Erika Radermacher Explained

Erika Radermacher (born 16 April 1936) is a German pianist, soprano and composer.

Biography

Erika Radermacher was born in Eschweiler, near Aachen. She studied music with Else Schmitz-Gohr in Cologne, Bruno Seidlhofer in Vienna and voice with Sylvia Gähwiller in Zurich. After completing her studies, she performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe.

Radermacher married Urs Peter Schneider and settled in Bern and Biel, where she taught at the Conservatory of Music in Bern and sang as a soprano with the Ensemble Neue Horizonte Bern. After 1970 she became more interested in composition.[1]

She works as a lecturer in piano at the Bern University of Arts and also teaches piano, theory and improvisation in Sofia, Bulgaria.[2]

Honors and awards

Discography

Radermaker's work has been recorded and issued on CD, including:

Ensemble Neue Horizonte Bern

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: International music guide. Elley, Derek. 1976. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press . 9780904208122. 11 November 2010.
  2. Web site: Radermacher Erika. 23 October 2010. https://archive.today/20130115174505/http://www.musinfo.ch/index.php?content=maske_personen&pers_id=572. 15 January 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Discography. 23 October 2010. https://archive.today/20130115174505/http://www.musinfo.ch/index.php?content=maske_personen&pers_id=572. 15 January 2013. dead.