns, Hans-Georg Wegner, 80', premiered 2002 in Dresden, small stage of the Semperoper
- Gadžo – Eine Zigeuneroper (2006), Libretto: Andrea Moses, Hans-Georg Wegner, 75', premiered 2006 in Dresden, small stage of the Semperoper
- Die Konferenz der Tiere after Erich Kästner – revue for vocal soloists, choirs and large orchestra (2012), Libretto: Manfred Weiß, 100', premiered 2012 in Dresden, Semperoper[9]
- Prinz Bussel – children's opera for vocal soloists, children's choir and small orchestra after Joke van Leeuwen (2013), Libretto: Manfred Weiß, 70', premiered 2013 in Dresden, Semper 2[10]
- Das Rätsel der gestohlenen Stimmen – children's opera for 5 singers, 2 actors and small orchestra after Alan Ayckborn, Libretto: Manfred Weiß, 75', premiered 13 May 2018 Dresden, Semper 2[11][12]
Oratorios[edit]
- Buen Camino – Die Tänzerin auf dem Jakobsweg after Miriam Gudrun Sieber - oratorio for mezzo-soprano, mixed choir, bandoneon, piano and string orchestra (2009), 50 ', premiered 2009 in Dresden, Sächsisches Vocalensemble, Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Dresden
- Christmas oratorio Jedem leuchtet ein Stern with the texts by Christa Spilling-Nöker for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed choir and small orchestra (2014), 50 ', premiered 2014 in Dresden, Sächsisches Vocalensemble, Dresdner Kapellsolisten
Orchestral music[edit]
- Sinfonie in vier Sätzen for large orchestra (1989), 25', premiered 1989 in Weimar
- Concerto for piano and orchestra (1992), 20 ', premiered 1992 in Weimar
- Heiliges Licht - Fantasia for organ and orchestra (2011), 20 ', premiered 2011 in Pirna, Elblandphilharmonie
- Tierische Variationen – Suite from the Revue Die Konferenz der Tiere for large orchestra (2012), 20’, premiered 2012 in Dresden
Chamber music[edit]
- 7 songs after the poems by Nelly Sachs for soprano and chamber orchestra (1984), 25’ premiered 1984 in Weimar
- String quartet Nr. 1 Zeitenwende, 12’
- Rosenlieder – 4 songs after poems by Eva Strittmatter for middle voice and piano, 10'
- Trio for viola, accordion and harp St. Petersburger Impressionen 1991, 15’
- 3 songs after the texts by Paul Celan for baritone, viola and piano, 10’, premiered 1993
- Skurrile Aphorismen - 5 pieces for wind sextet (oboe, cor anglais, 2 horns, bassoon, contrabassoon) choral/ snake dance/ scherzo/ tango/ elegy, 15’, premiered 1995
- Rhapsodie in Black for clarinet, violoncello and piano, 7 ', published by Breitkopf & Härtel Wiesbaden[13]
- Elferrat um Zwölf – 11 Variationen über 12 Achtel for horn quartet and tuba, 7'
- Bayreuther Rhapsodie 2000 for violin and piano, 13’, premiered 2000, Staatskapelle Dresden
- Meditation on Stufen by Hermann Hesse for alto, harp duo and harpsichord (2008), 10’, premiered 2008 in Dippoldiswalde
- Die vierte Elegie after the text by Rainer Maria Rilke for mezzo-soprano, clarinet in B, violin, violoncello, piano, to the 30th anniversary of the reconstruction of the Semperoper, February 2015, 12’, premiered 2015 at the Semperoper in Dresden
Discography[edit]
- Rhapsodie in Black Trio Pianovo, 2002
- Christmas oratorio Jedem leuchtet ein Stern (Text by Christa Spilling-Nöker), Herder Audio, 2015
- Audiobook with CD Heiliges Licht und Himmlische Klänge (Text by Christa Spilling-Nöker), Herder, 2017[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Johannes Wulff-Woesten – Personen – Semperoper Dresden". www.semperoper.de. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ "Bayreuther Festspiele » Deutsch » Mitwirkende » Musikalische Leitung 2015". web.archive.org. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ Quellmalz, Wolfram (2015-03-27). "Liedernachmittag mit zwei Singstimmen". Neue (musikalische) Blätter (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ "Wer ist eigentlich Alma?" (PDF). Glanz und Klang, Magazin der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden: 18–19.
- ↑ "Tod oder Leiden – Dresden zeigt Viktor Ullmanns „Kaiser von Atlantis" | nmz - neue musikzeitung". www.nmz.de. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ "Die Semperoper als Tagungsort". Musik in Dresden (in Deutsch). 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ "Lieber einen Prinz für Kinder als Blaublut bejubeln: Uraufführung der Kinderoper „Prinz Bussel" an der Dresdner Semperoper | nmz - neue musikzeitung". www.nmz.de. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ "Jedem leuchtet ein Stern". Musik in Dresden (in Deutsch). 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ "Die Konferenz der Tiere – Junge Szene – Semperoper Dresden". www.semperoper.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ "Prinz Bussel - Stücke - Semperoper Dresden". web.archive.org. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ "Bezauberndes Abenteuer: „Das Rätsel der gestohlenen Stimmen". DNN - Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ Semperoper Dresden (2018-05-17), Johannes Wulff-Woesten »Das Rätsel der gestohlenen Stimmen« // Semperoper, retrieved 2019-04-20
- ↑ "Wulff-Woesten: Rhapsody in Black Op. 24". www.breitkopf.com. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ "Heiliges Licht und himmlische Klänge | Herder.de". www.herder.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
External links[edit]
- Literature by and about Johannes Wulff-Woesten in the German National Library catalogue
- Personal website (in German)
- Deutscher Komponistenverband, Landesverband Sachsen: Johannes Wulff-Woesten (in German)
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