vita [short version]

Susanne Stelzenbach born in Reudnitz (Thuringia) / lives as a freelance composer and pianist in Berlin / studied piano at the Higher School of Music “Hanns Eisler” Berlin / 1976-1983 taught at the Higher School of Music “Hanns Eisler” / has given concerts as a soloist and performed in a number of chamber music groups / 1987 began writing compositions for solo instruments, chamber music groups and electroacoustic music / since 1997 has composed, produced and conducted a number of multimedia works in collaboration with the composer Ralf Hoyer: music-theatre, concert- video- and soundinstallations for the International Musikbiennale Berlin, Hebbel-Theater Berlin, ACARTE-Festival Lissabon, Academy of Arts Berlin, Staatsschauspiel Dresden and others / Scholarships: Swedish Institut, Stiftung Kulturfonds Berlin, Denkmalschmiede Hoefgen, Musikakademie Rheinsberg – composer in residence, State Brandenburg, Berliner Kompositionsauftrag 2005
Composition Award VIA NOVA Weimar 2006 / 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 / compositions were performed in many european countries and USA / a number of works were broadcasted in DeutschlandRadio Berlin, MDR, WDR, DRS 2, GreekRadio3

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