Martin Lingnau

is one of the most successful composers of Musical Theater in Germany with an audience of over 2 million attending his productions

Lingnau´s most current musical „Schuh des Manitu“ based on the film by Bully Herbig, produced by Stage Entertainment for the Theater des Westens in Berlin opened to the praise of press and audience in December 2008. Only 6 weeks later the musical received the „Kulturnews Award 2008“ for the Best Long-Run Live Performance in Germany

Martin was composing the music for the opening ceremony of the Ski World Championship 2011 (Febuary 7, 2011) which aired in 17 countries. He is the composer oft he German series „Hand aufs Herz“ (which is a TV series in the tradition of the US hit „Glee“) He wrote the score to the movie „Serengeti“ (Buena Vista). Last October his musical „Volles Program“– a spoof on German TV shows - opened in Hamburg’s Schmidt Theater

Residing both in Hamburg and L.A. ,Lingnau is a direct descendent of the poet Hoffman von Fallersleben. Since 1986 he works as musical director of various theatres, TV productions and the synchronisation of music films, as well as writing pop songs and music for stage and screen

He completed his „Kontaktstudiengang“ ( practical and theoretical courses) for pop music at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater ( Academy of music and drama) in Hamburg, participated in diverse master classes conducted by Alan Menken, James Lapine, Michael Kunze, Stephen Schwartz and others and has won numerous composition competitions and prizes. He has accompanied a wide range of artists from Lucia Aliberti to Udo Lindenberg on the piano

In 1994 Lingnau began his work at the Schmidt Theater and Schmidts Tivoli in Hamburg. The majority of his musical- and revues opened on these stages. In addition to these accomplishments he has composed numerous pieces of theatre music nationally, among these the music for Dieter Wedel´s „Ein besserer Herr“ at the Hamburger Kammerspiele (Chamber theatre) and the German premiere of „Elling“

The inofficial anthemn of the City of Hamburg „Die Stadt mit der Nase in Wind“ (lyrics: Edith Jeske), which has been recorded by many prominent Hamburg artists (Udo Lindenberg, Rolf Zuckowski, Bill Ramsey),was composed by him in 1995

In 2001 Lingnau took over as the musical/artistic director and composer for the SeeLive Tivoli Entertainment Company, which is responsible for the concepts and performances of entertainment events. He has written and composed a number of events and multimedia shows for the AIDA Cruise fleet and won 2nd prize at the World Event Awards for his composition for the ship christening „AIDAaura by night“in 2003

In 2003 he composed the music for „Hamburg On Ice“

In 2004 the musical „Das Orangenmädchen“ (The orange girl) written by Jostein Gaarder and music by Lingnau celebrated its world premiere in Trier and is being performed all over German speaking Europe

Lingnau´s „Swinging St.Pauli“ won the INTHEGA-Award in 2005 for the Best Musical tour in the German language and was adapted to become „Swinging Berlin“ performed under the direction of Helmut Baumann. He composed the music for all 66 episodes of the ARD TV-series „Sophie-Braut wider Willen“ starring Yvonne Catterfeld for the UFA in 2005. In October the Musical „Die 13 1/2 Leben des Käpt´n Blaubär“, based on the bestseller by Moers, celebrated ist world premiere at the Musicalpalast Köln. This musical won a Live Entertainment Award in the categorie Best Long-Run Production 2007. In 2008 it successfully completed a big stadium tour throughout Germany. In the fall of 2007 Lingnau´s musical „Heisse Ecke“ had its 1000th performance in Hamburg and its 5th anniversary 2008. Also in the fall of 2007 he composed the music for the Pro7 TV-series „Volles Haus“. The award for „Best Entertainment on a cruise ship worldwide“ was presented to Lingnau for his entertainment productions on the AIDAdiva 2008. At the end of January Lingnau completed his composition work for the Pro7 film „ Mia und der Millionär“ starring Felicitas Woll. Still in the working phase are the following productions: a Nibelungen Rock Opera for the Nibelungen festival in Worms under the direction of D.Wedel, an adaption of Faust by the name „Dr Faustus Magical Circus“ for the City theatre in Hamburg, a stage adaption of the German film „Meine verrückte türkische Hochzeit“ . The documentary (by the producers of „March of the Penguins“) „Serengeti“opened at movie theatres in Germany in November 2010.