Stefan Wurz

Stefan Wurz (born October 24, 1964, in Karlsruhe, Germany) is a German composer who specialises in musical theatre.

Biography

Having trained as a classical pianist as well as being a keyboarder and songwriter for various rock bands in his youth, Stefan Wurz studied musicology and composition at Karlsruhe University, where he also published a thesis on femmes fatales in music theatre.

Wurz was the first composer to set the Aldous Huxley classic Brave New World to music in 1994. In 2003, he was commissioned by Czech producer Daniel Landa to create Rockquiem, a rock and dance spectacle based on Mozart's Requiem, which premiered in Prague and Bolzano and was subsequently produced in several European countries. Current projects include The Virtual Mirror, a collaboration with German games creator Wolfgang Walk and American writer Mark Barrett.

Compositions Musical Theatre 2016: The Virtual Mirror – Rock ’n’ Games Cross Over Opera (WIP) 2010: Brandnacht - Jugendrockmusical 2007: Trurls Elektrobarde based on Stanislaw Lem 2006: Helle Nächte – romantic musical based on Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky's White Nights 2003: Da Capo al Fine – a Splatter Opera 2003: Rockquiem – based on W. A.Mozart 1994: Schöne neue Welt – rock musical based on Aldous Huxley's Brave New World 1993: Alice – rock musical after Lewis Carroll

Miscellaneous 2017: Crossing Bridges for State Theatre Kassel 2017: Scherben und Papa Haydn - string quartets for Quartett PLUS 1 2016: Golden Dragon, Golden Snake - Aria und Dance for Anging Normal University, Anqing, Anhui, China 2015: Time Changes - Concert for baglama, electric guitar, rockbound and orchestra 2015: Hannover Sounds - A Symphony of City Sounds for the State Opera House Hannover 2015: Pudiera ser...quizás - Tango for baritone and tango orchestra after lyrics by Mario Pinnola 2012: Baroque With You and Indian Smooth Criminal for voice and string quartet based on Songs performed by Michael Jackson 2011: Credo - a musical confrontation for church organ and electric guitar 2011: American Jesus Suite for string quartet based on Songs performed by Michael Jackson 2008: La Mariposa – tango nuevo 2004 Tenorissimo – 4 compositions and arrangements for Saimir Pirgu 2004 Martes Martes – miniature animated film opera 2004 Heile Welt – short film by Klemens Brysch – film score 2002: Heaven Fears Freedom – animated film by Chrysis Lengen - film score 1997: Spieler (Gambler) – animated film by Jan Schönfelder – film score 1992: Rilke-Lieder – Seven Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke