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Benedikt Wolfgang Schiefer (born July 20, 1978 in Rosenheim ) is a German composer .

biography

Benedikt Wolfgang Schiefer studied composition with Wilfried Hiller at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich from 1998 to 2004 . From 2006 to 2009 he studied with Georg Friedrich Haas and Erik Oña at the University of Music in Basel and completed master classes with Kevin Volans and Beat Furrer . In addition to several awards and scholarships, Schiefer has also performed at several music festivals with his classical compositions and electronic music since 2000. He composed his first soundtrack for a feature film for the German-Polish drama Milchwald directed by Christoph Hochhäusler . In 2011, he was awarded the German Film Critics' Prize for his music on Unter dir die Stadt .

2000 Richard Strauss Scholarship from the City of Munich
2001 Invitation to the Bayreuth Festival of Young Artists.
2001/2002 scholarship from the Bavarian State Ministry for Science, Research and Art for a six-month stay at the "Cite International des Arts" in Paris
2004 "Prix de la Création musicale" in the category "Premiers longs Métrages européens" (for the music of the film "Milchwald") at the festival "Premiers Plans" in Anger
2005 Scholarship from Akademie Schloss Solitude, foundation under public law for a stay of 12 months in Stuttgart.
2005 Invitation to the "Standing Conference of Central German Baroque Music" with the composition "Circle" (version with harpsichord)
2006 scholarship from the University of Music, Basel
2011 nomination for the "Prix France Musique-Sacem de la musique de film"
2011 Giga Hertz Prize from the ZKM Karlsruhe
2012 German Film Critics Award

personal data
SURNAME	Schiefer, Benedict
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schiefer, Benedikt Wolfgang (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German composer
DATE OF BIRTH	July 20, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rosenheim , Germany