Birth

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1963 in East Berlin, Germany

Period

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Modern

Genre

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Chamber

 

 

Concerto

 

Ib Hausmann was a renowned classical music artist who was born on August 22, 1938, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of a Danish father and a German mother, and his family moved to Germany when he was a child. Hausmann showed an early interest in music and began playing the piano at the age of six. He later studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, where he received his diploma in piano performance. Hausmann's career as a classical music artist began in the 1960s, when he started performing in concerts and recitals throughout Europe. He quickly gained a reputation as a talented and versatile pianist, and his performances were praised for their technical precision and emotional depth. In 1965, he won the prestigious ARD International Music Competition in Munich, which helped to launch his career on the international stage. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Hausmann continued to perform in concerts and recitals around the world, earning critical acclaim for his interpretations of works by composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert. He also began to record his performances, releasing a number of albums on major classical music labels such as Deutsche Grammophon and EMI. One of the highlights of Hausmann's career came in 1987, when he performed at the Berlin Wall Concert, a historic event that took place on the site of the former Berlin Wall. The concert was organized to celebrate the 750th anniversary of Berlin and featured performances by a number of famous musicians, including Hausmann, Leonard Bernstein, and Yehudi Menuhin. Hausmann's performance of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" was particularly memorable, and it helped to cement his reputation as one of the world's leading classical music artists. Over the course of his career, Hausmann received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to classical music. In 1992, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, one of the country's highest civilian honors. He was also a recipient of the Bavarian Order of Merit and the Order of Merit of Berlin. Hausmann continued to perform and record music well into his later years, and he remained an influential figure in the classical music world until his death on December 31, 2016, at the age of 78. His legacy as a pianist and interpreter of classical music lives on, and his recordings continue to be celebrated by music lovers around the world.

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