Andreas Kunstein
Andreas Kunstein (born June 25, 1967 in Brühl ) is a Dutch-German composer .
Act
After finishing school, Kunstein first studied history and philosophy in Düsseldorf and during this time received private composition lessons from David Graham and Ratko Delorko . From 1992 to 1998 he studied with Wolfgang Hufschmidt at the Folkwang University in Essen, then until 2002 at the Rotterdam Conservatory with Peter-Jan Wagemans and Klaas de Vries . He took part in master classes with Manfred Trojahn , Edisson Denissow and George Crumb , among others .
In 1998 Kunstein received a grant from the Otmar Alt Foundation and in 2003 a grant from the Kulturfonds Foundation for Künstlerhaus Lukas .
His epigrams are at the center of his work to date . Andreas Kunstein wrote this series of miniatures in 1993 initially for a children's piano ( dedicated to Bernd Wiesemann ), but later arranged and expanded it for numerous other ensembles ( e.g. piano , organ , string quartet , wind quintet , symphony orchestra ).
Kunstein's 13 epigrams for orchestra were nominated in 2000 for the Nederlandse Prijs voor Jonge Componisten (Dutch Prize for Young Composers). His 10 epigrams for children's piano , played by Bernd Wiesemann, appeared on CD by Liebermann (SST 31112) and his 10 epigrams for piano , played by Ratko Delorko , on CD "NCC 8007".
Kunstein lives today (2006) in Rotterdam .
Works (selection)
- Toccata for piano (1980/1991)
- Fantasia in G sharp minor for piano (1991)
- 10 epigrams for children's piano (1992)
- 2 string quartets (1992 and 1994)
- String Trio (1992/1999)
- Wind quintet (1993)
- "Mother thinks" for alto and piano (based on a text by Hedda Zinner ) (1995)
- 2 portraits for piano (1995)
- 13 epigrams for orchestra (1998) (new version: 2000)
- "Scenes from a student life" for orchestra (2001) (also version for piano solo)
- Suite for orchestra (also version for 2 pianos ) (2002)
- String Quintet (2002)
- Turbulences for big band (2003)
- Music for 2 pianos and percussion (2003)
Web links
- Works by and about Andreas Kunstein in the catalog of the German National Library
- The "10 epigrams for children's piano" are added to muziekweb.nl
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SURNAME | Kunstein, Andreas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bruehl |