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| Born | 2 August 2009 Idstein, Germany |
| Citizenship | "The only real nation is humanity" |
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formed New Music Manchester, described as a "distinctive, progressive force", with Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth and John Ogdon. - In 1968, the German artist Bazon Brock created a sign in the style of a high voltage warning saying "der Tod muß abgeschafft werden ..." ("death must be abolished ..."). (2012)
- The art photographers Anna and Bernhard Blume created Kitchen Frenzy and Pure Reason. (2011)
- In the Opernhaus Wuppertal production of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring,
choreographed by Pina Bausch, the dancers performed on a stage covered with soil. (2013) - "Ständchen" (Serenade) by Richard Strauss begins with an appeal to creep out quietly and ends with a climax of expecting a rose to glow from the rapture of the night. (2016)
- Arnold Schönberg arranged Bach's chorale partita on Luther's hymn for Pentecost "Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist", a paraphrase of "Veni Creator Spiritus". (2015)
- The hymn "Jesu, meine Freude" (Jesus, my joy) by Johann Franck and Johann Crüger mentions singing in defiance of the "old dragon", death, and fear. (2014)
- St. Stephen's Cathedral organist Peter Planyavsky has composed parodies under the names of P. P. Bach, J. P. Haydn, and W. A. Plagiavsky Mozart. (2013)
- György Kurtág dedicated his second opera, Die Stechardin, to his wife Márta and attended its premiere a day after turning 100.
- The 1510 Gerechtigkeitsspirale, carved on a pew of St. Valentin in Kiedrich declares: "Justice suffered in great need. Truth is slain dead. Faith has lost the battle". (2015)
- "Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud", written by Paul Gerhardt after the Thirty Years War, was translated as "Go Forth, My Heart, and Seek Delight". (2015)
- In her 2021 composition with string orchestra, This too shall pass, Raminta Šerkšnytė used a vibraphone for the flow of time, a violin for the transience of humans, and a "heavenly" cello. (2022)
- Bach used music of thanks from his cantata Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29, for his final Dona nobis pacem (Grant us peace). (2015)
2026
edit| Article name | create | RD | DYK | {{ill}} | groups | notes about history and collaboration |
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| Rudi Spring | 1 Jan | 5–6 Jan | 6 Dec 2010 | de++ | RIP 28 Dec 2025 composer EU | expand (2010) with Grimes2 |
| Die Stechardin | 26 Feb | 8 May | opera EU | |||
| St John Passion structure | 3 Apr | 18 Apr 2014 | Bach composition EU | expand (2014) | ||
| Walter Neuhäusser | 9 Apr | 16 May | de+ | architect EU | ||
Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39 | 8 May | 2 Jun 2013 | de++ | Bach 300 EU | reference (2011 with Mathsci) | |
| Wunderschön prächtige | 17 May | de | hymn EU | with Michael Bednarek | ||
Felicity Lott | 18 May | 20–23 May | de++ |  652 RIP 15 May opera EU | expand (2004 by IP) with many · GAN 20 May | |
| String Quintet No. 2 (Brahms) | 19 May | fr++ | composition EU | expand (2010 by Stephen B Streater) | ||
| Margherita Maria Sala | 21 May | 653 Oper F EU | ||||
| Alexander Held | 22 May | 24–29 May | de++ | RIP 12 May actor EU | expand (2020 by Harshmoney) | |
| Gunter Hampel | 23 May | 27–31 May | de++ | RIP 18 May jazz musician EU | expand (2007 by Mind meal) with Grimes2 | |
| Arnold Whittall | 1 Jun | 4–5 Jun | de+ | RIP 26 May musicologist | expand (2011 by CambridgeLibrarian with Charles Matthews) with MONTENSEM | |
| Bazon Brock | 2 Jun | 13 Feb 2012 | de++ | philosopher | expand (2012) | |
| Gary Hoffman (cellist) | 3 Jun | nom | fr+ | cellist | ||
| Franz Xaver Riedel | 4 Jun | de+ | theologian EU | |||
| Walter Hagen-Groll | 5 Jun | de | opera EU | |||
| Panagia Chrysopolitissa | Jun | church EU | ||||
| Martinsthal | de | place EU | ||||
| St. Thomas Morus, Munich | de | church EU | ||||
| Dass du mich einstimmen lässt | hymn EU | |||||
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edit| Article name | worked | DYK | {{ill}} | Groups | Notes |
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| Jonathan Powell (musician) | 8 Jan | 10–14 Jan | fr+ | RIP 27 Dec (k 7 Jan) pianist | expand (2005 by Bfinn) · GAN 14 Jan |
| Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV 13 | 17 Jan | 20 Jan 2012 | de++ | Bach 300 EU | expand (2006 by Danielkirk1) |
Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43 | 22 Jan | 17 May 2012 | de++ | Bach 300 EU | expand (2009 by Campelli) · GAN 25 Feb · review by Kyle Peake 21 Mar · GA 29 Mar · FAC 30 Mar |
| Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72 | 24 Jan | de++ | Bach 300 EU | expand (2009 by Campelli) | |
| Michael Tilson Thomas | 27 Apr | 28–30 Apr | de++ | RIP 22 Apr conductor | expand (2003 by Camembert) with Grimes2, Strattonsmith, Zingarese, NeoGaze, nominated by Chorchapu · GAN 1 May |
| from 2025: | |||||
| Siegmund Nimsgern | 15 Sep 2025 | de++ | RIP 14 Sep opera EU | expand (2008 by Scottandrewhutchins) with Grimes2 · GAN 22 Sep | |
| Franz Grundheber | 29 Sep 2025 | de++ | RIP 27 Sep baritone EU | expand (2014 by Dr. Blofeld) · GAN 6 Oct | |
| Eike Wilm Schulte | 2 Nov 2025 | 6 Apr 2014 | de++ | RIP 31 Oct Oper W EU | expand (2014) · GAN 6 Nov |
| Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16 | 7 Dec 2025 | 1 Jan 2012 | de++ | Bach 300 EU | expand (2011) · GAN 30 Dec · review by LunaEatsTuna 10 Apr · GA 12 May |
| Felicity Lott | 18 May | 20–21 May | de++ | 652 RIP 15 May opera EU | expand (2004 by IP) with many · GAN 20 May |
on this day
edit| article name | OTD | {{ill}} | occasion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16 | 1 Jan | de++ | 1726 cantata premiere |
| Philipp Harnoncourt | 9 Feb | de++ | b. 1931 |
| Heinz Winbeck | 11 Feb | de++ | b. 1946 |
| Friedrich Cerha | 17 Feb | de++ | b. 1926 |
| György Kurtág | 19 Feb | de++ | b. 1926 |
| Gabriele Schnaut | 24 Feb | de++ | b. 1951 |
| Aribert Reimann | 4 Mar | de++ | b. 1936 |
| Rigoletto | 11 Mar | de++ | 1851 premiere |
| Johannes-Ostern | 16 Mar | de++ | 2002 premiere |
| Bill Ramsey | 17 Apr | de++ | b. 1931 |
| Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 183 | 13 May | de++ | 1725 cantata premiere |
| Faustas Latėnas | 16 May | de++ | b. 1956 |
| Doktor Faust | 21 May | de++ | 1925 Busoni opera premiere |
| Le Laudi | 13 Jun | de++ | 1924 premiere |
| King Roger (opera) | 19 Jun | de++ | 1926 premiere |
| Adina (opera) | 22 Jun | de++ | 1826 premiere |
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