Siglind Bruhn
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Siglind Bruhn is a German musicologist and concert pianist.
. Her father was the engineer Ernst Bruhn, her mother the interpreter Leonore Bruhn née Kieberger. During the last two years before her high school graduation (Abitur 1970), she was a student in the piano class of Professor Eckart Besch at the Musikhochschule Hamburg
. She completed her studies in the master class of Vladimir Horbowski at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart
; 1975 State Examen (equivalent to a Master of Music
) in piano
performance and piano pedagogy. Concurrently she read Romance studies
, Comparative Literature
, and Philosophy
at Munich University; 1976 Magister Artium (M.A.) with a thesis on the drama of Ramón del Valle-Inclán. During this time she met her future husband, the philosopher Gerhold K. Becker
. In 1976-78 Siglind Bruhn wrote her first book, which links the pedagogical heritage of her teacher Horbowski with first attempts at her own research. After another four years of teaching she enrolled in the University of Vienna
and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna http://www.mdw.ac.at/?pageid=1 for doctoral studies; 1985 Dr. phil. summa cum laude with an interdisciplinary dissertation in musical analysis
and psychoanalysis
. Two years later she followed her husband, who had accepted a position in Hong Kong
, and taught for six years at The University of Hong Kong. During her first sabbatical (1993–1994), which she spent at the University of Michigan
, USA, she was invited to join the university's Institute for the Humanities http://www.lsa.umich.edu/humin, where she is currently a Life Research Associate for Music and Modern Literatures / Music in Interdisciplinary Dialogue.
German-language book publications here
Since 2007 she has been the musical director of an annual series of chamber music concerts in the Southwest German town of Waldkirch http://www-personal.umich.edu/~siglind/Kammerkonzerte-am-Bruckwald.html
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Biographical Sketch
Siglind Bruhn was born in HamburgHamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. Her father was the engineer Ernst Bruhn, her mother the interpreter Leonore Bruhn née Kieberger. During the last two years before her high school graduation (Abitur 1970), she was a student in the piano class of Professor Eckart Besch at the Musikhochschule Hamburg
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
The Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg is one of the larger universities of music in Germany.It was founded 1950 as Staatliche Hochschule für Musik on the base of the former private acting school of Annemarie Marks-Rocke and Eduard Marks.Studies include various music types from church music...
. She completed her studies in the master class of Vladimir Horbowski at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart
State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
The State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart is a professional school for musicians and performing artists in Stuttgart, Germany...
; 1975 State Examen (equivalent to a Master of Music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
) in piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
performance and piano pedagogy. Concurrently she read Romance studies
Romance studies
Romance studies is an umbrella academic discipline that covers the study of the languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak a Romance language. Romance studies departments usually include the study of Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese...
, Comparative Literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
, and Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at Munich University; 1976 Magister Artium (M.A.) with a thesis on the drama of Ramón del Valle-Inclán. During this time she met her future husband, the philosopher Gerhold K. Becker
Gerhold K. Becker
Gerhold K. Becker is a German philosopher.-Biographical Sketch:Gerhold K. Becker grew up in Bad Salzschlirf, the eldest son of theviolinist Josef Becker and his wife Agnes née Goldbach...
. In 1976-78 Siglind Bruhn wrote her first book, which links the pedagogical heritage of her teacher Horbowski with first attempts at her own research. After another four years of teaching she enrolled in the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna http://www.mdw.ac.at/?pageid=1 for doctoral studies; 1985 Dr. phil. summa cum laude with an interdisciplinary dissertation in musical analysis
Musical analysis
Musical analysis is the attempt to answer the question how does this music work?. The method employed to answer this question, and indeed exactly what is meant by the question, differs from analyst to analyst, and according to the purpose of the analysis. According to Ian Bent , analysis is "an...
and psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is a psychological theory developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis has expanded, been criticized and developed in different directions, mostly by some of Freud's former students, such as Alfred Adler and Carl Gustav...
. Two years later she followed her husband, who had accepted a position in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, and taught for six years at The University of Hong Kong. During her first sabbatical (1993–1994), which she spent at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, USA, she was invited to join the university's Institute for the Humanities http://www.lsa.umich.edu/humin, where she is currently a Life Research Associate for Music and Modern Literatures / Music in Interdisciplinary Dialogue.
Positions
- 1975-1976 Piano Teacher, City of Stuttgart Music School
- 1977-1978 Piano Teacher, Conservatoire de Musique, Geneva
- 1978-1982 Music Director, Community Music School, Unterhaching
- 1982-1987 Director and Lecturer, Institute of Musical Interpretation, Dinkelsbühl
- 1984-1987 Director and Principal Lecturer, Pianist Academy, Ansbach
- 1987-1994 Director of Studies in Music, School of Vocational and Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong
- 1993-1997 Research Associate, Institute for the Humanities, Arbor The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Since 1997 Life Research Associate, Institute for the Humanities, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Honorary Positions
- 2002-2010 Distinguished Senior Research Fellow of the Centre for Christianity and the Arts, University of CopenhagenUniversity of CopenhagenThe University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
- 2005-2009 Chercheur invité, Institut d'esthétique des arts contemporains, University of Paris 1–Sorbonne
Awards
- 2001 Elected Ordinary member of the European Academy of Sciences and ArtsEuropean Academy of Sciences and ArtsThe European Academy of Sciences and Arts was created in 1990 in Salzburg, Austria by heart surgeon Felix Unger of Salzburg; the cardinal archbishop of Vienna, Franz König; and the political scientist and philosopher Nikolaus Lobkowicz....
- 2008 Honorary Doctorate (Dr. phil. h.c) from Linnaeus UniversityLinnaeus UniversityLinnaeus University is a public university in the Småland region of Sweden. It has two campuses, one in Växjö and one in Kalmar. Linnaeus University was established in 2010 by a merger of former Växjö University and Kalmar University College , and has been named in honour of Carl Linnaeus.-...
, Sweden
Book Publications (English only)
- Guidelines for Piano Interpretation, Penerbit Muzikal Malaysia, 1989. 967-985 ISBN-180-X
- J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier: In-depth analysis and interpretation. Mainer International, 1993. ISBN 962-580-017-4, 962-580-018-2, 962-580-019-0, 962-580-020-0
- Images and Ideas in Modern French Piano Music: The Extra-Musical Subtext in Piano Works by Ravel, Debussy and Messiaen. Pendragon, 1997. ISBN 0-945193-95-5; paperback edition 2010 ISBN 9781576471975 - Google
- The Temptation of Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler as a Spiritual Testimony. Pendragon, 1998. ISBN 1-57647-013-X - Google
- Musical Ekphrasis: Composers Responding to Poetry and Painting, Pendragon, 2000. ISBN 0-945193-036-9
- Musical Ekphrasis in Rilke's Marienleben, Rodopi, 2000. ISBN 90-420-0800-8 - Google
- Saints in the Limelight: Representations of the Religious Quest on the Post-1945 Operatic Stage, Pendragon, 2003. ISBN 1-57647-096-2 - Google
- The Musical Order of the World: Kepler, Hesse, Hindemith, Pendragon, 2005. ISBN 978-1-57647-117-3 - Google
- Messiaen's Contemplations of Covenant and Incarnation: Musical Symbols of Faith in the two great piano cycles of the 1940s, Pendragon, 2007. ISBN 978-1-57647-129-6 - Google
- Messiaen's Explorations of Love and Death: Musical Signification in the Tristan Trilogy and Three related song cycles, Pendragon, 2008. ISBN 978-1-57647-136-4 - Google
- Messiaen's Interpretations of Holiness and Trinity: Echoes of Medieval Theology in the Oratorio, Organ Meditations, and Opera, Pendragon, 2008. ISBN 978-1-57647-139-5 - Google
- Frank Martin's Musical Reflections on Death, Pendragon 2011. ISBN 978-1-57647-194-4.
German-language book publications here
Editorial Work
Essay collections as contributing author Published- Messiaen's Language of Mystical Love. New York: Garland 1998. ISBN 0-8153-2747-1 - Google
- Encrypted Messages in Alban Berg's Music . New York: Garland 1998. ISBN 0-8153-2480-4 - Google
- Signs in Musical Hermeneutics [ The American Journal of Semiotics 13/1-4], 1998. ISSN 0277-7126
- Voicing the Ineffable: Musical Representations of Religious Experience. Hillsdale, NY: Pendragon Press 2002. ISBN 1-57647-089-1 - Google
- Sonic Transformations of Literary Texts: From Program Music to Musical Ekphrasis. Hillsdale, NY: Pendragon Press 2008. ISBN 1-57647-140-1 - Google
- Since 2000, series editor (together with Magnar Breivik, University of Trondheim, Norway) of the book series "Interplay: Music in Interdisciplinary Dialogue" published by Pendragon Press - Interplay
Performances
First solo concerts and performances with orchestras as a soloist at the age of 14. Solo and chamber concerts in almost every major city in the Federal Republic of Germany as well as in 23 other countries and on all five continents (among others in: Zurich, London, Paris, Bordeaux, Lisbon, Warsaw, Budapest, Venice, Athens, Beirut, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Quito, Manila, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Melbourne, Adelaide, Washington). Recordings with most broadcasting companies in Germany and several European and other Western stations. One LP and four CDs.- Maurice RavelMaurice RavelJoseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
: Histoires Naturelles, Modest Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death. Cornelia Kallisch, mezzo-soprano; Siglind Bruhn, piano. LM-M E 2011 1984) - Paul HindemithPaul HindemithPaul Hindemith was a German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor.- Biography :Born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Hindemith was taught the violin as a child...
: five sonatas for strings and piano. [a] Andrew Jennings, violin, [b] Yizhak Schotten, viola; [c] Bruce Smith, viola d'amore, [d] Anthony Elliott, violoncello; [e] Derek Weller, double bass; piano: Siglind Bruhn, [a ], [c], [e], Katherine Collier [b], Anton Nel [d]. Equilibrium 1995 - Paul HindemithPaul HindemithPaul Hindemith was a German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor.- Biography :Born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Hindemith was taught the violin as a child...
: five sonatas for woodwinds and piano. [a] Leone Buyse, flute, [b] Harry Sargous, oboe; [c] Fred Ormand, clarinet; [d] Harry Sargous, English horn; [e] Richard Beene, bassoon; piano: Siglind Bruhn, [a], [ b], [e], Anton NelAnton NelAnton Nel is an American classical pianist.Nel was born to Afrikaans-speaking parents in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nel made his debut at the age of twelve with Beethoven’s C Major Concerto after only two years of study...
[c] [d]. Equilibrium 1995 - Paul HindemithPaul HindemithPaul Hindemith was a German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor.- Biography :Born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Hindemith was taught the violin as a child...
: five sonatas for piano and brass instruments. [a] Charles Darval, trumpet, [b] Bryan Kennedy, French horn, [c] Charles Darval, alto horn, [d] H. Dennis Smith, trombone, [e] Fritz Kaenzig, tuba; piano: Siglind Bruhn, [a ], [b], [e], Robert Conway [c], Anton Nel [d]. Equilibrium 1996 - Paul HindemithPaul HindemithPaul Hindemith was a German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor.- Biography :Born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Hindemith was taught the violin as a child...
: Ludus tonalisLudus TonalisLudus Tonalis , subtitled Kontrapunktische, tonal, und Klaviertechnische Übungen , is a piano work by Paul Hindemith that was composed in 1942 during his stay in the United States.The piece starts with a three-part Praeludium in C resembling Bach's toccatas, and ends with a Postludium...
and Reihe kleiner Stücke. Siglind Bruhn, piano. Equilibrium 1996
Since 2007 she has been the musical director of an annual series of chamber music concerts in the Southwest German town of Waldkirch http://www-personal.umich.edu/~siglind/Kammerkonzerte-am-Bruckwald.html
External links
- http://www-personal.umich.edu/~siglind at the University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
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