Klaus Huber

Klaus Huber
Huber in 1981
Born(1924-11-30)30 November 1924
Bern, Switzerland
Died2 October 2017(2017-10-02) (aged 92)
Perugia, Italy
EducationZurich University of the Arts
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Academic teacher
Organizations
AwardsErnst von Siemens Music Prize

Klaus Huber (30 November 1924 – 2 October 2017)[1][2] was a Swiss composer and academic based in Basel and Freiburg. Among his students were Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Jarrell, Younghi Pagh-Paan, Toshio Hosokawa, Wolfgang Rihm, and Kaija Saariaho. He received the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 2009, among other awards.

  1. ^ "Fallece El Compositor Suizo Klaus Huber". Platea Magazine (in Italian). 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. ^ Orlandi, Daniele (3 October 2017). "Perugia. È morto il Maestro Klaus Huber. Aveva scelto Panicale come sua città". Umbria Notizie (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2017.