Christian Dierstein

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Christian Dierstein (born 1965) is a German percussionist and academic teacher. He has performed internationally as a soloist and as a regular chamber music player with ensemble recherche and Trio Accanto, performing several world premieres. He has been a professor from 2001, with a focus on music beyond Europe and improvisation.

Life

Born in Stuttgart, Dierstein studied music with Bernhard Wulff in Freiburg im Breisgau, with Gaston Sylvestre in Paris, and with Wassilios Papadopulus in Mannheim. He received scholarships from the Studienstiftung and the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart.

Dierstein has been the percussionist of the ensemble recherche since 1988. In 1994, he co-founded the Trio Accanto with pianist Yukiko Sugawara and saxophonist Marcus Weiss.[http://www.trio-accanto.com/biography/christian-dierstein---percu.html Vita Christian Dierstein] Trio Accanto who commissioned several new compositions. In 2012, the pianist was succeeded by Nicolas Hodges.

Dierstein has given solo concerts, among others, in the series "Rising Stars", in which he performed with the Kölner Philharmonie, the Wiener Konzerthaus, and the Royal Concertgebouw. In 2001, he performed as a soloist at the Beethovenfest in Bonn.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806175217/http://www.arithmeum.uni-bonn.de/de/events/73 The Arithmeum] He also performed at the Wiener Festwochen, the Munich Biennale, the Donaueschinger Musiktage, and the Biennale di Venezia.[https://web.archive.org/web/20060828010408/http://www.neue-musik-ruemlingen.ch/www/archiv/03023%20www_17/www/bios.html Festival Rümlingen 2003] He played Stockhausen's Refrain in the Studio Neue Musik of the broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk.[https://www.allmusic.com/performance/refrain-f%C3%BCr-klavier-celesta-und-schlagzeug-mq0001376738 Karlheinz Stockhausen: Kontra-Punkte; Refrain; Zeitmasze; Schlagtrio / Refrain, for piano, vibes, celesta (or synthesizer) & sound projector] AllMusic

Dierstein participated in several world premieres of compositions by Manos Tsangaris, including in 1998 of Drei Orte with the Trio Accanto at the MusikBiennale Berlin, and in 2000 Initium in Rümlingen. In 2007, he played the world premiere of Beat Boxer, a composition for solo percussion and narrator by Manfred Stahnke. At the 2007 Donaueschinger Musiktage, Dierstein and the ensemble recherche played several world premieres, recorded by the SWR.[http://www.swr.de/swr2/donaueschingen/programme/2007/-/id=2136608/nid=2136608/did=2240794/5z6mxi/index.html Programm 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624092826/http://www.swr.de/swr2/donaueschingen/programme/2007/-/id=2136608/nid=2136608/did=2240794/5z6mxi/index.html |date=24 June 2014 }} SWR

Dierstein wrote compositions for radio plays and theatre productions.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090107003945/http://www.mondayeveningconcerts.org/bios/dierstein.html Monday Evening Concerts] As a soloist and chamber musician, Dierstein participated in radio and CD recordings.Entries in the German Music Archive He has recorded works by Wolfgang Rihm and Dieter Schnebel, among others. He also interpreted works by Claude Vivier.[https://magazin.klassik.com/reviews/reviews.cfm?TASK=REVIEW&RECID=9335&REID=6008 Lebenslieder on klassik.com] - Quote: "Christian Dierstein delivers an intense, dynamic and rhythmically lively version that always stays with itself and generates a deep personal atmosphere." He recorded Helmut Lachenmann's Air and Interieur I with conductor Lothar Zagrosek.[http://composers21.com/compdocs/lachenmh.htm The Living Composers Project] Vita Helmut Lachenmann mit Kompositionsverzeichnis und Uraufführungen

He has been professor for percussion and new chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel from 2001. A main focus is the examination of non-European music and free improvisation. Dierstein is head of the research project "Das neue Schlagzeug", which is being carried out together with the {{Ill|Elektronisches Studio Basel|de}} and the Bärenreiter publishing house.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100125204839/http://www.musikforschungbasel.ch/fe/index.php/neuemusik/das-zeitgenoessische-schlagzeug Basel University of Music, Department of Research and Development] Dierstein has been lecturer at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse from 2008.{{cite web | title=Christian Dierstein | website=Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt | date=15 March 2018 | url=https://internationales-musikinstitut.de/en/ferienkurse/ueber/musiker-dozenten/christian-dierstein/ | access-date=26 August 2020}} He has lectured internationally, in Europe, the Americas and Asia.