Stefan Hippe


Stefan Hippe is a German composer, conductor and accordionist.

Life

Born in Nuremberg, Hippe received his first accordion lessons from Herbert Bausewein in 1974 and his first composition lessons from Hans-Ludwig Schilling in 1981. At the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg he studied accordion with Willi Münch and Irene Kauper, then composition at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg with Bertold Hummel and Heinz Winbeck and conducting with Günter Wich. Since 1999, he has taught at the Nuremberg Music School, and from 2004 to 2007 at the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg. Since 2015, he has been a lecturer among others for conducting at the in Trossingen. As a composer and soloist, Hippe among others works with the, the and the Staatstheater Nürnberg. With the soprano Irene Kurka he founded the duo Soprakkordeon in 2000. Furthermore, he is the principal conductor of the Bundesakkordeonorchester, a project and selection orchestra founded in 2010 and sponsored by the.

Awards

  • 1994: 1st prize at the composition competition of the Summer Music Academy Hitzacker
  • 1995: 1st prize at the composition competition of the city of Würzburg
  • 1997: Scholarship stay in the Cité internationale des arts Paris
  • 1998:
  • 2000: Bavarian Promotion Prize for Young Artists
  • 2003: ; Fördergabe der
  • 2006: Prize of the City of Cottbus

Compositions

Stage music

A Lady Dies. Chamber opera. Libretto:. 11 March 2000 Nürnberg

Vocal compositions

23rd Psalm for voice and organ. Text Latin and German. 17 April 1988Die drei Teiche von Hellbrunn. 1st string quartet, with soprano solo and double bass. Text: Georg Trakl. 19 June 1989, Lohr am MainEgonoia for chamber choir, contrabassoon and piano. Texts: 6 poems by Ernst Jandl. 20 June 1990, WürzburgJusques à la mort.... Song cycle for alto and piano. Text: Guillaume de Machaut, Rainer Maria Rilke and Friedrich Hölderlin. 17 December 1990, WürzburgFrühlingslied for mixed choir and accordion orchestra. Text: from the Carmina Burana. 15 June 1996, SchweinfurtWild with love. Chamber music No.3 for voice, flute, percussion and accordion. Text: Stanley Kunitz. 21 November 2001, NurembergCredo for 8-part chamber choir and brass. 1 October 2000, NurembergOur Father for soprano, baritone, harp, glockenspiel and string sextet. 11 August 2001, RegensburgWahnsinniges Gedicht for mixed choir and accordion orchestra. Text: 5 poems by Ernst Jandl. 6 May 2006, NurembergUnder der linden for chamber choir. Text: 3 poems by Walther von der Vogelweide. 19 August 2002die liebe for soprano and accordion. Text: 2 poems by Gerhard Falkner. 14 January 2003, Nuremberg Blauer Himmel for soprano, flute, 2 guitars, violoncello and accordion. Text: 2 poems by Gerhard Falkner. 10 December 2003, WürzburgRequiem for soprano, mixed choir and orchestra. Text by Alejandra Pizarnik and from the Old Testament. 19 November 2005, Nuremberg Stabat mater for 3-part mixed choir and accordion. 18 April 2009, WarsawAtem 1946 for choir a cappella - Heinz Winbeck in Memoriam. 25 MaY 2019, Erlangen

Orchestra/ Ensemble work

The Temptation of St. Anthony for accordion orchestra. 22 May 1998, InnsbruckFresques for orchestra. 5 April 1991, Bad Reichenhall...ein leiser Ton gezogen... for accordion orchestra. 8 November 1991, GaggenauKrakatao for accordion orchestra. 23 November 1994, WeißenburgKammermusik No.1 for ensemble. 23 March 1995, WürzburgMŒHB. Seven pieces for accordion orchestra. 21 November 1998, HorsholmSalut for accordion orchestra and percussion. 24 June 1997, StuttgartPortraits for symphony orchestra and accordion orchestra. 13 February 1988, OURCQ. Rêvie parisienne for accordion and accordion orchestra. 21 November 1998, NurembergAusdrucksorte for accordion orchestra. 5 December 1998, Laaber
Part 2 for accordion orchestra and percussion. 18 March 2007, ErlangenTumulus - at night for accordion and string orchestra. 16 September 2006, Nuremberg Tango capriccioso for accordion orchestra, piano and percussion. 28 April 2007, FürthDisposition for organ, 2 oboes, 2 horns in F and string quintet. 3 December 2006, Nuremberg.
  • Trois Pièces' for youth symphony orchestra. 12 December 2007, LimogesPiano Concerto
Version for piano, accordion orchestra and timpani. 22 March 2009, Frankfurt
Version for piano and symphony orchestra.

Film scores

  • for In der Hoffnung ist gut leben, for accordion. First broadcast 28 August 1995
  • for Fantômas, for 5 accordions, 2 electroniums and basso. 31 January 2004, Erlangen
  • for The White Hell of Pitz Palu, für Kammerensemble. 31 January 2005 Erlangen

Chamber music

Soli

Capriccio for accordion. 1 April 1982 NurembergEpitaph fûr M for piano. 11 May 1988 NurembergFoot Fire Burn Dance. Chamber music No.3 for percussion. 11 February 2001, Lüneburg1000 Pieces for piano . 5 May 2001 Munich
Work in progress; so far: No. 1, 22, 83, 325, 741, 772, 907Dies Irae for guitar. 10 October 2003 Wolframs-EschenbachMarsch 1933-1945 for guitar. 19 May 2006 ShenzhenZithat for treble zither. 20 October 2007 Hanau1000 Töne for accordion. 23 November 2007 Fürth

Duos

Kurioso for bassoon and accordion. 5 December 1986 NurembergSphinx for percussion and accordion. 19 April 1988 WürzburgTrip for bass drum, after a text by Günter Eich. 22 June 1992 WürzburgLiaison for flute and accordion. 12 February 1993 in Lohr am Main Dessins for piano 4 hands. 5 March 1994, WürzburgNerv for clarinet in A and accordion. 15 September 1995, NurembergZwei Ländler for clarinet and accordion. 17 November 1996, ErlangenSignale for trumpet and organ. 10 November 2001, MunichDer Kampf des Enkidu for 2 percussionists. 21 June 2002, OberasbachStephanus-Monologe for clarinet in B and organ. 19 May 2002 Nuremberg.Pression for violin and accordion. 2 March 2008, NurembergAcht Kafka-Skizzen for piano and accordion. 14 October 2008, Prague

Trios

Souvenir d’une vie for flute, violin and accordion. 23 November 1984, Nuremberg.Naive Stücke for 3 trombones. 22 February 2003 NurembergZwôSibenAhteVier for 3 organs. 18 October 2007 Nuremberg

Quartets

Die drei Teiche von Hellbrunn. 1st string quartet, with soprano solo and double bass: see under Vocal Compositions.2nd String Quartet. 31 July 1994 Hitzacker Wild with love. Chamber music no. for voice, flute, percussion and accordion: see under Vocal compositions.Les quatre Anges et les Vents de la Terre for accordion quartet. 29 April 1998, NurembergOffertorium for bassoon quartet. 31 July 2005 LangenzennDie Angst des Torhüters for oboe, clarinet, violin and violoncello. 26 January 2006 Stuttgart Drei Bilder for 2 clarinets, alto saxophone and bass clarinet. 26 January 2008, Dithmarschen

Quintets

Die Versuchung des heiligen Antonius for 5 accordions. 28 April 1987 Nuremberg. -.Reise nach for 5 accordions. 23 April 1988 Erlangen
Version for 4 accordions and basso. 10 May 1997 PassauCatch for accordion quintet. 3 February 2002 Wunsiedel

Sextets

Der Schatz des heiligen Laurentius for brass quintet and organ. 15 July 2008 Nürnberg

Septets

Terpsichore for 7 percussionists. 14 October 1986 Nürnberg

Octets

Annacamento. Kammermusik No.2 für Ensemble. Premiere 9 November 1996 Nürnberg Faux! for accordion ensemble. 19 October 2002, Malden