Hansjörg Ewert

Dr. Hansjörg Ewert is an academic councilor and researcher at the University of Würzburg, Faculty of Philosophy since 2003, and has been affiliated with the Department of Musicology since 2001. He teaches at the Würzburg University of Music (since 2020/2021) and contributes to ethnomusicology and music pedagogy research. His work bridges historical musicology with interdisciplinary approaches.

• Academic background: Freiburg University of Music (music education), University of Freiburg (German studies, philosophy), and University of Würzburg (musicology).
• Doctoral thesis: Robert Schumann's opera Genoveva.

Research interests focus on 19th century music history (especially Schumann) and medieval music, with secondary expertise in:

• Opera dramaturgy (18th-19th century)
• Intermediality (music-literature relationships)
• Music theory and philosophical aesthetics
• Historical performance practices

His 15 most recent publications (2001-2020) reveal consistent contributions to:

• Schumann studies (4 works)
• Music of ETA Hoffmann and Johann Friedrich Reichardt
• Wagner's music historiography and Goethe settings
• Enescu's quartets and 20th century avant-garde
• Cross-art analysis (Goya, Heinse, Reichardt)
• Würzburg musicology (local sound spaces, theater history)

Prior career included opera direction, dramaturgical, and editorial projects before transitioning to academia.