Born 1952 in Karlsruhe, died 2024; studied composition with Eugen Velte in Karlsruhe, Karlheinz Stockhausen in Cologne and Klaus Huber in Freiburg; from the 1970s onwards regarded as one of the most influential protagonists of the New Simplicity movement and of the expressive avant-garde; from 1985 successor to his teacher Velte as professor of composition at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe; for many years musical adviser to the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the ZKM Karlsruhe and the Lucerne Festival Academy; composed more than 500 works; honoured with the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (2003) and the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale (2010), among others.
Wolfgang Rihm
Composer
