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Harald Weiss
Born: May 26th, 1949
Country of origin: Germany
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Chronology
1949
Born in Salzgitter on 26 May.
1964-68
First studies at the Braunschweig Conservatoire with violin as his main subject
1968
Abitur (school-leaving examination)
1968-72
Studies school music, composition, percussion and conducting at the Hanover Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater.
1972-73
Studies percussion (soloists‘ class) at the Hamburg Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater.
1970-74
Conductor of the Ensemble für Neue Musik at the Hanover Staatliche Hoch-schule für Musik und Theater, musician in various ensembles (Ensemble Musica Negativa, NDR Studio Orchestra, Orchestra of the Hamburg State Opera)
1973-84
Teaches arrangement/ensemble and percussion at the Hanover Staatliche Hoch-schule für Musik und Theater.
1973
Birth of his daughter Anna Katharina
1973-88
Various study visits to India and Africa in connection with the Goethe Institute, concert tours and workshops
1975
Wins Composition Award of the WDR Cologne.
1976
Wins International Composition Award of the City of Hamm.
1977
Wins International Composition Award of the Braunschweig State Theatre for the chamber opera ‚Gestörte Frequenzen‘.
1977
Wins the Award of the Norddeutsches Theatertreffen in Hamburg for the incidental music of the production of Brecht‘s ‚Die Ausnahme und die Regel‘.
1978
Birth of his son Maximilian
from 1978
Begins to perform frequently as solo percussion performer of his own works ‚Trommelgefl üster‘, ‚Tänze ums hölzerne Pferd‘ and ‚Ausser Abon- nement – Geheime Sitzung‘. During more than twenty years of concert tours, Weiss has visited almost all countries of the world with these pro- grammes.
1980
Artist‘s scholarship of Lower Saxony (in the category ‚Music‘)
1982
The ARD broadcasting stations choose the radio play ‚Endstation‘ (pro- duction of Saarländischer Rundfunk) as Germany‘s contribution to the ‚Prix future‘ (International Radio Play Competition).
1983
Scholarshop of the Ministry of Science and Arts of Lower Saxony
1983/84
Study visit to the Künstlerhof Schreyahn
1984
Bielefeld Arts Award (for his complete oeuvre)
1984
Moves to Spain (Mallorca)
1985
Work-study scholarship of the city of Berlin
1985/86
Villa Massimo scholarshop, Prix de Rome, study visit
1988/89
Visit to India
1989
Birth of his son David
1990/91
Visit to India
1991
Wins ‚Silver Amadeus‘ at the First National Competition ‚Musik kreativ‘.
1991/92
Visit to China
1992
Wins Golden and Silver Pyramid for the video clip ‚MarkenArt‘ at the photo-kina in Cologne.
1993
Wins Award of the TV station PREMIERE, Berlin Video Festival.
1993
Artist‘s scholarship of Lower Saxony (in the category ‚Film‘)
1993
Prix spécial de jury, Mondial de la Video, Brussels
1993
Music Theatre Piece of the Year ‚Ade-até...‘, Bahia Aplaude, Salvador/Ba- hia, Brazil
1999-2005
Settles permanently in Salvador/Bahia, Brazil.
2002
Birth of his daughter Amanda
2005
Returns to Spain.
2009
Nominated for the Deutscher Musikautorenpreis
2010
Isadora Prize Munich for Contemporary Dance
2012
Praetorius Music Award of the State of Lower Saxony
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