Jan-Benjamin Homolka

Jan-Benjamin Homolka received his musical training at the HMDK Stuttgart, where he studied school music with a specialisation in conducting, horn (Prof. Christian Lampert, Peter Hoefs) and music theory (Prof. Hubert Moßburger), as well as history at the University of Stuttgart. As a student, he was a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation. Whilst still a student, his chamber orchestra version of Alexander Zemlinsky’s opera “Der Zwerg” was published. From 2018 to 2023, he taught music theory and instrumentation at the Mannheim University of Music.

Jan-Benjamin Homolka works as a conductor with numerous ensembles in the Stuttgart region. He is also a much sought-after arranger. He has received commissions for arrangements from, amongst others, the opera houses in Stuttgart, Aachen, Nancy and Dijon, the Evangelical Regional Church in Württemberg, the German National Youth Orchestra and the Hanke Brothers ensemble. Radio France produced radio broadcasts of his chamber versions of the operas “Der Zwerg” and “Der Traumgörge” in 2017 and 2020 respectively.

We have asked the composer 6 questions – read here in our blog: https://blog.carus-verlag.com/en/personalities/6-questions-for-jan-benjamin-homolka/