Mauricio Kagel

Summary

Mauricio Kagel is a human^[1]. Born in Buenos Aires^[2], he… he was born on December 24, 1931^[3]. He died in Cologne^[4]. He died on September 18, 2008^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], film director^[7], conductor^[8], university teacher^[9], and video artist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Buenos Aires^[2], Mauricio Kagel…
• Mauricio Kagel passed away in Cologne^[4].
• Mauricio Kagel was born on December 24, 1931^[3].
• Mauricio Kagel died on September 18, 2008^[5].
• Mauricio Kagel held citizenship in Argentina^[12].
• Mauricio Kagel worked as a composer^[6].
• Mauricio Kagel's professions included film director^[7].
• Mauricio Kagel worked as a conductor^[8].
• Mauricio Kagel worked as a university teacher^[9].
• Mauricio Kagel worked as a video artist^[10].
• Mauricio Kagel worked as a music educator^[13].
• Mauricio Kagel's field of work was music composing^[14].
• Mauricio Kagel's field of work was music education^[15].
• Mauricio Kagel's field of work was instrumental music^[16].
• Mauricio Kagel's field of work was experimental music^[17].
• Mauricio Kagel's field of work was musicology^[18].
• Mauricio Kagel's field of work was film direction^[19].
• Mauricio Kagel was employed by Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln^[20].
• A notable student of Mauricio Kagel was Yannis Ioannidis^[21].
• Mauricio Kagel received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[22].
• Mauricio Kagel received the Erasmus Prize^[23].
• Mauricio Kagel received the Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts^[24].
• Mauricio Kagel received the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize^[25].
• Mauricio Kagel received the Grimme-Preis^[26].
• Mauricio Kagel received the Grimme-Preis^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1931-12-24^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2008-09-18^[31]

• Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer, contemporary classical^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9f185094-f3d7-4e33-9f60-4588d4c63cb3^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Buenos Aires^[2], Mauricio Kagel… he was born on December 24, 1931^[3].

Education

Studied under Hilde Heinitz^[35], Juan Carlos Paz^[36], and Vincenzo Scaramuzza^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], film director^[7], conductor^[8], university teacher^[9], video artist^[10], and music educator^[13]. Fields of work include music composing^[14], a type of arts^[38]; music education^[15], a branch of education^[39]; instrumental music^[16], a musical form^[40]; experimental music^[17], a music genre^[41], founded in 1960^[42]; musicology^[18], an academic discipline^[43]; and film direction^[19], an activity^[44]. Among Mauricio Kagel's employers was Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln^[20]. A notable student of him was Yannis Ioannidis^[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[22], a decoration^[45], in Germany^[46]; Erasmus Prize^[23], a science award^[47], in Netherlands^[48], founded in 1958^[49]; Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts^[24], a music award^[50], in Sweden^[51]; Ernst von Siemens Music Prize^[25], an award^[52], in Germany^[53], founded in 1972^[54]; Grimme-Preis^[26], an award^[55], in Germany^[56], founded in 1964^[57]; and honorary doctor of the University of Siegen^[58], an award^[59], in Germany^[60].

Death and Burial

Mauricio Kagel died on September 18, 2008^[5]. He passed away in Cologne^[4].

Why It Matters

Mauricio Kagel ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

FAQs

Where was Mauricio Kagel born?

Mauricio Kagel's place of birth was Buenos Aires^[2].

Where did Mauricio Kagel die?

Mauricio Kagel died in Cologne^[4].

What did Mauricio Kagel do for work?

Mauricio Kagel worked as composer^[6], film director^[7], conductor^[8], university teacher^[9], and video artist^[10].

What awards did Mauricio Kagel receive?

Honors received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[22], Erasmus Prize^[23], Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts^[24], and Ernst von Siemens Music Prize^[25].