Hanno Blaschke
Hanno Blaschke (22 April 1927 – 18 November 2017[1]) was a German baritone and professor of singing. Blaschke most recently held a professorship for singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.[citation needed]
Life
[edit]Born in Danzig, Blaschke took private singing lessons with Kammersänger Robert Büssel in Dresden. There he experienced the Bombing of Dresden. He studied in Breslau, Warsaw and Sopot. He subsequently worked as a concert singer and singing teacher and gained international renown. His special inclination to promote young talent led him first to Warsaw (assistant to Ada Sari). In 1961, he began teaching at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, which appointed him full professor in 1975. Until his retirement in 1992, he trained numerous singers who went on to international careers. He was in demand as a leader of master classes and as a juror worldwide until his death.[2][3]
Honours
[edit]- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany am Bande, "as one of the essential music educators in the German-speaking world". (15 October 1981)[4]
- Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse (27 August 1998)[4]
- Medal of Honour of the Munich University of Music and Theatre (2006)
References
[edit]- ^ "Traueranzeige Prof. Hanno Blaschke". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Blaschke, Hanno on BMLO
- ^ Die Hochschule trauert um Prof. Hanno Blaschke on musikhochschule-muenchen
- ^ a b Datenbank der Träger des Bundesverdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bundespräsidialamt
External links
[edit]- Hanno Blaschke discography at Discogs
- Hanno Blaschke at IMDb
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