Hallische Musiktage

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The Hallische Musiktage are a festival specialised on contemporary music, based in Halle (Saale). Founded in 1955, it is held annually in November, the second-oldest German festival of contemporary music after the Donaueschinger Musiktage.^[1]

Hans Stieber Prize[]

From 1977, the Hans Stieber Prize was given to young composers.^[2] It is named after Hans Stieber, a composer born in Naumburg who founded a music school there.

Artistic directors[]

Artistic directors of the festivals included:

• Ottmar Gerster (1955–1956)
• Ernst Hermann Meyer
• Walther Siegmund-Schultze
• Hans Jürgen Wenzel
• Gerd Domhardt (1989–1994)
• (1994–1995)
• Thomas Buchholz (from 1995)

Venues[]

Festival events have been held at:

• Franckesche Stiftungen
• Handel House
• Kulturinsel Halle
• Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen
• Moritzburg
• Halle Opera House

Artists[]

The German and international ensembles and artists haveve included the orchestra of the Halle opera house, , , the , , the , MDR Sinfonieorchester, Howard Arman, , , , Hover Chamber Choir, Ensemble Sortisatio, , , Forum Zeitgenössischer Musik Leipzig, The Hilliard Ensemble, , , National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia and .

Premieres[]

The festival premiered works by composers including:

• Reiner Bredemeyer
• Alan Bush
• Sidney Corbett
• Paul Dessau
• Gerd Domhardt
• Matthew Greenbaum
• Georg Katzer
• Tilo Medek
• Rainer Riehn
• Percy M. Young
• Ruth Zechlin

Literature[]

• Thomas Buchholz (ed.): Eine Kleine Chronik. LVDK Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle/Saale 2005

References[]

External links[]

• Literature by and about Hallische Musiktage in the German National Library catalogue
• Hallische Musiktage Landesverband Sachsen-Anhalt Deutscher Komponisten
• Hallische Musiktage Halle (Saale)