Hans-Werner-Henze-Stiftung

La Piccola Cubana

On 27 October 2022, the stage version of the television opera "La Piccola Cubana" will have its world premiere at the Staatsoper Berlin. Jobs Liebrecht has arranged the score based on a scenario by Hans Werner Henze. Adrian Heger is the musical director and Pauline Beaulieu is in charge of the staging. Five more performances are planned for October and November 2022.

New CD

In his new album "Tristan" Igor Levit explores the themes of love, death, fear, redemption. For this, in addition to pieces by Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner and Gustav Mahler, he recorded "Tristan - Préludes for Piano, Tape and Orchestra" by Hans Werner Henze at a live concert in Leipzig. The Gewandhaus Orchestra plays under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst.

New Edition

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Hans Werner Henze's death on 27 October 2022, the renowned Henze researcher Peter Petersen presents a handbook on the composer's complete works: It offers descriptions and commentaries on all important music theatre, vocal, orchestral and chamber music works. This is followed by indexes of Henze's works and writings as well as CDs and records, videos and films.

New Edition

The publication "Offenheit, Treue, Brüderlichkeit..." (Openness, Loyalty, Brotherhood...), which opens the "Schriftenreihe Karl Amadeus Hartmann" of the Karl Amadeus Hartmann Society, presents for the first time in its entirety and with detailed commentary the correspondence of the couple Karl Amadeus and Elisabeth Hartmann with Hans Werner Henze from 1947 to 1963 and respectively 1998.

Hans Werner Henze-Foundation

„I would like my music to have the same impact in future as it has today.”. Hans Werner Henze, spring 2007

This expresses well the foundation's duty to maintain, save and disseminate the oeuvre of Hans Werner Henze. A further important task the composer passed on to his foundation is the encouragement of young musicians, especially young composers. > more

Event-highlights

Friday

February 2023

Auditorium Rai "Arturo Toscanini" · Turin · Italien

Sinfonia N. 10

Orchestra RAI
Dirigent: Marco Angius

Monday

February 2023

Sinfonia N. 9

Dresdner Philharmonie
MDR-Rundfunkchor
Dirigent: Marek Janowski

Saturday

March 2023

Wigmore Hall · London · Vereinigtes Königreich

El Cimarrón

Bariton: Will Liverman
Flöte: Adam Walker
Gitarre: Sean Shibe
Perkussion: Owen Gunnell

Thursday

March 2023

Musikverein · Wien · Österreich

Tristan

ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Klavier: Igor Levit
Dirigentin: Marin Alsop

Reference databases

Michael Kerstan

Director

Welcome to the Hans Werner Henze-Foundation's website! The Maestro's immense oeuvre with all its facets is now accessible online. Please, enjoy surfing, discovering, and maybe you have got any suggestions, an anecdote, an aphorism or even a missing piece of HWH in your attic. Please, don't hesitate and send a mail - we answer as soon as possible.