Stefan Schäfer (composer)

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Stefan Schäfer (born September 4, 1963 in Ulm ) is a German composer and double bass player .

Life

Stefan Schäfer grew up in Heidelberg . He studied at the Hamburg University of Music , first in school music with a major in piano, later in double bass with Hans-Dieter Eschmann with university degrees - diploma, diploma music teacher and concert exam with distinction. He then studied with Klaus Stoll and Ovidiu Bădilă . In 1992 he was 1st prize winner of the Elise Meyer Competition in Hamburg. In the same year he became a double bass player in the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg . In 2000 he switched to the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra as solo bassist, and has held the same position with the Hamburg Philharmonic since 2003 . He composed works for double bass and received awards in England and the United States. In addition to other composition commissions, he wrote “ Kaispeicher A ” for large orchestra in 2004 for the Hamburg Philharmonic . He also composed chamber music, songs, theater and radio plays. Since 1995 he has been a lecturer for double bass at the Hamburg Conservatory , gives courses at home and abroad and is chairman of the Chamber Music Association . V .

Works (selection)

  • Bass Patrol for eight double basses (1996)
  • Jandl-Verse after poems by Ernst Jandl for double bass and voice (2000)
  • From the great elephant after poems by v. Christian Morgenstern for double bass and voice (2002)
  • Kaispeicher A for orchestra (2004) - commissioned by the Hamburg Philharmonic
  • The links of the chain for violin, viola, violoncello and harmonium (2005)
  • Gentlemen - songs based on texts by Ror Wolf for soprano, flute, violoncello and piano (2010/11)
  • Moon songs based on poems by Max Dauthendey for soprano, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass (2013)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra - cast. Retrieved November 23, 2018 .
  2. ^ Academy. Retrieved November 23, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Shepherd, Stefan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and double bass player
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Ulm , Germany