Irmin Schmidt
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Irmin Schmidt (born May 29, 1937) is a keyboard player, producer and composer probably best known as a member of Can. Schmidt received a formal musical education and between 1957 and 1967 he studied under modern composers Karlheinz Stockhausen and Györgi Ligeti. Between 1962 and 1969 he conducted numerous orchestras including Wiener Sinfoniker, Bochumer Sinfoniker, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Norddeutscher Rundfunk Hannover and the Dortmunder Ensemble für Neue Musik, which he founded. <a href="htt
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Schmidt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Educated at
- Mozarteum University Salzburg
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- avant-garde music
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- irminschmidt.com
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- Irmin Schmidt 2022.jpg
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