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Rolf Urs Ringger 2008. photo: Cygnebleu\/wikimedia (see below)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Born in Zurich, Ringger studied at secondary school and at the Zurich Conservatory, according to the Musinfo database. In 1956 he attended the Darmstadt Summer Courses. He studied with Theodor W. Adorno and Hans Werner Henze in Naples and also studied conducting in Zurich from 1958 to 1962.<\/p>\n

Ringger also studied musicology and philosophy at the University of Zurich and completed his doctorate with a dissertation on Anton Webern. In 1967\/68 he was a guest of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in West Berlin. From 1975, he wrote commissioned piano, vocal and chamber music, orchestral pieces, ballets and orchestrations. His works have been performed in London, Manchester, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Berlin, Munich and Tokyo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Obituary for Rolf Urs Ringger <\/strong>
from Thomas Meyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Photo above: Cygnebleu \/ wikimedia commons<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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