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First name: Mischa
Last name: Kaeser
Dates: 1959
Category: Quartet
Nationality: swiss
Opus name: Klavierquartett (1999)
Publisher: Schweizer Music Edition
Peculiarities: See: http://www.musicedition.ch/sme/index_e.htm; and: http://www.musinfo.ch/index.php?content=maske_werke&name=Käser&vorname=Mischa&pers_id=25#1221
Information: Born 1959 in Zurich, Käser produced his first compositions as a child, and had the feeling he could experience the world musically. 1978 - 1982 Studied guitar at the 'Musikhochschule Zurich / Winterthur' (Zurich / Winterthur School of Music) with diploma 1980 - 1983 Master classes 1983 - 1985 Studied composition under Hans-Ulrich Lehmann in Zurich 1985 - 1989 Studied composition under Roland Moser at the 'Musikhochschule Basel' (Basel School of Music) 1987 - 1989 Studied lute in Basel at the Schola Cantorum Subsequent to 1990 he received his first experiences in composing and performing for theatre, he was later to become the director of his own theatre and music theatre project. Käser is the founder of various ensembles, the most recent being the improvisation trios III. VII, XII, with whom he performs as a vocalist. Mischa Käser lives as a guitar teacher, composer, director and musician in Zurich, his compositional strong points being vocal music, chamber music and musical theatre. Prizes: 1992 Zurich sabbatical year 1996 Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize 1998 First prize: Prix International de Composition Musicale ' Reine Marie José' for the orchestral piece 'Ordouble'