Detlef Heusinger

Detlef Heusinger (born in Frankfurt am Main in 1956) is one of the most versatile composers of his generation. He studied composition, conducting, musicology, German language and literature, and philosophy, as well as guitar, lute, and piano at the conservatories in Bremen, Cologne, and Freiburg, and at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg. His most important teachers were Hans Werner Henze and Klaus Huber (composition), Francis Travis (conducting), and Hubert Käppel (guitar). He has received numerous awards for his compositional work, including the Music Prize of the City of Stuttgart and scholarships from Villa Massimo (Rome) and Cité des Arts (Paris), among others...