Stephan Schmidt
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Stephan Schmidt is a German-born classical guitarist now resident in Switzerland.
He studied in Trossingen, Paris and New York. In 1994 he was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque of the Charles Cros Academy for his recording of Maurice Ohana's complete works for guitar (on the ten-string guitar). Schmidt is also known for his performances of music by J. S. Bach, Brian Ferneyhough, Helmut Lachenmann and Bruno Maderna, as well as collaborating with musicians working in many different musical styles.
Schmidt taught at the Hochschüle für Musik und Theater in Bern from 1998 to 2001. Since 2002 he has been director of the Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel.
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