Rainer Böhm

Rainer Böhm (23 February 1952 – 21 May 2013) was a German composer.^[1]^[2]

Life[edit]

Born in Berlin, Böhm studied composition and conducting at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler". Afterwards he was a master student for composition at the Academy of Arts, Berlin. In 1984 he became musical director at the Berliner Ensemble. He worked with theatre directors such as Heiner Müller, Christoph Schroth [de], Claus Peymann [de] and Manfred Wekwerth. He also wrote several scores for the documentary film director Volker Koepp.

Böhm died in Berlin at the age of 61.

1978: Erich Schlossarek [de] Der Aufschub – director: Christoph Schroth [de] (radio play – Rundfunk der DDR)

^ Berliner Ensemble-Schauspielmusiker Rainer Böhm ist tot, Nachtkritik.de [de], retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ The Berliner Ensemble erroneously stated 22 May in its press release, but the correct date is 21 May.
^ Verliehen für die Musik zu Der Untergang des Zentauren by Víctor Carvajal im Institut für Schauspielregie und zu Wenn er einen Engel hätte by Margarete Steffin im Theater der Freundschaft. Vgl. Berliner Zeitung 28 September 1978, p. 6
^ Verliehen für die Musik zu Der Streit um die Puppe by Víctor Carvajal im Theater der Freundschaft. Vgl. Berliner Zeitung 2/3 October 1982, p. 7

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