Upcoming Performances & Anniversaries
Wilfried Hiller
born: 03/15/1941
nationality: Germany
Upcoming:
Der Josa mit der Zauberfiedel
Conductor: Hartmut Zöbeley
12/12/2008 | Pasinger Fabrik - München - Germany
Der Josa mit der Zauberfiedel
Conductor: Hartmut Zöbeley
12/13/2008 | Pasinger Fabrik - München - Germany
Chronology
1941
Born in Weissenhorn (Swabia) on 15 March 1941.
1952
St. Stephan Gymnasium in Augsburg
1956
Studied piano with Wilhelm Heckmann at the Augsburg Leopold Mozart Conservatoire
1958
Piano compositions and chamber music
Organist at the parish churches of St. Stephan and St. Ulrich in
1959
decisive contact with the music of Bartók through a piano recital of his teacher Wilhelm Heckmann. Studied and analyzed the complete solo piano works of Bartók.
Public performances with compositions of Bartók and Messiaen
Worked as a ballet répétiteur
1962
Made the acquaintance of Peter Hanser-Strecker, his future publisher
1963
Studied at the Munich Musikhochschule: composition with Günter Bialas, opera direction with Heinz Arnold, percussion and kettledrum with Ludwig Porth and Hanns Hölzl, music theory with Hermann Pfrogner
Made the acquaintance of Karl Amadeus Hartmann in
1967
Percussionist in various orchestras. Member of the theatre orchestras of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz and of the Bayerische Staatsoper
Made the acquaintance of the graphic artist and translator Alastair; music of Alastair’s film Der Mann auf der Flasche (directed by Herbert Seggelke)
1968
Richard Strauss Award of the City of
Founded the concert series „musik unserer zeit“ in
State arts examination in the subjects kettledrum and percussion
Made the acquaintance of Carl Orff
1969
Married to Isabella Schwarz
1969
Co-founder of the group „Interaktion“
Starting collaboration with Schott Music (Katalog für Schlagzeug III)
1971
Music Award for further studies of the City of Munich
Music editor with the Bayerischer Rundfunk. Contacts with Indian and Arabian music at the Ossiach Music Festival
Started to work with the actress Elisabet Woska; various joint musical theatre projects
1972
First contacts with the Nô-Theater
Made the acquaintance of Carl Zuckmayer; joint plan of a Rattenfänger (pied piper) opera
1973
TV production by ZDF of An diesem heutigen Tage
1973
Several study trips to
1974
Married to Elisabet Woska.
Birth of his son Carl Raphael Amadeus Hanael Magnus.
1977
Recognition Award of the City of
Prix Brno for the radio portrait „Carl Orff“
1978
Schwabing Arts Award for Music
Villa Massimo Prize; first stay in
Began to work with Michael Ende
1981
Second stay in Rome
Artistic and organization director of the „Münchner Musiknächte“ [Munich Music Nights]: Wagner Night, Messiaen Night, Liszt Night, Bartók Night, Stravinsky Night, Janácek Night, among others. „tz-Rosenstrauß des Jahres“ Award for the organisation of the „Münchner Musiknächte“
ZDF production „Du bist schön, meine Freundin“ (Excerpts from Schulamit)
1985
„tz-Rosenstrauß des Jahres“ Award for Der Goggolori
1985
Trödelmarkt der Träume, toured
1986
TV production of Der Goggolori by the BR/ORF
1986
Chairman of the Kulturkreis Gasteig,
1987
Opening of the theatre of Cluny with Ijob
1988
Raiffeisen Cultural Award
1989
Member of the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste
Lecture concerts at the Davos Festival „Young artists in concert“
1991
Lecturer at the Munich Musikhochschule for the realisation of large-scale music performances
Began to work with the Klezmer Giora Feidman on the Rattenfänger project and on the Chagall-Zyklus
1993
TV production of Ijob
100th performance of Der Goggolori at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz.
Teacher of composition at the Richard-Strauss-Konservatorium in
1994
Artistic director of an Orff-Method production for Celestial Harmonies
1995
Composition course at the Bayreuth Youth Festival (Bayreuther Jugendfestspieltreffen)
Death of Michael Ende (28.08.); since then collaboration with various librettists like Herbert Asmodi (Die Geschichte vom kleinen blauen Bergsee und dem alten Adler), Rudolf Herfurtner (Die Waldkinder, Pinocchio, Eduard auf dem Seil), Andreas K.W. Meyer (Der Schimmelreiter) Felix Mitterer (Wolkenstein) and Winfried Böhm (Augustinus)
1997
Werner Egk Award of the City of Donauwörth
2000
Münchner Poetentaler der Turmschreiber
2004
TV production by Bayerischer Rundfunks of Wolkenstein
2005
Elected President of the Bavarian Music Council
2006
President of the German Jean Sibelius Society
