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General Information
The composer Berkemer was already influenced during his
studies in Frankfurt by his teacher Heinz Werner Zimmermann, who was at that
time – among others – a student of Wolfgang Fortner. In the 80’s Uwe Berkemer
mainly concentrated on his carrier as pianist.
The great public and media resonance due to the first performance of his
symphonic fairytale “Daniel zwischen den Sternen” (Daniel among the stars) was
the beginning of an intensive phase of creative work. From 1998 – 2001 he
composed the following: His sonata for violincello and piano (1998), his violin
concert (2000), The Fantasy for String Orchestra (2001) as well as his symphonic
fairytale
“Ilankugha, der Königssohn”
(Ilankugha the son of the King, 2001).
Since the 90’s Berkemer has produced a series of compositions in the crossover
area. Under the pseudonym Steve Bermain he published a series of ballads, which
were publicized in 2004 in a selection of “Songs of Desire” for voice and
string orchestra with piano accompaniment. |
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