Wolfgang Rihm
Wolfgang Rihm (1952-2024) was a German composer, born in Karlsruhe, who wrote operas, orchestral and chamber music and songs, and first drew attention with Morphonie at Donaueschingen in 1974. From 1985 he taught composition at the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe. His best known works include the chamber opera Jakob Lenz and the music theatre piece Die Eroberung von Mexico. Rihm studied with Eugen Werner Velte in Karlsruhe, with Karlheinz Stockhausen in Cologne (1972-1973) and with Klaus Huber in Freiburg.
