Klaus Huber

Klaus Huber
Klaus Huber
	Huber in 1981
Born	30 November 1924; Bern, Switzerland
Died	2 October 2017 (aged 92); Perugia, Italy
Education	Zurich University of the Arts
Occupations	Composer; Academic teacher;
Organizations	City of Basel Music Academy; Hochschule für Musik Freiburg;
Awards	Ernst von Siemens Music Prize

Klaus Huber (30 November 1924 – 2 October 2017)^[1]^[2] was a Swiss composer and academic based in Basel and Freiburg. He became one of the leading figures of his generation in Europe, compared to Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Among his students are Brian Ferneyhough, Younghi Pagh-Paan, Toshio Hosokawa, Wolfgang Rihm and Kaija Saariaho. He received the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 2009, among other awards.

References[change | change source]

↑ "Fallece El Compositor Suizo Klaus Huber". Platea Magazine (in Italian). October 3, 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
↑ Orlandi, Daniele (October 3, 2017). "Perugia. È morto il Maestro Klaus Huber. Aveva scelto Panicale come sua città". Umbria Notizie (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2017.

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[1] "Fallece El Compositor Suizo Klaus Huber". Platea Magazine (in Italian). October 3, 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

[2] Orlandi, Daniele (October 3, 2017). "Perugia. È morto il Maestro Klaus Huber. Aveva scelto Panicale come sua città". Umbria Notizie (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2017.

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