12 Notable alumni of
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
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The Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts is 2009th in the world, 671st in Europe, and 73rd in Germany by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Sigismond Thalberg
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- composerpianist
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Sigismond Thalberg was an Austrian composer and one of the most distinguished virtuoso pianists of the 19th century.
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Horst Stein
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- conductoruniversity teacher
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Horst Walter Stein was a German conductor.
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Marina Anna Eich
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- film actorscreenwriterfilm produceractor
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Marina Anna Eich is a German film actress and producer.
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Moritz Eggert
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- composerpianistconductor
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Moritz Eggert is a German composer and pianist.
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Ottmar Gerster
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- university teachercomposerconductorconcertmaster
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Ottmar Gerster was a German viola player, conductor and composer who in 1948 became rector of the Liszt Music Academy in Weimar.
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Burkard Schliessmann
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- music educatorprofessorwritercomposerpianist
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Burkard Schliessmann is a German classical pianist and concert artist with an active international career. He attended the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts and graduated with a Master's degree. He studied under several internationally recognized musical artists and participated in master classes conducted by Shura Cherkassky and Bruno Leonardo Gelber.
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Gavriel Lipkind
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- music executivemusician
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Gavriel Lipkind is an Israeli classical cellist based in The Netherlands. Lipkind made his radio debut performance aged eight, left Israel at an age of about 18, and received degrees from three music colleges. He won awards in music competitions and performed with orchestras until 2002, when he took time off from touring for three years to study music and revise his repertoire. Lipkind released two albums in 2006 and tours solo and with the Lipkind-Quartet.
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Ralf Otto
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- university teacherchoir directorconductor
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Ralf Otto is a German conductor, especially known as a choral conductor and academic teacher. He founded the Vokalensemble Frankfurt, focused on contemporary music and winning competitions including Let the Peoples Sing. Since 1986, he has been director of the Bachchor Mainz, with a tradition of performing Bach cantatas in broadcast church services. He added late romantic and contemporary works to their repertoire and made international tours with them. They made world premiere recordings of some cantatas by Bach's oldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, among other recordings. Otto was professor of choral conducting at the Folkwang Hochschule from 1990 to 2006, when he took the same position at the Hochschule für Musik Mainz.
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Peter Reulein
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- composerchoir directorconductor
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Peter Reulein is a German composer, organ improviser, academic teacher and church musician, from 2000 at the church Liebfrauen in Frankfurt am Main. In 2016 he composed for the Catholic Diocese of Limburg the Franciscan oratorio Laudato si'.
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Hans Thomalla
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- composer
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Hans Thomalla is a German-American composer, who has resided in the United States since 2002.
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Dan Zerfaß
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- organistmusicianuniversity teacher
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Dan Zerfaß is a German classical organist, the cantor at the Worms Cathedral and academic teacher.
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Christoph Siebert
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- choir director
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Christoph Siebert is a German choral conductor, coaching and directing ensembles including the Collegium Vocale Gent. He is also an academic teacher in the field.
