Hubert
Stuppner was born on the 19th January 1944 in Truden / Italy. In 1964 he
received a concert performer's diploma in piano at the conservatoire in Bozen.
In 1965 Mr.
Stuppner received doctorate in musicology at Padua University on the song works
by Johannes Brahms. In 1970 he took exam in composition; prize at the
International Composer'sCompetition "Gaudeamus" in Bilthoven.
1970-74
visited the Darmstadter Fereinkurse working among other with Karlhein
Stockhausen, Mauricio Kagel, Gyorgy Ligeti, Iannis Xanakis.
In 1970-1981
Huber Stuppner was a professor for analysis and theory of harmony at the Bozen
conservatoire. In 1972 and 1984 DAAD scholarship in Berlin.
In 1974 he
published a teaching method treating rhythmics of the 20th century; received
the 1st prize at the International Composer's Competition for the
Schnittger-organ in Zwolle / Netherlands.
In 1979 Mr.
Stuppner took the 1st prize for chamber opera at the Filarmonica Umbra
Competition in Terni. In 1980 he received the 1st culture prize of the city of
Innsbruck for the film "Die Stimme der Sylpiden".
Since 1975 he
has been a founder and director of the International Festival for Contemporary
Music Bozen.
In 1981-96 he
was a director of the conservatoire "Claudio Monteverdi" and director
of the International Piano competition "Ferruccio Busoni" in Bozen.
In 1984
Hubert Stuppner took the prize at the "Concours Ernest Ansermet" in
Genf for the ballett "Pierrot und Pierrette". Worked for the edition
"Musikkonzepte"
Since 1991 he
has been an artistic director of the "Haydn"-Orchestra Bozen and
Trient. He has had numerous commitments for seminars and readings at music
academies (Osaka, Oslo, New York), at congresses (Bozen, Graz, Milan, Rome,
Florence), in Juries for composition and piano competition (Vienna, Moscow,
Budapest, Pretoria, Paris).
In 1990 Mr.
Stuppner played a concert for the Pope with the oratorio "Passion".
In 1992 he was awarded with the International Artprize le Muse", Florence.
In 1994 Hubert Stuppner was awarded with the "Wurdigungspreis fur
Musik" of the Austrian ministry of culture.