Stefan Hussong (2 November 1962) is a German classical

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...

ist. He has received numerous awards for his performances, including the Gaudeamus International Competition for Performers for

contemporary music Contemporary classical music is classical music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 modern forms of post-tonal music after the death of Anton Webern, and included serial ...

, and was named best instrumentalist of the year by

ECHO Klassik The Echo Klassik, often stylized as ECHO Klassik, was Germany's major classical music award in 22 categories. The award, presented by the , was held annually, usually in October or September, separate from its parent award, the Echo Music Prize E ...

Life

Born in , Hussong studied with Eugen Tschanun, Hugo Noth,

Joseph Macerollo Joseph Nicholas Anthony Macerollo, OC (born October 1, 1944) is a Canadian classical accordionist and music teacher. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a C ...

and Mayumi Miyata at the Trossingen University of Music, Toronto and Tokyo Conservatories (Geijutsu Daigaku). In 1983, he won first prize in the Hugo Herrmann Competition. His work as a soloist is shared with many orchestras, such as the

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) is a Swiss symphony orchestra, based in Geneva at the Victoria Hall. In addition to symphony concerts, the OSR performs as the opera orchestra in productions at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. History Er ...

, the

Tokyo Symphony Orchestra The or TSO, was established in 1946 as the Toho Symphony Orchestra (東宝交響楽団). It assumed its present name in 1951. Based in Kawasaki, the TSO performs in numerous concert halls and serves as pit orchestra for some productions at Ne ...

, the Tokyo Harmonia Chamber Orchestra, the

Klangforum Wien The Klangforum Wien is an Austrian chamber orchestra, based in Vienna at the Konzerthaus, which specialises in contemporary classical music. Founded by composer and conductor Beat Furrer in 1985, it is run on collective principles, having no o ...

and the

Ensemble Modern Ensemble Modern is an international ensemble dedicated to performing and promoting the music of modern composers. Formed in 1980, the group is based in Frankfurt, Germany, and made up variously of about twenty members from numerous countries. Hi ...

. He has joined musicians such as violinist Irvine Arditti and cellists Julius Berger and

Miklós Perényi Miklós Perényi (born 5 January 1948) is a Hungarian cellist. He was born in Budapest into a musical family and studied at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest with Ede Banda and Enrico Mainardi. He continued his studies at the Accademi ...

. He is a teacher of accordion and

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

at the

Hochschule für Musik Würzburg The Hochschule für Musik Würzburg (University of Music Würzburg) was founded in 1797 by Franz Joseph Fröhlich as Collegium musicum academicum (Academic college of music). From 1921 to 1973, it was named Bayerisches Staatskonservatorium der Mu ...

.Stefan HUssong
on salzburgerfestspiele

Style and repertoire

Hussong's repertoire ranges from

Baroque music Baroque music ( or ) refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. The Baroque style followed the Renaissance period, and was followed in turn by the Classical period after a short transiti ...

to contemporary music, where he collaborates with the composers

Sofia Gubaidulina Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina (russian: Софи́я Асгáтовна Губaйду́лина, link=no , tt-Cyrl, София Әсгать кызы Гобәйдуллина; born 24 October 1931) is a Soviet-Russian composer and an established ...

Toshio Hosokawa is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. He studied in Germany but returned to Japan, finding a personal style inspired by classical Japanese music and culture. He has composed operas, the oratorio ''Voiceless Voice in Hiroshima' ...

Adriana Hölszky Adriana Hölszky (born 30 June 1953) is a Romanian-born German music educator, composer and pianist who has been living in Germany since 1976. Biography Hölszky was born in Bucharest. In the years 1959-1969 she studied piano with Olga Rosca-Be ...

and

Klaus Huber Klaus Huber (30 November 1924 – 2 October 2017) was a Swiss composer and academic based in Basel and Freiburg. Among his students were Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Jarrell, Younghi Pagh-Paan, Toshio Hosokawa, Wolfgang Rihm, and Kaija Saariaho. ...

. Hussong points out that the accordion, which had been a little-used instrument in academic music, has become a fascinating instrument because of the technical possibilities it possesses. : .

Prizes

* 1983 - First prize at the international Hugo Hermann competition. * 1987 - First prize at the Gaudeamus International Competition for Performers. * 1999 - Best Instrumentalist of the Year

Recordings

* 1987: Johann Sebastian Bach, ''

Goldberg Variations The ''Goldberg Variations'', BWV 988, is a musical composition for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may also have ...

'' ;

Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck ( ; April or May, 1562 – 16 October 1621) was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard com ...

, ''Fantasia''. * 1989: ''Nouvelle musique pour accordéon :'' works by Sofia Goubaïdoulina, V. Heyn,

, J. Krebs. * 1992: ''

John Cage John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading fi ...

''. * 1993: Sofia Goubaïdoulina, ''Sieben Worte, In croce'' - Orchestre de chambre Diagonal, dir. Florian Rosensteiner (29 May 1992/10 June 1993), Wergo 286 263-2) . * 1993: ''

'', ''Space'', ''Miserere'', ''Decorum'', ''Nouns to Nouns I'', ''Innere Welten'', ''Sonett''. * 1993: ''Uros Rojko'' - Ensemble Aventure & Stefan Hussong, ''Whose Song'', ''Tati'', ''Ottoki'', ''Glass voices''. * 1994: Johann Sebastian Bach, English Suite No 2, 3 and 5 (Denon) * 1995: ''Tango Fantasy'' (9-10 January 1995, Denon CO-78841) . * 1996: Portrait of

, ''Melodia'', ''Sen V'', ''In die Tiefe der Zeit'', Vertical Time-study I,III (1996, Col Legno 20016) . * 1996:

, ''In die Tiefe der Zeit'' ;

, ''Two⁴'' - with Julius Berger, violoncello (29 April 1996,

Wergo WERGO is a German record label focusing on contemporary classical music. It was founded in 1962 by German art historian and music publisher (1903–1975) and the musicologist Helmut Kirchmeyer. Their first release, filed under "WER 60001", was S ...

WER 6617-2) . * 1997: ''Stefan Hussong joue Jean-Sébastien Bach'' : Partitas No 2 and 4, trois chorals (24-26 December 1996, Denon CO-18031) . * 1997: ''In die Tiefe der Zeit''. * 1997: ''Whose Song'', ''Musique d'accordéon du XXth'' : Toshio Hosokawa (''Sen V''),

Magnus Lindberg Magnus Gustaf Adolf Lindberg (born 27 June 1958) is a Finnish composer and pianist. He was the New York Philharmonic's composer-in-residence from 2009 to 2012 and has been the London Philharmonic Orchestra's composer-in-residence since the begin ...

(''Jeux d'anches''), Uros Rojko (''Whose song''),

(''Souvenir''), À. Hölszky (''Miserere''),

Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...

(''Tango'') (December 1992, Thorofon) . * 1997: ''Révolutionnaires'' Tangos by

Astor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements from ...

. * 1997: ''Stefan Hussong joue Cage'' : ''Dream, In a landscape, Souvenir, Two³ …'' (19-20 August 1997), Denon CO-18069) . * 1999: ''Stefan Hussong joue Frescobaldi''. * 1999: ''Uros Rojko Chamber Music''. * 2000: ''T'W'ogether.'' Stefan Hussong et

Mie Miki Mie Miki is a classical accordion musician. She took up the accordion at age 4 and has been dubbed "Queen of the Classical Accordion". She is a professor of accordion as well as Vice President at Folkwang University of the Arts The Folkwang Uni ...

interpètent Bach, Piazzolla, Mozart,

Jukka Tiensuu Jukka Santeri Tiensuu (born 30 August 1948) is a Finnish contemporary classical composer, harpsichordist, pianist and conductor. Career Tiensuu was born in Helsinki. After extensive musical studies (piano, harpsichord, conducting, composing, histor ...

, Solar, Takemitsu. * 2002: ''Sonora Distancia''. * 2002: ''Bach - 3 Sonates pour viole de gambe et clavier BWV 1027-1029'' * 2002 ''High Way for One''. À. Hölszky (''High way for one''), L. Berio (''Sequenza XIII''), K. Harada, À. Nordheim (''Dinosauros''), S. Gubaidulina (''De profundis''), Hyunkyung Lim (''Me-A-Ri'') (2000, Bella Musica Edition) . * 2002: ''Anarchic Harmonies.''

Girolamo Frescobaldi Girolamo Alessandro Frescobaldi (; also Gerolamo, Girolimo, and Geronimo Alissandro; September 15831 March 1643) was an Italian composer and virtuoso keyboard player. Born in the Duchy of Ferrara, he was one of the most important composers of k ...

(''Canzoni per Basso''), John Cage (''Harmonies''). * 2003: ''Karlheinz Stockhausen'' Tierkreis (July 2002, Wergo) . * 2004: ''Toshio Hosokawa , Gagaku - Deep silence'' (18-20 February 2003), Wergo) . * 2005: ''Wolke und mond'' - Jean-Sébastien Bach, Adriana Hölszky. * 2008: ''Phonométrie'' :

Erik Satie Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (, ; ; 17 May 18661 July 1925), who signed his name Erik Satie after 1884, was a French composer and pianist. He was the son of a French father and a British mother. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, but was an und ...

, Mike Svoboda - Anne-May Krüger, voix, orgue de Barbarie, piano jouet, mélodica; Stefan Hussong, accordéon, piano jouet, mélodica ; Mike Svoboda, trombone, mélodica (January, March 2007, Wergo) * 2012: David Eagle and Hope Lee, ''Secret of the seven stars'' - with David Eagle, computer ; New Music Concerts Ensemble ; Robert Aiken, flûte et dir. (8 February 2009, November 2010, 25 September 2011, 16 April 2012 Centrediscs) * 2015: Cage, ''Two 3'' (2013, 2CD Wergo) * 2017: ''Midstream'' (4-8 April 2016, Wergo)

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