Background
Elste, Rudolf Otto Martin was born on September 11, 1952 in Bremen, Germany. Son of Otto and Rose Elste.
Elste, Rudolf Otto Martin was born on September 11, 1952 in Bremen, Germany. Son of Otto and Rose Elste.
CAMS, King's College, London, 1976. Dr Phil, Technology University Berlin, 1981.
Research curator Musikinstrumenten-Museum, SIMPK, Berlin, since 1982. Record critic FonoForum, Fanfare, Klassik heute, Die Zeit, since 1974. Artistic consultant Bach-Tage, Berlin, 1985—1986.
Lecturer Institute für Musiktherapie, Berlin, 1985—1989, Freie University, Berlin, 1994, Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler", Berlin, 1994—1995. President Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik e.V., Berlin, since 2000.
Board trustees Saale Baugesellschaft mbH, Halle/Saale, Germany, 1991—1994. Chairman discography committee International Association Sound Archives, 1992—1996. Member of Association Recorded Sound Collections, Gesellschaft für Musikforschung, International Association Sound and Audiovisual Archives (vice president 1996-1999), International Council Museum (advisory board directors CIMCIM 1996—2001), American Musicological Society.
