Frank-Volker Eichhorn (13 December 1947 – 17 January 1978) was a German composer.
Life Eichhorn studied mathematics and physics to become a teacher. Musik und Gesellschaft 28 (1978) 3, . He also worked as a teacher for two years, but began studying at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" on the side. He eventually gave up his teaching job as a maths and physics teacher and devoted himself entirely to music, becoming a Meisterschüler of Günter Kochan at the Musikhochschule and a teacher of composition there. He founded the concert series Kammerstudio at the Haus des Lehrers in Berlin.Musik und Gesellschaft 29 (1979), . In 1975, he was awarded the Hanns Eisler Prize.Erika Tschernig (ed.): Unsere Kultur. DDR-Zeittafel 1945–1987. Berlin 1989, . In 1978, he received a first prize in the chamber music competition of the Dresden Music Festival.Musik und Gesellschaft 28 (1978) 5, . His compositions were published by Edition Peters and were performed among others by the orchestra of the Komische Oper BerlinBulletin. Musikrat der DDR 16–17 (1979), . and the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra. In January 1978, he was killed in a car accident at the age of 30. His grave is in the Waldfriedhof Kleinmachnow. His estate is kept in the Saxon State and University Library Dresden.Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen 97 (1983), .
Work Varianten für großes Orchester Novelle Porträt „Bildnis einer Frau“ Reflexionen Anamorphosen für Flöte, Viola, Kontrabass und Schlagzeug Metaphorische Skizzen für Septett Doppelkonzert: Novelle Fantasie für Violoncello und streicherloses Orchester Konturen für Flöte, Oboe und Violine
Recording 1979: Varianten für großes Orchester (Nova) with the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jochen Wehner
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External links
Nachlass Frank-Volker Eichhorn in der Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden