Prof Hans Maier

Vita

Hans Maier, born on 1 August 1977, studied at the Trossingen State University of Music with Prof. Hugo Noth as a scholarship holder of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, the DAAD and the Japonicum Scholarship of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes. There he completed his music teacher and artistic diploma as well as his soloist training. Afterwards, he continued his studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich with a combination of musicology, Japanese studies and modern German literature in order to deepen his scientific education. He wrote his master's thesis on Toru Takemitsu and Western music. 

In addition, Maier intensively studied the historical performance practice of early music in numerous master classes, among others with Martin Haselböck and Jory Vinicour. He pursues a distinctive concert activity both as a soloist and in chamber music formations at renowned concert series (e.g. concerts of the Hofburgkapelle Wien, Lautwechsel 2005, Gmundener Festwochen 2004, Traumspiele 2002, Artionale 2004, Fest für Neue Musik München, Organ Festival Smarano, Expo 2000 etc.). ) and in well-known concert halls (e.g. Gasteig Munich, State Opera and Schauspielhaus Stuttgart, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Maytheater Osaka, Reinanzaka-Kyokai Tokyo, Slowackie-Theater Krakow, Hofburgkapelle Vienna, Kongresshalle Böblingen, Cathedral St. Michel Brussels) in Europe and Japan. Recordings with ORF, RAI, SWR, 3sat and BR complement his artistic activities. 

He has collaborated with several composers, including Albrecht Gürsching and Nikolaus Brass, and premiered the works dedicated to him. From 2003 to 2007, he led a class for accordion and chamber music at the Kreismusikschule Fürstenfeldbruck, from which, among other things, 1st prize winners at Jugend musiziert and scholarship holders of the elite of the Bavarian Radio emerged. 

He has taught accordion and chamber music at further education events in Germany, Italy and Switzerland and has given lectures with the idea of a unity of practical, pedagogical and theoretical views on music. 

In the winter semester 2007/2008 he was appointed professor for accordion, chamber music and methodology at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen as successor to Hugo Noth.

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