TU Dresden is a public research university,the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden,the largest university in Saxony and one of the 10 largest universities in Germany with 32,389 students as of 2018.
Hans-Peter Dürr was a German physicist. He worked on nuclear and quantum physics,elementary particles and gravitation,epistemology,and philosophy,and he advocated responsible scientific and energy policies. In 1987,he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "his profound critique of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) and his work to convert high technology to peaceful uses."
Christian Thielemann is a German conductor. He is currently chief conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden. He was artistic director of the Salzburg Easter Festival from 2013 to 2022,and a regular conductor at the Bayreuth Festival. He also makes regular guest appearances with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2020,Thielemann was appointed honorary professor at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden.
Udo Zimmermann was a German composer,musicologist,opera director,and conductor. He worked as a professor of composition,founded a centre for contemporary music in Dresden,and was director of the Leipzig Opera and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He directed a contemporary music series for the Bayerischer Rundfunk and a European centre of the arts in Hellerau. His operas,especially Weiße Rose,on a topic he set to music twice,have been performed internationally,and recorded.
Achim Richter is a German nuclear physicist. He became a professor at the Institute of Nuclear Physics at the Darmstadt University of Technology in 1974 and retired in September 2008. From 1 November 2008 to 31 October 2012 he was director of the European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*) in Trento,Italy. Since November 1,2012,he has been professor again at the Institute for Nuclear Physics of TU Darmstadt.
Herbert Arthur Stuart was a German experimental physicist who made contributions in molecular physics research. During World War II,he was director of the experimental physics department at the Technische Hochschule Dresden. From 1955,he was the head of the high polymer physics laboratory at the University of Mainz.
Otto Meitinger was a German architect and preservationist. From 1987 to 1995 he was president of the Technical University Munich.
Margarita Höhenrieder is a German classical pianist and a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. She has performed internationally and recorded,with a focus on chamber music. She premiered compositions which Harald Genzmer dedicated to her.
Lieselott Herforth was a German physicist and politician. She was a member of the State Council and the People's Chamber of the GDR and she was the first rector of a university in Germany.
Martin Hrabĕde Angelis is a German geneticist and director of the Institute of Experimental Genetics at Helmholtz Zentrum München and director of the European Mouse Mutant Archive (EMMA) in Monterotondo,Italy. Since 2003 he has held the Chair of Experimental Genetics at Technische Universität München. He is co-founder,speaker and board member of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD). His research focuses on metabolism and diabetes,large-scale functional genomics/genetics and epigenetics.
Peter Bruns is a German cellist and university professor.
Manfred Weiss is a German composer.
Hans Jürgen Wenzel was a German conductor and composer. He was chairman of the Verband der Komponisten und Musikwissenschaftler der DDR and professor for musical composition at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden.
Xaver Paul Thoma is a German composer of contemporary music,violist and music educator.
Wolfgang Marschner was a German violinist,teacher of violin,composer and conductor. He was concertmaster of the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln,and instrumental in world premieres of contemporary music. He was professor at the Folkwang-Hochschule Essen,the Musikhochschule Köln,the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music and,for more than three decades,at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg. He also taught at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse.
Matthias Wollong is a German violinist.
Kurt Emil Striegler was a German composer and director.
The Dresdner Kapellsolisten is a German chamber orchestra based in Dresden. The ensemble of soloists was formed in 1994 mostly by members of the Staatskapelle Dresden,directed by double bassist Helmut Branny. They play mostly music of the 18th to 20th centuries,on modern instruments but in historically informed performances. They focus on music by less-known composers from the 18th to 20th centuries,namely composers from Dresden. The chamber orchestra has performed in Germany,Southern Europe,Japan and South Korea,including festivals such as Mozart Festival Würzburg and Rheingau Musik Festival. They have produced numerous recordings.
Helmut Branny is a German conductor,double bassist and professor of chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden. He is a member of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden,musical director of the Dresdner Kapellsolisten and the Cappella Musica Dresden. With the Kapellsolisten,he has made many recordings,and toured internationally.
Jürgen W. Czarske is a German electrical engineer and a measurement system technician. He is the director of the TU Dresden Biomedical Computational Laser Systems competence center and a co-opted professor of physics.
