Composer
Biography:
Erhard Grosskopf (born March 17, 1934) is a freelance composer living in Berlin.
Grosskopf's catalog of works includes 14 orchestral works, chamber music, including six string quartets, and electroacoustic music. His music has been performed with internationally renowned ensembles and soloists at contemporary music events in Germany and abroad: by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Listen to music), at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (light bang), by various radio orchestras in Germany (DSO / rbb, RSB / Dlf, hr, SWR, BR), Tokyo (NHK) and Canada (Radio Montreal). In the 21st century, among other things, the orchestral work was created Pleiades - Seven Similar Pieces for Piano and Orchestra (2002) and KlangWerk 11 for orchestra (2011). Radio recordings of both works from the MaerzMusik and Ultrasonic festivals were released on CD by NEOS in 2018 (NEOS 11801).
Works by Grosskopf are published by Edition Peters, Ricordi (catalogue Rob. Forberg Musikverlag) and Boosey & Hawkes / Bote & Bock. Documents on his life and work are in the archive of the Academy of Arts, Berlin.
Erhard Grosskopf is a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin.
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