1. Klaus Huber was a Swiss composer and academic based in Basel and Freiburg.
11 Facts About Klaus Huber
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Klaus Huber received the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 2009, among other awards.
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Klaus Huber continued his composition studies with Boris Blacher in Berlin.
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Klaus Huber became one of the leading figures of his generation in Europe, compared to Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen.
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Klaus Huber composed extensively for chamber ensembles, choirs, soloists and orchestra.
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Klaus Huber was a socially and politically conscious composer and his music often conveys a humanistic message.
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Klaus Huber set texts by biblical prophets and medieval mystics such as Hildegard of Bingen.
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Klaus Huber taught music history at the Lucerne Conservatory from 1960 to 1963, and composition at the City of Basel Music Academy and at the Hochschule fur Musik Freiburg.
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Klaus Huber was appointed director of the composition seminars at the Gaudeamus Foundation in Bilthoven, Netherlands, in 1966,1968, and 1972.
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Klaus Huber was a member of the Akademie der Kunste in Berlin from 1986.
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Klaus Huber's manuscripts are kept by the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel.