Herbert Henck

Pianist Herbert Henck specialized in 20th century music and had a substantial recording catalog on such labels as ECM and Wergo. He was also notable for his large collection of writings about music. Henck was one of Charles Ives' leading non-American interpreters and recorded Ives' Piano Sonata No. 1 in 1996. He also devoted several albums to the music of John Cage. His final recording, in 2007, was Johann Ludwig Trepulka, Norbert von Hannenheim: Klavierstücke und Sonaten. He remained active as a scholar. Henck died in Zeven, Germany, on January 17, 2025.