Helmut Oehring
Introduction '''Helmut Oehring''' (born 1961) is a German composer. He was born in East-Berlin, the son of deaf parents. After training as a construction worker, Oehring worked as a cemetery gardener, forest worker, geriatric nurse and stoker. He is self-taught as guitarist and composer. From 1990 to 1992, Oehring studied with Friedrich Goldmann and Georg Katzer at the Academy of Arts, Berlin. He was a fellow of Villa Massimo in 1994/1995.Oering is honorary professor for Théatre musical at the University of the Arts Bern.
Awards * Hanns Eisler Prize (1990)* Prize at the Young Composers Forum, WDR (1992)* Scholarship of Lower Saxony (1993/94)* Scholarship of the Villa Massimo (1994/95)* Scholarship from the Cité des Arts (1994)* Hindemith Prize of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (1997)* Schneider-Schott Music Prize (1998)* Arnold Schönberg Prize (2008)* German Music Authors' Prize in the music theater category (2015)* Brandenburg Art Prize for Music/Composition (2016)===Memberships===* 2005 Academy of Arts, Berlin* 2013 Sächsische Akademie der Künste
Works *  350 musical works of all genres===Autobiography===*
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External links * *  Helmut Oehring: Biography*  Wayback Machine*  Helmut Oehring in Profile on JSTOR*  Kurt Weill Festival – Artist in Residence 2011