Enno Poppe (b. 1969)

[bhodges]

Yesterday watched a livestream from the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall (digitalconcerthall.com), with Enno Poppe conducting his own Koffer (2012) for large ensemble. It's an exuberant piece, about 30 minutes long, filled with interesting effects like an accordion playing in quarter tones.

Here's part of his bio from his page at Ricordi, his publisher:

Enno Poppe was born on December 30, 1969, in Hemer, Germany. He studied conducting and composition at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin with Friedrich Goldmann and Gösta Neuwirth, among others. Additionally, he studied sound synthesis and algorithmic composition at the Technische Universität Berlin and at the ZKM Karlsruhe. As a conductor, Enno Poppe regularly performs with Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Musikfabrik and Ensemble Resonanz. Since 1998 he also is the chief conductor of ensemble mosaik. Enno Poppe taught composition at Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin, at Darmstädter Ferienkursen für Neue Musik and at Impuls Akademie (Graz).

https://www.ricordi.com/en-US/Composers/P/Poppe-Enno.aspx

The concert yesterday is available for 72 hours at the YouTube link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_v0C5dg6xw

Rebecca Saunders: Fury for solo double bass
Milica Djordjevic: Transfixed
Milica Djordjevic: Rdja
Rebecca Saunders: Cinnabar - Double Concerto for Solo Violin and Trumpet
Enno Poppe: Koffer

--Bruce