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Wolfgang Rihm

German composer and teacher1952 to 2024

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Taught8

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Andreas Raseghi
born 1964
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Erika Budai
born 1966
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Rebecca Saunders
born 1967
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Boris Yoffe
born 1968
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
David Robert Coleman
born 1969
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Jörg Widmann
born 1973
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Márton Illés
born 1975
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Ansgar Beste
born 1981

Education and career2

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undated
Hochschule für Musik Freiburg
studied
undated
Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
worked

At a glance

known as: composer, university teacher, librettist, musicologist, essayist
fields: music, musicology, essay, music composition
awards: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2014, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, 2004, Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 1999, Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg, 1991, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, 2014, Reinhold Schneider Prize, 1978, Officer of Arts and Letters, Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin, Robert Schumann Prize for Poetry and Music, 2014, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, 2003, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2014, Pour le Mérite, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo, 1979 to 1980
member of: European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz, German Academy for Language and Literature, Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Arts, Berlin, North Rhine-Westphalia Academy for Sciences and Arts
notable works: Concerto, Zwiesprache, Klavierstück Nr. 6, Jakob Lenz, Die Hamletmaschine
Wikipedia: in 27 languages

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Elsewhere6

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stated by WikidataWikipediaWolfgang Rihm
stated by WikidataWikidataQ77031
stated by WikidataVIAF41814452
stated by WikidataGND118803409
stated by WikidataIdRef080409997
stated by WikidataISNI000000011442577X

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@misc{academicancestry_Q77031,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Wolfgang Rihm: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q77031},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Wolfgang Rihm: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q77031