Helmut Oehring

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Helmut Oehring (born 1961 [1] ) is a German composer. He was born in East-Berlin, the son of deaf-mute parents. [1] After training as a construction worker, Oehring worked as a cemetery gardener, forest worker, geriatric nurse and stoker. [2] He is self-taught as guitarist and composer. [3] From 1990 to 1992, Oehring studied with Friedrich Goldmann and Georg Katzer at the Academy of Arts, Berlin. [4] He was a fellow of Villa Massimo in 1994/1995. [5] Oering is honorary professor for Théatre musical at the University of the Arts Bern. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Helmut Oehring". Akademie Schloss Solitude (in German). 26 March 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. "Helmut Oehring". Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe (in German). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Oehring". Akademie der Künste, Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Helmut Oehring". SAK (in German). 11 August 1965. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Stipendien". Villa Massimo (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Herbon, Bernd (8 January 2012). "Musiker für Ohr und Auge". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. "Helmut - Personen". Semperoper Dresden (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2022.

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