Aribert Reimann

Aribert Reimann
Aribert Reimann
	Reimann in 2010
Born	4 March 1936; Berlin, Germany
Education	Musikhochschule Berlin;
Occupations	Concert pianist; Composer; Academic teacher;
Organizations	Musikhochschule Hamburg; Hochschule der Künste Berlin;
Awards	German Order of Merit; Berliner Kunstpreis; Arnold Schönberg Prize; Ernst von Siemens Music Prize;

Aribert Reimann (born 4 March 1936) is a German composer, pianist and accompanist, known especially for his literary operas. His version of Shakespeare's King Lear, the opera Lear, was written at the suggestion of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who sang the title role. His opera Medea after Grillparzer's play premiered in 2010 at the Vienna State Opera. He was a professor of contemporary Lied in Hamburg and Berlin. In 2011, he was awarded the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize for his life's work.

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