Hermann Reutter

Hermann Reutter
Born(1900-06-17)17 June 1900
Died1 January 1985(1985-01-01) (aged 84)
EducationMusikhochschule München
Occupations
  • Pianist
  • Lied accompanist
  • Composer
  • Academic teacher
Organizations
Awards

Hermann Reutter (German: ['hɛʁman 'ʁɔʏtɐ]; 17 June 1900 – 1 January 1985) was a German composer and pianist who worked as an academic teacher, university administrator, recitalist, and accompanist. He composed several operas, orchestral works, and chamber music, and especially many lieder, setting poems by authors writing in German, Russian, Spanish, Icelandic, English, and ancient Egyptian and Greek, among others.

He was director of Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium in Frankfurt from 1936 to 1945 and of the Musikhochschule Stuttgart from 1956 to 1966. He then taught master classes, regularly at the Musikhochschule München and at universities in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. He founded the Internationale Hugo-Wolf-Akademie in Stuttgart in 1968, serving as its president until his death.