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Beat Furrer
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Beat Furrer (b. 6 December 1954) is an Austrian composer and conductor of Swiss birth. Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Furrer relocated … read moreBeat Furrer (b. 6 December 1954) is an Austrian composer and conductor of Swiss birth. Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Furrer relocated to Vienna in 1975 to pursue studies with Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (composition) and Otmar Suitner … read moreBeat Furrer (b. 6 December 1954) is an Austrian composer and conductor of Swiss birth. Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Furrer relocated to Vienna in 1975 to pursue studies with Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (composition) and Otmar Suitner (conducting). In 1985 he formed what is now one of Europe… read more -
Helmut Lachenmann
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Lachenmann was born in Stuttgart. He studied piano with Jürgen Uhde and composition and theory with Johann Nepomuk David at the Stuttgarter… read moreLachenmann was born in Stuttgart. He studied piano with Jürgen Uhde and composition and theory with Johann Nepomuk David at the Stuttgarter Musikhochschule from 1955 to 1958 and was the first private student of Luigi Nono in Venice from … read moreLachenmann was born in Stuttgart. He studied piano with Jürgen Uhde and composition and theory with Johann Nepomuk David at the Stuttgarter Musikhochschule from 1955 to 1958 and was the first private student of Luigi Nono in Venice from 1958 to 1960. From Nono, he acquired the belief that music s… read more -
Salvatore Sciarrino
10,050 listeners
Salvatore Sciarrino (born Palermo, Italy, on April 4, 1947) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music. Salvatore Sciarrino lik… read moreSalvatore Sciarrino (born Palermo, Italy, on April 4, 1947) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music. Salvatore Sciarrino likes to boast that he was born free and not in a school of music. Self-taught, he began to compose w… read moreSalvatore Sciarrino (born Palermo, Italy, on April 4, 1947) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music. Salvatore Sciarrino likes to boast that he was born free and not in a school of music. Self-taught, he began to compose when he was twelve. His first public concert was given in 196… read more -
Gérard Grisey
11,642 listeners
Gérard Grisey (born 1946; died November 11, 1998) was a French composer of contemporary music. After initial training in Germany at the Tro… read moreGérard Grisey (born 1946; died November 11, 1998) was a French composer of contemporary music. After initial training in Germany at the Trossingen Conservatory (1963–5), he studied with Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire (1965–7… read moreGérard Grisey (born 1946; died November 11, 1998) was a French composer of contemporary music. After initial training in Germany at the Trossingen Conservatory (1963–5), he studied with Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire (1965–7, 1968–72) and with Henri Dutilleux at the École Normale (19… read more -
Rebecca Saunders
1,962 listeners
Rebecca Saunders (b. 1967, London) is a Berlin-based British composer and sound artist. Saunders has become a leading international represe… read moreRebecca Saunders (b. 1967, London) is a Berlin-based British composer and sound artist. Saunders has become a leading international representative of her generation, after having studied composition with Nigel Osborne in Edinburgh and Wo… read moreRebecca Saunders (b. 1967, London) is a Berlin-based British composer and sound artist. Saunders has become a leading international representative of her generation, after having studied composition with Nigel Osborne in Edinburgh and Wolfgang Rihm in Karlsruhe. Saunders pursues an intense intere… read more -
Wolfgang Rihm
11,018 listeners
Wolfgang Rihm (b. 13 March 1952) is a German composer from Karlsruhe. He finished both his school and his studies in music theory and compo… read moreWolfgang Rihm (b. 13 March 1952) is a German composer from Karlsruhe. He finished both his school and his studies in music theory and composition in 1972, two years before the premiere of his early work Morphonie at the 1974 Donauesching… read moreWolfgang Rihm (b. 13 March 1952) is a German composer from Karlsruhe. He finished both his school and his studies in music theory and composition in 1972, two years before the premiere of his early work Morphonie at the 1974 Donaueschingen Festival launched his career as a prominent figure in the… read more -
Bruno Maderna
5,828 listeners
Bruno Maderna (Venice 1920 - Darmstadt 1973) was an Italian-German director and composer. At the age of four he was taught violin in Chiogg… read moreBruno Maderna (Venice 1920 - Darmstadt 1973) was an Italian-German director and composer. At the age of four he was taught violin in Chioggia, and his grandfather noticed he was a prodigy; Madame de Polignac (a French princess and patron… read moreBruno Maderna (Venice 1920 - Darmstadt 1973) was an Italian-German director and composer. At the age of four he was taught violin in Chioggia, and his grandfather noticed he was a prodigy; Madame de Polignac (a French princess and patron) paid his following studies, so at the age of eight he was … read more -
Georg Friedrich Haas
4,320 listeners
Georg Friedrich Haas was born in 1953 in Graz, a city in the east of Austria. His childhood was spent in the mountainous province of Vorarl… read moreGeorg Friedrich Haas was born in 1953 in Graz, a city in the east of Austria. His childhood was spent in the mountainous province of Vorarlberg, on the Swiss border. The landscape and the atmosphere of the place have left a lasting impre… read moreGeorg Friedrich Haas was born in 1953 in Graz, a city in the east of Austria. His childhood was spent in the mountainous province of Vorarlberg, on the Swiss border. The landscape and the atmosphere of the place have left a lasting impression on his personality. The atmosphere was marked not so m… read more -
Isabel Mundry
1,279 listeners
Isabel Mundry (b.1963) studied composition in Berlin with Frank Michael Beyer and Gösta Neuwirth concurrent with studies in musicology, art… read moreIsabel Mundry (b.1963) studied composition in Berlin with Frank Michael Beyer and Gösta Neuwirth concurrent with studies in musicology, art history and philosophy. She also studied with Hans Zender in Frankfurt and currently is Professor… read moreIsabel Mundry (b.1963) studied composition in Berlin with Frank Michael Beyer and Gösta Neuwirth concurrent with studies in musicology, art history and philosophy. She also studied with Hans Zender in Frankfurt and currently is Professor of Composition at the Frankfurt Hochschule. From 1992-94 sh… read more -
Pierluigi Billone
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Born in 1960 in Italy, Pierluigi Billone lives in Vienna. He studied composition with Salvatore Sciarrino and Helmut Lachenmann. Billone… read moreBorn in 1960 in Italy, Pierluigi Billone lives in Vienna. He studied composition with Salvatore Sciarrino and Helmut Lachenmann. Billone's music has been performed by ensembles such as Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Intercontemporain, En… read moreBorn in 1960 in Italy, Pierluigi Billone lives in Vienna. He studied composition with Salvatore Sciarrino and Helmut Lachenmann. Billone's music has been performed by ensembles such as Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Recherche, Instant Donné, Ensemble C… read more