Gordon Kampe
German composer and academic teacher
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Gordon Kampe (born 10 September 1976)[1] is a German composer and academic teacher.
- Composer
- Academic teacher
Gordon Kampe | |
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 Kampe at the premiere of Dogville in 2023 | |
| Born | 10 September 1976 Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Known for | Contemporary music |
| Website | gordonkampe |
Career
Kampe was born in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[2] He completed an apprenticeship as an electrician in 1995 and studied after his Abitur composition with Hans-Joachim Hespos, Adriana Hölszky (Rostock) and Nicolaus A. Huber (Essen).[2] In 2008, he finished his dissertation about fairy tale opera of the 20th century at the Folkwang University of the Arts.[1]
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),[3][4] the Oldenburg State Theatre (ANOIA, world premiere 2012)[5][6] and the Deutsche Oper Berlin (Kannst du pfeifen, Johanna, world premiere 2013).[7][8] The world premiere of PLÄTZE. DÄCHER. LEUTE. WEGE. Musiktheater für ein utopisches Bielefeld took place at Bielefeld Opera in 2015.[9]
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.[10]
Kampe has been a professor of composition and music theory at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg since 2017.[11] 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 ensemble, text by Schorsch Kamerun (2018)
- Ich will lächeln, lächeln, lächeln, an opera, based upon Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, text by Thierry Bruehl (2019)
- remember me for string ensemble and live electronics (2019)
- I forgot to remember to forget for six voices and record players (2020)
- Dogville, an opera in 18 scenes, based on a Lars von Trier film (2020/21)
- boxen! for timpani and orchestra (2023)
- immermeeehr, a children's music theater piece, text by Maria Milisavljević (2024)
Awards
- 2007 Kompositionspreis der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart[12]
- 2011 Kompositionspreis der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart[13]
- 2016 Ernst von Siemens Composers' Prize[2]
- 2016 Schneider-Schott Music Prize[14]
Scholarships
- 2007 Cité internationale des arts[15]
- 2008 Künstlerhof Schreyahn[16]
- 2017/2018 Villa Massimo[17]
Memberships
Discography
- Gordon Kampe: HAL / High Noon: Moskitos / Ripley-Musik V / Qs Nachtstück / Picard / Gassenhauermaschinensuite WERGO 2011 (WER 6581 2)
- "Nischenmusik mit Klopfgeistern", Decoder Ensemble für Aktuelle Musik, Ahornfelder 2015 (AH27)
- "Falsche Lieder", Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart: Drama, col legno 2014 (WWE 1CD 20413)
- "heavy metal", Beatrix Wagner – Spiegelungen, Edition Zeitklang (ez 44046)
- "zu drei Stücken entzwei", Magic Flute Remixed, GENUIN 2006 (GEN 86078)
