Henry Krtschil

Henry Krtschil (3 October 1932 – 7 July 2020) was a German composer, music producer and pianist. He worked for 25 years as a movie composer for Deutscher Fernsehfunk and over 30 years with the German singer Gisela May. He was born in Dresden.

He was a Répétiteur for one year at Staatliche Ballettschule Berlin and until 1970 at Berliner Ensemble. Between 1970 and 1977 he worked at the theatre Volksbühne. From 1991 until his retirement in 1999 he worked as a composer and pianist at Theater im Palais.

Krtschil died on 7 July 2020, aged 87.