Stefan Ammer (born 13 July 1942) is a German-Australian

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and

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. A former professor at

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in Germany, and currently at the

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in Australia.

Biography

Ammer studied a

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in piano from the

, and has been recognised as one of the foremost musical educators and respected pianists in Germany and Australia. Ammer's pedagogical linage can be traced back to

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–

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– Schnabel – Leschetizky – Czerny – Beethoven. Until Ammer's appointment as a senior lecturer of piano at Australia's senior musical academy – the

, at the

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– he was a professor at the

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. His chamber music experience led to the collaboration with some of the finest contemporary musicians, including

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, Ronald Woodcock, Florian Ammer, Gunnars Larson, Friedrich Gauwerky and Janis Laurs. As a triopartner, Ammer has performed almost the entire

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repertoire. Ammer and his family left Germany in 1984, and settled in Australia, leading to his special interest in contemporary Australian music. As a soloist and accompanist, Ammer has played programs with new Australian works in Europe, Asia and Australia, and has recorded at radio stations in Germany, Switzerland and Australia. Ammer has been performing duets with noted clarinetist Peter Handsworth across Australia, commencing in 2009, when

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produced a show with Handsworth and Ammer, and in 2010 both premiered new works for clarinet and piano at

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in Munich. In 2015, as a part of ''The Scriabin Project Concert Series'', Ammer joined forces alongside his pupils

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and Ashley Hribar to honour Russian composer

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, at various venues across Australia. Ammer's notable pupils include

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and

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