Hans Pischner

From 1946 he taught at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar, becoming its deputy director in 1947. In 1948 he was appointed professor. From 1950 to 1954, Pischner was head of the Music Department in the State Committee for Broadcasting of the GDR and helped shape the state broadcasting. In the newly founded Ministry of Culture he was initially head of the Music Department from 1954 to 1956 and then served from 1956 to 1963 as Deputy Minister of Culture under Johannes R. Becher and Alexander Abusch or Hans Bentzien. In 1956, his area of responsibility included the main departments of music and VEB Deutsche Schallplatten, artistic teaching institutions, cultural mass work and the German concert and guest performance directorate, as well as the budget and auditing department. He was thus largely responsible on the state side for the music policy of the GDR.

Armin Thalheim is recorded as having studied under Hans Pischner. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is musicology, harpsichord performance and politics. Employment is recorded with Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar. Positions recorded include chief officer. Distinctions recorded are Goethe Prize of the City of Berlin, Order of Karl Marx, National Prize of East Germany and Star of People's Friendship.

• Name — Hans Pischner • Born — 20 February 1914 • Birthplace — Breslau, German Empire • Died — 15 October 2016 • Place of death — Berlin, Germany • Office1 — President of the Cultural Association of the German Democratic Republic • Term Start1 — 1977 • Term End1 — 1990 • Predecessor1 — Max Burghardt • Successor1 — office abolished • Occupation — Musicologist, activist, musician • Party — Socialist Unity Party of Germany • Awards — Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999) Order of Karl Marx (1989) Star of People's Friendship (1979) National Prize of the German Democratic Republic (1976) Patriotic Order of Merit, in gold (1973)

Hans Pischner worked in musicology, harpsichord performance and politics. He was employed by Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar. Recorded position is chief officer. He belonged to Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.