Hans-Peter Jannoch

Hans-Peter Jannoch (1938–2004) was a German conductor, composer and pianist.

Life
Jannoch studied piano and composition at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler". Afterwards he was a répétiteur at the Leipzig Opera and at the Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar. He was a member of the "Kammerensemble Paul Dessau" (formerly: gruppe neue musik weimar). In 1983, he was awarded the Hanns Eisler Prize. In 1989, he co-founded the "ensemble unitedberlin", which also played pieces by him. He taught music theory at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" Berlin and is considered a sponsor of Helmut Zapf. His works have been published by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig and were performed by the Staatskapelle Weimar, among others. In 2001, the composer Hermann Keller dedicated the piece "Klavierstücke für Lehrer, Kollegen und Freunde" to him.

Work

 * Appell für Vietnam (cantata)
 * Divertimento für Streichorchester
 * Aynn Wintrstück (chamber music)
 * Freude, Freude heißt der Kreis (Choral music)
 * Scherzo für Bläserquintett
 * Pneuma für Orchester

Radio play

 * Totenmesse by Jörg Michael Koerbl. Dokumentation, MDR/WDR 1993.

Publication

 * Musikgeschichte, quo vadis?. In Musik und Gesellschaft 1980, issue 11,