Hendrik Hofmeyr
- January 10, 2024
- Composer
Quick Facts
Full Name | Hendrik Hofmeyr |
Occupation | Composer |
Date Of Birth | Nov 20, 1957(1957-11-20) |
Age | 67 |
Birthplace | Cape Town |
Country | South Africa |
Birth City | Western Cape |
Horoscope | Capricorn |
Hendrik Hofmeyr Biography
Name | Hendrik Hofmeyr |
Birthday | Nov 20 |
Birth Year | 1957 |
Place Of Birth | Cape Town |
Home Town | Western Cape |
Birth Country | South Africa |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Hendrik Hofmeyr is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on November 20, 1957 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Hendrik Pienaar Hofmeyr (born 20 November 1957) is a South African composer. Born in Cape Town, he furthered his studies in Italy during 10 years of self-imposed exile as a conscientious objector. While there, he won the South African Opera Competition with The Fall of the House of Usher. He also received the annual Nederburg Prize for Opera for this work subsequent to its performance at the State Theatre in Pretoria in 1988. In the same year, he obtained first prize in an international competition in Italy with music for a short film by Wim Wenders. He returned to South Africa in 1992, and in 1997 won two major international composition competitions, the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition of Belgium (with ‘Raptus’ for violin and orchestra) and the first edition of the Dimitris Mitropoulos Competition in Athens (with ‘Byzantium’ for high voice and orchestra). His ‘Incantesimo’ for solo flute was selected to represent South Africa at the ISCM World Music Days in Croatia in 2005. In 2008 he was honoured with a Kanna award by the Kleinkaroo National Arts Festival. He is currently Professor and Head of Composition and Theory at the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town, where he obtained a DMus in 1999.
Hendrik Hofmeyr Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Composer |
House | Living in own house. |
Hendrik Hofmeyr is one of the richest Composer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hendrik Hofmeyr 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
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Facts & Trivia
Olga Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Hendrik Hofmeyr celebrates birthday on November 20 of every year.