Annekathrin Mascus

Oral History Information

Interview Date
Job Title
Head of Sales
Company Name
Breitkopf & Härtel
Tags
Music Publishing, Classical Music, Sheet Music, RPMDA (Retail Print Music Distributors Association), German Music Industry, Women in the Music Industry, Musikmesse Frankfurt, Breitkopf & Hartel

Annekathrin Mascus serves as the Head of Sales for Breitkopf & Härtel, the oldest currently operating music publishing house. The company began in 1719 by Bernhard Breitkopf in Leipzig, Germany. Over the years the company has played a large role in the growth and development of print music, often the origin of innovations in printing and distribution. The company's catalog includes Beethoven, Schumann, Haydn, Chopin and a few others you may have heard of, Liszt, Brahms and Wagner! Annekathrin has been very active with international sales and is always found at Frankfurt Muskimesse, Music China Shanghai and RPMDA conventions behind the booth talking with customers and helping out whenever she can