Helmut Lachenmann

German composer (born 1935)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[27]
Date of birth: November 27, 1935
Place of birth: Stuttgart
Country of citizenship: Germany^[6]
Occupation: composer, university teacher
Employer: Conservatoire de Paris, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart^[7]^[8]^[9]
Educated at: State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
Award received: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Berliner Kunstpreis, BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards, Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Notable work: Reigen seliger Geister, Gran Torso, Grido, Mouvement^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]
Spouse: Yukiko Sugawara^[5]
Genre: opera^[28]
Work location: Hanover^[33]
Student of: Luigi Nono, Johann Nepomuk David, Jürgen Uhde^[34]^[35]^[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German, English^[38]^[39]
Birth name: Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann^[40]
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name: Lachenmann^[31]
Given name: Helmut^[32]
Instrument: piano^[37]
Member of: Academy of Arts, Berlin, Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten^[24]^[25]^[26]
Name in native language: Helmut Lachenmann^[41]
Record label: ECM Records^[29]
Residence: Höfingen^[30]

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Student: Arturo Gervasoni^[10]

🏷️ Also known as

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Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11951712

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Mb:teacher 9

Mark Andre, Annette Schlünz, Franck Bedrossian, Orm Finnendahl, Harald Münz, Abraham Ortiz, Manuel Hidalgo, Saed Haddad +1 more

Award received 3

Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Employer 3

Conservatoire de Paris, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart

Member of 3

Academy of Arts, Berlin, Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

English, German

Mb:composer 2

Dal Niente de Lachenmann, Dal Niente de Lachenmann

Occupation 2

composer, university teacher

Student of 2

Luigi Nono, Johann Nepomuk David

Teachers 2

Luigi Nono, Johann Nepomuk David

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Johann Nepomuk David, Jürgen Uhde

Country of citizenship 1

Germany

Educated at 1

State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart

Genre 1

opera

Given name 1

Helmut

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

piano

Place of birth 1

Stuttgart

Record label 1

ECM Records

Sex or gender 1

male

Students 1

Elena Kats-Chernin

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Yukiko Sugawara

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Summary

Helmut Lachenmann was born on November 27, 1935^[1], in Stuttgart^[2]. He has worked as a composer^[3] and university teacher^[4].

FAQs

Where was Helmut Lachenmann born?

Helmut Lachenmann was born in Stuttgart^[2].

Who was Helmut Lachenmann married to?

Helmut Lachenmann's spouses include Yukiko Sugawara^[5].

What did Helmut Lachenmann do for work?

Helmut Lachenmann worked as a composer^[3] and university teacher^[4].

What awards did Helmut Lachenmann receive?

Honors received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[15], Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg^[16], Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg^[17], and Berliner Kunstpreis^[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — place of birth (P19): Stuttgart. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-15. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — spouse (P26): Yukiko Sugawara. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2018-12-02. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — occupation (P106): composer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — employer (P108): Conservatoire de Paris. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — employer (P108): Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — employer (P108): State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — genre (P136): opera. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — award received (P166): Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — award received (P166): Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — award received (P166): Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — award received (P166): Berliner Kunstpreis. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — award received (P166): BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — award received (P166): Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. evs-musikstiftung.ch. evs-musikstiftung.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — award received (P166): Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — award received (P166): Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — award received (P166): Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition). Royal Philharmonic Society Website. Retrieved 2024-12-20. royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — record label (P264): ECM Records. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — member of (P463): Academy of Arts, Berlin. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — member of (P463): Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — member of (P463): Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — residence (P551): Höfingen. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2018-12-02. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — date of birth (P569): November 27, 1935. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — family name (P734): Lachenmann. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — given name (P735): Helmut. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — notable work (P800): Reigen seliger Geister. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — notable work (P800): Gran Torso. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — notable work (P800): Grido. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — notable work (P800): Mouvement. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — student (P802): Arturo Gervasoni. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — work location (P937): Hanover. Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved 2026-10-26. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — student of (P1066): Luigi Nono. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — student of (P1066): Johann Nepomuk David. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — student of (P1066): Jürgen Uhde. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — instrument (P1303): piano. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — birth name (P1477): Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann. BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Helmut Lachenmann — name in native language (P1559): Helmut Lachenmann. wikidata.org.

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