Huber, Nicolaus A.
Biography
Born: December 15, 1939
Country: Passau, Germany
Studies: Munich Musikhochschule (1958-62)
Teachers: Franz X. Lehner, Günter Bialas; Luigi Nono
Nicolaus A. Huber, born in 1939, is along with Helmut Lachenmann one of the most interesting and highly regarded living German composers. He studied composition with Günther Bialas and Luigi Nono. His music is played and broadcast extensively in Europe. He has been guest lecturer in many Nicolaus Huber European, Japanese and South-American conservatories and festivals. Huber has been teaching composition at the Folkwang-Hochschule in Essen since 1974.
In the 1960s he has worked at the Munich's electronic music studio with Josef Anton Riedl. In the 1970s he was Fellow of the Cité internationale des Arts in Paris, Vice President of the German section of the ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music) and then an active collaborator in a free theater group, touring West Germany for political revues and appearances at mass rallies. His work has earned him over the years the Culture Prize of the City of Munich and the Berlin Advancement Prize for Music. Since 1992 Huber is Member of the Akademie des Künste in Berlin and Leipzig. Premieres and first performances of his works have been featured at many international festivals such as the Holland Festival in Amsterdam, the Musikbiennale in Berlin, the Donaueschingen Music Days, the Tage Neuer Musik in Hannover, the Festival d'Automne in Paris, the Venice Biennale, the Musica Festival in Strasbourg, Wien modern, Warsaw Autumn, Montepulciano in Italy and many others.
A very critical and discerning artist, Huber has always harbored a skeptical attitude towards the self-glorification of public musical life by virtue of his leftists leanings. Nevertheless, Huber does not compose like Hanns Eisler: functional music that expresses its solidarity with the people. Rather than attempting to appeal to the populist mind, Huber seeks to explore the archetypical essence of rhythm and sound. Nicolaus Huber's teaching is characterized by his critical stance and his broad knowledge of the musical repertoire. His lectures and master classes always generate very stimulating discussions.[1]
Works for Percussion
Clash Music - Percussion Duo
dasselbe ist nicht dasselbe - Snare Drum
Herbstfestival - Percussion Quartet
Traummechanik - Multiple Percussion; Piano
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