Born: 1966
Location: Germany
Volker Bertelmann (born 1966) is a German composer and pianist who mainly performs and records under the name Hauschka. He is best known for his compositions for prepared piano. He won an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award for his work on All Quiet on the Western Front (2022).
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Doing things his own way
"Bertelmann achieves the prepared piano objective of forcing sounds that would not ordinarily be associated with this instrument."
"All noise can be music: there are rhythms and noises and we're very influenced by nature, by birds and trees."
Touring this November.