What is Klaus Huber?
{{Infobox person | name = Klaus Huber | image = Klaus Huber (1981).jpg | image_upright = | caption = Huber in 1981 | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|11|30|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bern]], Switzerland | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|10|02|1924|11|30|df=y}} | death_place = [[Perugia]], Italy | education = [[Zurich University of the Arts]] | occupation = {{plainlist| * Composer * Academic teacher }} | works = | organization = {{plainlist| * [[City of Basel Music Academy]] * [[Hochschule für Musik Freiburg]] }} | awards = [[Ernst von Siemens Music Prize]] }} '''Klaus Huber''' (30 November 1924 – 2 October 2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=Fallece El Compositor Suizo Klaus Huber|url=https://www.plateamagazine.com/noticias/3338-fallece-el-compositor-suizo-klaus-huber|website=Platea Magazine|access-date=3 October 2017|language=it|date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Orlandi|first1=Daniele|title=Perugia. È morto il Maestro Klaus Huber. Aveva scelto Panicale come sua città.|url=http://umbrianotizieweb.it/cronaca/12157-perugia-e-morto-il-maestro-klaus-huber-aveva-scelto-panicale-come-sua-citta|website=Umbria Notizie|access-date=3 October 2017|language=it|date=October 3, 2017}}</ref> was a Swiss composer and academic based in [[City of Basel Music Academy|Basel]] and [[Hochschule für Musik Freiburg|Freiburg]]. He became one of the leading figures of his generation in Europe, compared to [[Pierre Boulez]] and [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]]. Among his students are [[Brian Ferneyhough]], [[Younghi Pagh-Paan]], [[Toshio Hosokawa]], [[Wolfgang Rihm]] and [[Kaija Saariaho]]. He received the [[Ernst von Siemens Music Prize]] in 2009, among other awards. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Huber, Klaus}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Swiss composers]] [[Category:Swiss academics]] [[Category:People from Bern]] {{bio-stub}}