Beat Furrer
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It is catalogued under topics including 1954 births, 20th-century Austrian composers and 20th-century Austrian male musicians.
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- Born
- 1954
- Works
- 1
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Beat Furrer (b. 6 December 1954) is an Austrian composer and conductor of Swiss birth. Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Furrer relocated to Vienna in 1975 to pursue studies with Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (composition) and Otmar Suitner (conducting). In 1985 he formed what is now one of Europe's leading contemporary music ensembles, Klangforum Wien, which he still conducts. Recent awards and honors include the Music Prize of the city of Vienna in 2003 and the Golden Lion, for the mono-drama "FA
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Schaffhausen
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- opera
- Genre
- opera
- Official website
- www.beatfurrer.com
- Work location
- Graz
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- date of birth
- 1954-12-06
- member of
- Academy of Arts, Berlin
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- Beat Furrer
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Beat Furrer, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
