Heinz Winbeck
Biography
| 1946 | Born in Piflas near Landshut on February 11th |
| 1964 | Began studies at the Richard Strauss Conservatory, Munich: piano with Magda Rusy and conducting with Fritz Rieger |
| 1967 | Began studies at the State School for Music,Munich: conducting with Jan Koetsier, compo-sition with Harald Genzmer and Günter Bialas |
| 1973 | State Exam in composition |
| 1974 | First prize in the First Composition Competition during the Summer Music Days in Hitzacker |
| 1974-1978 | Conductor and composer for the theatre in Ingolstadt and at the Luisenburg in Wunsiedel |
| 1980 | Second prize in the Fourth Composition Competition in Hitzacker Teacher at the State School for Music, Munich |
| 1981 | Grant award from the city of Munich |
| 1981/82 | Half-year stay in Paris, the Cité Internationale des Arts (grant from the State of Bavaria) |
| 1985 | Music prize awarded by the Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin |
| 1987 | Teacher for music theory and ear training at the State School for Music, Munich |
| Since 1988 | Professor for composition at the State School for Music, Würzburg Composer in residence at the Cabrillo Music Festival in Cabrillo, California |
| Since 1991 | Lives in Riedenburg in Altmühltal (Bavaria, Germany) |
| 2004 | Gerda-and-Günter-Bialas-Prize of the GEMA-Foundation |