Siegfried Palm

Siegfried Palm
Born(1927-04-25)25 April 1927
Barmen, Germany
Died6 June 2005(2005-06-06) (aged 78)
Frechen, Germany
Occupations
  • Cellist
  • Director of an opera house
  • Director of a University of music
Years active1945 (1945)–2005
Organizations
Known forcompositions dedicated to him
Awards

Siegfried Palm (25 April 1927 – 6 June 2005) was a German cellist who is known worldwide for his interpretations of contemporary music. Many 20th-century composers like Kagel, Ligeti, Xenakis, Penderecki and Zimmermann wrote music for him. He was also Rektor of the Hochschule für Musik Köln and Intendant of the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

  1. ^ "Celebrated musicians' concert tours of Southern Africa 1953 -1978: 1971 on - Siegfried Palm, German avant-garde Cellist". 21 June 2014.

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