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Gordon Kampe
Gordon Kampe (born 10 September 1976) In 2008, he finished his dissertation about fairy tale opera of the 20th century at the Folkwang University of the Arts. Kampe is notably interested in the
Gordon Kampe (born 10 September 1976) In 2008, he finished his dissertation about fairy tale opera of the 20th century at the Folkwang University of the Arts. Kampe is notably interested in the opera. Since 2009 he has written a number of commissioned works, among other for the Stuttgart State Opera (Zivilcourage. Musik für einen Platz, world premiere 2009), the Oldenburg State Theatre (ANOIA, world premiere 2012) and the Deutsche Oper Berlin (Kannst du pfeifen, Johanna, world premiere 2013). The world premiere of PLÄTZE. DÄCHER. LEUTE. WEGE. Musiktheater für ein utopisches Bielefeld took place at Bielefeld Opera in 2015. Kampe’s opera Dogville, based on the film with the same name by Lars von Trier, premiered at the Aalto Theatre in Essen in 2023. Kampe has been a professor of composition and music theory at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg since 2017. He lives and works in Hamburg, Germany. Compositions (selection) * High Noon: Moskitos for orchestra (2003/06) * heavy metal for flute solo (2008) * Zehn Symphonien for saxophone quartet (2011) * Spione for orchestra (2017) * Fat Finger Error for orchestra (2018) * Schummellümmelleichen, an operette for countertenor and
- Era
- 21st Century
- Lived
- 1976–present
- From
- Germany
- Born in
- Herne
- Known as
- composer