Klaus Huber

Swiss composer (1924-2017)
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Klaus Huber

Summary

Klaus Huber is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bern[2]. He was born on November 30, 1924[3]. He passed away in Perugia[4]. He died on October 2, 2017[5]. He worked as a composer[6], music educator[7], university teacher[8], violinist[9], and conductor[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Klaus Huber's place of birth was Bern[2].
  • Klaus Huber died in Perugia[4].
  • Klaus Huber was born on November 30, 1924[3].
  • Klaus Huber died on October 2, 2017[5].
  • Klaus Huber was married to Susanne Huber[12].
  • Klaus Huber held citizenship in Switzerland[13].
  • Klaus Huber worked as a composer[6].
  • Klaus Huber worked as a music educator[7].
  • Klaus Huber's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Klaus Huber's professions included violinist[9].
  • Klaus Huber worked as a conductor[10].
  • Klaus Huber's field of work was music[14].
  • Klaus Huber's field of work was violin performance[15].
  • Klaus Huber's field of work was conducting[16].
  • Klaus Huber's field of work was music education[17].
  • Klaus Huber was employed by Hochschule für Musik Freiburg[18].
  • Klaus Huber was educated at Zurich University of the Arts[19].
  • A notable student of Klaus Huber was Ole Lützow-Holm[20].
  • A notable student of Klaus Huber was Toshio Hosokawa[21].
  • A notable student of Klaus Huber was Reinhard Febel[22].
  • Klaus Huber received the Reinhold Schneider Prize[23].
  • Klaus Huber received the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize[24].
  • Klaus Huber received the Kultur- und Friedenspreis der Villa Ichon[25].
  • Klaus Huber received the Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music[26].
  • Klaus Huber was a member of Academy of Arts, Berlin[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CH[29]

  • Began / founded: 1924-11-30[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-10-02[31]

  • Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical[32]

  • Community tags: classical, contemporary classical[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1f5054b4-7a5a-416a-815f-8c329b604212[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Klaus Huber's place of birth was Bern[2]. He was born on November 30, 1924[3].

Education

Klaus Huber's education included a stint at Zurich University of the Arts[19]. He studied under Boris Blacher[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], music educator[7], university teacher[8], violinist[9], and conductor[10]. Fields of work include music[14], a type of arts[36]; violin performance[15], a field of study[37]; conducting[16], an activity[38]; and music education[17], a branch of education[39]. Among Klaus Huber's employers was Hochschule für Musik Freiburg[18]. Notable students include Ole Lützow-Holm[20], a composer[40], b. 1954[41], of Sweden[42]; Toshio Hosokawa[21], a composer[43], b. 1955[44], of Japan[45], awarded the Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg[46]; and Reinhard Febel[22], a composer[47], b. 1952[48], of Germany[49], awarded the Johann Wenzel Stamitz Award[50].

Recognition

Awards received include Reinhold Schneider Prize[23], a literary award[51], in Germany[52]; Ernst von Siemens Music Prize[24], an award[53], in Germany[54], founded in 1972[55]; Kultur- und Friedenspreis der Villa Ichon[25], a peace award[56], in Germany[57], founded in 1983[58]; and Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music[26], an award[59].

Personal Life

Among Klaus Huber's spouses was Susanne Huber[12].

Death and Burial

Klaus Huber died on October 2, 2017[5]. He died in Perugia[4].

Why It Matters

Klaus Huber ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60]

FAQs

Where was Klaus Huber born?

Klaus Huber's place of birth was Bern[2].

Where did Klaus Huber die?

Klaus Huber died in Perugia[4].

Who was Klaus Huber married to?

Klaus Huber's spouses include Susanne Huber[12].

What did Klaus Huber do for work?

Klaus Huber worked as composer[6], music educator[7], university teacher[8], violinist[9], and conductor[10].

Where did Klaus Huber go to school?

Klaus Huber was educated at Zurich University of the Arts[19].

What awards did Klaus Huber receive?

Honors received include Reinhold Schneider Prize[23], Ernst von Siemens Music Prize[24], Kultur- und Friedenspreis der Villa Ichon[25], and Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music[26].

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  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . nzz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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