Stelzenbach, Susanne

Composer

Susanne Stelzenbach
Born in Reudnitz / Thuringia
Lives as a freelance composer and pianist in Berlin
Studied piano at the Academy of Music “Hanns Eisler” Berlin with Hellmuth Nagel and Rudolf Dunckel
1976-1983 Taught at the Academy of Music “Hanns Eisler”
Has given concerts as a soloist and performed in a number of chamber music groups
Has recorded many works for radio, TV and CD including En blanc et noir by Claude Debussy, Concerto by Igor Stawinsky, Monument Selbstportait Bewegung by György Ligeti , …ich wars,ich bins…, Allgemeine Erwartung by Ralf Hoyer and others
Gave East Germany première of Mantra by Karlheinz Stockhausen
Guest performances in several European Countries
Since 1987 self-studies in composition, Boguslaw Schäffer: „introduction to composition“,
analyses, consultations
Compositions for solo instruments, chamber music groups, audioart, music-theatre, concert- and soundinstallations, texts and lyrics
Composition scholarships
1990 Swedish Institut
1992/2003 Stiftung Kulturfonds Berlin
2002 Denkmalschmiede Hoefgen / composer in residence
2003 Musikakademie Rheinsberg / composer in residence
2005 State Brandenburg
Since 1997 has composed, produced and conducted a number of multimedia works in collaboration with the composer Ralf Hoyer: electronic music, music-theatre, concert- video- and soundinstallations
Commissions include the International Music-Biennale Berlin, Hebbel -Theater Berlin, ACARTE-Festival Lissabon, Academy of Arts Berlin, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, Kryptonale Berlin, musica aperta Winterthur, Musikakademie Rheinsberg / Festival of Contemporary Music GRENZREGIONEN Leipzig / Neues Kunsthaus Ahrenshoop / Deutsch- Russisches Haus Kaliningrad / GEDOK Berlin / Berliner Kompositionsauftrag 2005 /
2006 Composition Award VIA NOVA Weimar / Mention in the Section II-6th category: work for installation or environment at the 33rd International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sonic Art Bourges 2006
1994 Founded the ensemble p i a n o p l u s for chamber music and live-electronics
Since 2002 in the artistic direction team of the interdisciplinary festival PYRAMIDALE in Berlin-Hellersdorf
Received funds for a number of projects from the Hauptstadtkulturfonds, Initiative Neue Musik Berlin, Deutscher Musikrat
Many works have been broadcasted in DeutschlandRadio Berlin, MDR, WDR, DRS2, GreekRadio3
Compositions have been performed in many European countries and in the United States.

Further Information:
www.susanne-stelzenbach.de
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXpsGN_zsaIbawpcjVt1KJA/videos