Background
Lampson, Elmar was born on December 3, 1952 in Koblenz, Germany. Son of Christoph and Sigrun Lampson.
Lampson, Elmar was born on December 3, 1952 in Koblenz, Germany. Son of Christoph and Sigrun Lampson.
He wrote two symphonies, soloand chamber music, music for choir and an opera. His music is published by Peermusic Hamburg, New York and is available on various CDs, published by colonel legno, Vienna. He writes essays on music-phenomenological topics and is co-editor of a series of books titled Copyrights, Kulturverlag Kadmos, Berlin (in collaboration with Dirk Baecker).
As Dean of the Faculty of General Studies of the Witten/Herdecke University and as President of the University of Music and Drama Hamburg, Elmar Lampson has profoundly shaped and restructured graduate and undergraduate education at both universities for many years.
At Witten/Herdecke, he also established and implemented a new curriculum for philosophy and humanities focusing on "Philosophie und Kulturreflexion".
He is Professor of Composition and Theory at the University of Music and Drama Hamburg and as well head of the Werner Richard - Doctor Carl Dörken-Chair for Phenomenology of Music at the University Witten/Herdecke.
Member board of trustees Alanushochschule der Kuenste, Alfter, Germany, 2000—2003, Fachhochschule fuer Kunsttherapie und Kunstpaedagogik, Ottersberg, Germany.
Married Alexandra von Weihe. Children: Olaf, Finn, Ingmar, Felicia, Aurea.