Gerd Schenker
Gerd Schenker is a German percussionist.Life
Born in Zeulenroda-Triebes, Schenker attended the from 1963 to 1965. From 1965 to 1969 he studied percussion with Otto Reil at the Hochschule fĂĽr Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin. From 1968 to 1972 he worked as a percussionist at the VolksbĂĽhne.
Since 1972 he has been activ with the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 1975 he became solo-percussionist. From 1974 to 1993 he was also a member of the Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler. With the ensemble he received the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic, the and the Schneider-Schott Music Prize in Main. In 1978 he founded the Leipziger Schlagzeug-Duo and in 1982 the.
Schenker has performed compositions by Paul-Heinz Dittrich, Reiner Bredemeyer, Ruth Zechlin, Bernt Franke, Karl Ottomar Treibmann, Friedrich Schenker, and Krzysztof Meyer among others. He is a member of the Forum Zeitgenössischer Musik Leipzig. Schenker is active as editor of percussion literature.Literature
