Rolf-Dieter Arens

Rolf-Dieter Arens (born 16 February 1945) is a German University professor and pianist. From 2001 to 2010 he was Rector of the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar.

Life

Arens was born in Zinnwald-Georgenfeld. He received his first piano lessons at the age of five and completed his studies at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig from 1963 to 1968 with H. Volger (piano) and L. Schuster (chamber music). From 1970 to 1986 he taught piano in Leipzig and Weimar, from 1986 until his retirement in 2011 he was full professor for piano at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar. From 1986 to 1991 he was a soloist with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. In 1995 he founded the Kammermusikvereinigung Weimarer Solisten.[1][2][3][4]

Arens has been President of the Kulturstiftung Leipzig since 2011.

Awards
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References
  1. Notice on Weimar University of Music.
  2. German pianist Rolf-Dieter Arens in town for Beethoven festival (March 2020)
  3. Faculty Piano Concert with Rolf-Dieter Arens and Eri Nakagawa
  4. Rolf-Dieter Arenson on AllMusic
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