Ludger Vollmer
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About Ludger Vollmer
As a composer, the opera is my strongest weapon. The opera is prospering. There is no place that is not affected by its force. (Ludger vollmer)
Born 1961 in Berlin, Ludger Vollmer began his career as an engineer before he decided to study music in 1984. He studied violin, viola and composition in Weimer and Leipzig and graduated in 1990. Member of several professional orchestras he took lessons in improvisation in Leipzig and achieved a degree in educational improvisation in 1998. At the same time he visited masterclasses in composition with Alfred Schnittke and Dmitrj Terzakis. 1997 he was nominated for a scholarship for Villa Massimo in Rome.
Vollmer's works range from sacred music and world music projects including improvisations to large-scale opera. Among his stage works are Gegen die Wand ("Against the Wall") after the same-named film by Turkish director Faith Akin, the youth opera Border after Euripides and Lola rennt ("Run, Lola, Run"), based on the same-named film by tom Tykwer. The abuse of religion and its violent consequences are the topic of his opera Crusades premiered at the Freiburg Theatre in 2017. The same year, the theatre of Hagen presented the "Road Opera" Tschick, Vollmer's setting of the eponymous successful novel by Wolfgang Herrndorf. In 2019, Vollmer's opera The Circle, a musical version of Dave Eggers' novel of the same name, premiered at the Deutsche Nationaltheater in Weimar.
In the composition of his music theatre works, Vollmer developed his compositional technique F.R.A.M.E. ("Fast Rhythm Advanced Music Experience"), a musical-dramatic structure characterised by a succession of short scenes and sharply accentuated rhythms.
Ludger Vollmer was awarded the European Tolerance Award in 2009 for Gegen die Wand ("Against the Wall"). On the occasion of the European Capital of Culture year 2010, the production of the world premiere was invited to Istanbul. He received the Weimar Prize in 2014, and the Thüringen Composition Award 2017. In 2020, Vollmer was elected President of the State Music Council Hamburg. He lives and works in Hamburg.
Worklist
Chronology
Violin classes at musical school Berlin-Köpenick from the age of seven
Member of the youth-symphony orchestra Berlin-Köpenick
At the same time private postgraduate course in the subject viola at Prof. Heinz Rudolf, Hochschule für Musik Dresden
Busy chamber music actions
Marriage with the violonist and instrumental pedagogue Friedrun Vollmer, née Minor, five children
Attendance of various seminars at Prof. Alfred Schnittke, Hochschule für Musik Hamburg
Succsessful participation at several composing-contests
Finalization of university educations with concert exam in composing and acquisition of diplomas for composing and pedagogy of impovisation
Mexico-Tour with the dance theatre "Der Dreispitz"
Teaching as guest at public University Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli at Mexico City
Study stay at Istanbul
Starts working on the opera "Gegen Die Wand" adapted from Fatih Akin’s film
Invitation of the Bremen production of the opera "Gegen Die Wand" to the European capital of culture Istanbul on occasion of the city of culture year 2010
Weimar Prize 2014
World premiere of the opera The Circle, a musical version of Dave Eggers' novel of the same name, at the Deutsches Nationaltheater in Weimar
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für OrchesterComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestra
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Symphonic EscapesComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestra
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Opera after Thomas MannComposer: Ludger VollmerLibrettist: Günter SenkelMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialLanguage: German
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Kantate zum 200. Geburtstag von Clara SchumannComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: 2 soloists, choir and orchestraLanguage: German
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for violin solo, low strings, harp, winds and percussionComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: violin, low strings, wind instruments, harp and percussion
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A collection of new pieces for pianoMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: pianoLanguage: EnglishProduct number: ED 21470In stock€10.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for orchestraComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestra
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Suite for orchestraComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestra
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Gespräche nach Büchner und Heine zwischen Bariton, Sprecher und OrchesterComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestra, baritone and speakerLanguage: German
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for speaker and orchestraComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestra
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Festkantate zum 30. Jubiläum der Friedlichen Revolution in DeutschlandComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: soloists (MezBar), choir (SATB), organ and orchestraLanguage: German
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Oper nach dem Film von Fatih AkinComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialLanguage: German, Turkish
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für Cembalo und StreichorchesterComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: harpsichord and string orchestra
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for large orchestraComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestra
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Composer Folder: Biography and overview of the worksComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Promotional materialLanguage: GermanProduct number: KAT 3446-99In stock€0.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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String quartet based on Sonnets by William ShakespeareComposer: Ludger VollmerEdition: Score and partsSeries: Edition Schott
Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, celloProduct number: ED 22466Product TypeIn stockAs low as €69.99Incl. Tax -
for pianoComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: E-score PDFEdition: Separate editionSeries: Edition Schott
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for violin soloComposer: Ludger VollmerEdition: Separate editionSeries: Edition Schott
Instrumentation: violinProduct number: ED 23442Product TypeIn stockAs low as €7.99Incl. Tax -
Musikalische KomödieComposer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialLanguage: German
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from the road opera “Tschick”Composer: Ludger VollmerMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestra