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Memorial Page for Hans Werner Henze
Jul 1, 1926 – Oct 27, 2012(86 years)Died in:Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden
German composer
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Hans Werner Henze (* July 1, 1926 in Gütersloh; † October 27, 2012 in Dresden) was a german composer. He was 86 years old. He studied at Heidelberg University. He received 9 awards, including Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. He was buried at Lazio.
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10 EventsBorn in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia
1926Berliner Kunstpreis
1958Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
1983Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
1990Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg
1995Hans von Bülow Medal
1997Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
1998Praemium Imperiale
2000Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2008Died in Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden
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Hans Werner Henze. Forever remembered.