Born in Battenberg an der Eder (in the German federal state of Hesse) in 1945, Frank Wolff first studied the cello in Freiburg and then philosophy with Adorno in Frankfurt. In 1967 he threw himself into the student uprising and became one of its West German spokesmen. This was followed by further cello studies and his involvement in an avant-garde ensemble and in a string quartet. Frank Wolff began developing his first concert collages in 1977: “Franks tönende Wochenschau” (Frank’s newsreel in sound) – which includes his “Deutschlandlied” (Germany song) dedicated to Jimi Hendrix and Joseph Haydn – was followed by “Schubert doesn’t live here anymore” and “Winterreise Frühlingstraum”. In 1981 he founded the Frankfurter Kurorchester as a rock band and music theatre and spent many years touring with it – to places as far afield as New York and Beijing. In 1997 he set off on a world tour with the unforgettable Anne Bärenz and “Heinrich Heine in Concert”, before working on further duo projects and on “Der Ton im Wörtersee” (The sound in the lake of words) in a trio with the writer Robert Gernhardt. From 2002 onwards, he worked with young artists in the Neues Frankfurter Schulorchester to put together the programmes “Attacca” and “Shanghai Show”. Lastly, Frank Wolff’s many solo projects have enabled him to develop a form of poetic tone painting which incorporates new sounds and overtone techniques. In 2008 he was awarded the Goethe Badge of Honour by the city of Frankfurt.

Frank Wolff tells his violoncello story of poetry, politics and music, premiere of a fantasy for violoncello and absent piano on Tuesday, 29 September, 8 pm at Stadthalle Kronberg.

Schlagworte: Cello-Festival, Frank Wolff, Soloists

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