Helmut Lachenmann

Helmut Lachenmann
Lachenmann in 2017
Born	(1935-11-27) 27 November 1935 (age 88) Stuttgart, Germany
Education	Musikhochschule Stuttgart
Occupation(s)	Composer, academic, essayist
Organizations	Musikhochschule Hannover
Awards	Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Ernst von Siemens Music Prize BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann (German: [ˈhɛlmuːt ˈlaxn̩man] ^ⓘ; born 27 November 1935) is a German composer of contemporary classical music. Associated with the "instrumental musique concrète" style, Lachenmann is alongside Wolfgang Rihm as among the leading German composers of his time.^[1]