Dieter Rexroth

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'''Dieter Rexroth''' (6 March 1941 – 9 April 2024) was a German [[musicologist]] and [[dramaturge]]. He was intendant of the [[Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin]] from 1996, responsible also for choirs and orchestras in Berlin. He worked for major festivals including Frankfurter Feste at the [[Alte Oper]], [[Young Euro Classic]] in Berlin and the Kasseler Musiktage. He authored books about composers including [[Paul Hindemith]], [[Hans Werner Henze]] and [[Wolfgang Rihm]].

'''Dieter Rexroth''' (6 March 1941 – 9 April 2024) was a German [[musicologist]], [[dramaturge]] and cultural manager. He was intendant of the [[Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin]] from 1996, responsible also for choirs and orchestras in Berlin. He worked for major festivals including Frankfurter Feste at the [[Alte Oper]], [[Young Euro Classic]] in Berlin and the Kasseler Musiktage. He authored books about composers including [[Paul Hindemith]], [[Hans Werner Henze]] and [[Wolfgang Rihm]].

== Biography ==

== Biography ==

Born in [[Dresden]] on 6 March 1941,<ref name="UDK">{{cite web |title=Dr. Dieter Rexroth |url=https://www.udk-berlin.de/person/dr-dieter-rexroth/ |website=UDK Berlin |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="BADSK" /> Rexroth studied composition, conducting, [[musicology]], [[German studies]] and philosophy at the universities of [[Cologne University|Cologne]], [[Vienna University|Vienna]] and [[Bonn University|Bonn]].<ref name="Schmitt-Ott" /><ref name="rbb24" /> In 1969 he achieved his [[doctorate]] in Bonn with a dissertation on [[Arnold Schönberg]].<ref name="Schmitt-Ott" />

Born in [[Dresden]] on 6 March 1941,<ref name="UDK">{{cite web |title=Dr. Dieter Rexroth |url=https://www.udk-berlin.de/person/dr-dieter-rexroth/ |website=UDK Berlin |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="BADSK" /> Rexroth studied composition, conducting, [[musicology]], [[German studies]] and philosophy at the universities of [[Cologne University|Cologne]], [[Vienna University|Vienna]] and [[Bonn University|Bonn]].<ref name="Schmitt-Ott" /><ref name="rbb24" /> In 1969 he achieved his [[doctorate]] in Bonn with a dissertation on [[Arnold Schönberg]].<ref name="Schmitt-Ott" />

He was founding director of the {{Ill|Hindemith Institute|de}} in Frankfurt am Main in 1974 and directed it until 1991.<ref name="rbb24" /> From 1980 to 1994 he was also dramaturge at the [[Alte Oper]] concert hall in Frankfurt and co-founder of the Frankfurter Feste serving as the festival's [[artistic director]] from 1986 to 1994.<ref name="rbb24" /> In the 1995/96 season he developed an artistic event concept for [[St. Pölten]] as [[intendant]] of the Lower Austrian cultural scene.

He was founding director of the {{Ill|Hindemith Institute|de}} in Frankfurt am Main in 1974 and directed it until 1991.<ref name="rbb24" /> From 1980 to 1994 he was also dramaturge at the [[Alte Oper]] concert hall in Frankfurt and co-founder of the Frankfurter Feste serving as the festival's [[artistic director]] from 1986 to 1994.<ref name="rbb24" /> From 1994 he developed an artistic event concept for [[St. Pölten]] as [[Intendant (theatre)|intendant]] of the Lower Austrian cultural scene.<ref name="ORF" />

In 1996, Rexroth became intendant of the [[Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin]], responsible also for the [[RIAS Kammerchor]], the Berliner Rundfunkchor and the [[Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name="DF" /> He brought the conductor [[Kent Nagano]] to Berlin in 2000<ref name="rbb24" /> and served as his dramaturgical consultant.<ref>Manuel Brug: [https://www.welt.de/kultur/buehne-konzert/article118522070/Sein-vergifteter-Abschied-von-Muenchens-Oper.html ''Sein vergifteter Abschied von Münchens Oper.''] In ''[[Die Welt]]'', 30 July 2013</ref> In 2000 he was among the founders of the [[Young Euro Classic]] festival for youth orchestras in Berlin, and worked as its artistic director.<ref name="DF" /> He directed the {{ill|Kasseler Musiktage|de}} festival from 2005 to 2015. Since 2013 he was artistic director of the [[Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize]],<ref name="rbb24" /> designed a promotion of the prizewinners and being chairman of the jury for composition.<ref>[http://www.fmb-hochschulwettbewerb.de/rexroth-dr-dieter/ ''Jurymitglieder 2013: Rexroth, Dr. Dieter''] on fmb-hochschulwettbewerb.de</ref>

In 1996, Rexroth became intendant of the [[Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin]], responsible also for the [[RIAS Kammerchor]], the Berliner Rundfunkchor and the [[Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name="DF" /> He brought the conductor [[Kent Nagano]] to Berlin in 2000<ref name="rbb24" /> and served as his dramaturgical consultant.<ref>Manuel Brug: [https://www.welt.de/kultur/buehne-konzert/article118522070/Sein-vergifteter-Abschied-von-Muenchens-Oper.html ''Sein vergifteter Abschied von Münchens Oper.''] In ''[[Die Welt]]'', 30 July 2013</ref> In 2000 he was among the founders of the [[Young Euro Classic]] festival for youth orchestras in Berlin, and worked as its artistic director.<ref name="DF" /> He directed the {{ill|Kasseler Musiktage|de}} festival from 2005 to 2015. Since 2013 he was artistic director of the [[Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize]],<ref name="rbb24" /> designed a promotion of the prizewinners and being chairman of the jury for composition.<ref>[http://www.fmb-hochschulwettbewerb.de/rexroth-dr-dieter/ ''Jurymitglieder 2013: Rexroth, Dr. Dieter''] on fmb-hochschulwettbewerb.de</ref>

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| title = Kulturmanager Dieter Rexroth gestorben

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| publisher = [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]]

| date = 9 April 2024

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