Artist Detailed Info: Dienz

CHRISTOF DIENZ // BIOGRAPHY
Composer, bassoon player zither performer

Basicly Christof Dienz is composer and Bassoonplayer. He was used to be bassoonplayer for the Vienna Opera Orchestra and composed most music for his ensemble "Die Knödel", the Bruckner-Orchestra Linz, Ernst Kovacic and many more.

Concerts with Marc Ribot, Richard Dorfmeister, Miriam Makeba, DJ DSL, Rupert Huber, Hannes Strobl, Christian Martinek, Wolfgang Puschnig, Lukas Ligeti, Hubl Greiner, Pavel Fajt, Lorenz Raab etc.

* born 1968 in Innsbruck , grownup in Kitzbühel
* musichighschool in Innsbruck , first compositions
* from 1989 in vienna, jobs as poster biller, bartender, stagehand...
* from 1991 - 1999 bassoon studies in vienna with Prof. Turkovic
* from 1997 - 2000 bassoon player at vienna state opera
* from 1992 - 2000 musical director of DIE KNÖDEL (4 CD for recrec/switzerland / kochrecords /usa, soundtracks for 2 movies,more then 300 concerts in Europa (Festival Mimi, Jazzfestival Moers), USA (Merkin Hall, Knitting Factory) , Canada (Vancouver Folkfest, Calgary, Toronto, Winnipeg , Mexiko , Japan , South Africa, Tuva, etc.)
* since 2000 freelanced bassoon player and composer
* since 2002 solo with zither and loopgenerator
DIENZ ZITHERED (geco/hoanzl, 2005)
* 2005 PASTICCIO-PREIS for CD "DIENZ ZITHERED"
EMIL-BERLANDA-PREIS
* 2006 SKE-ANNUAL-AWARD
* 2006 "FEATURED ARTIST" at Jazzfestival saalfelden
* "COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE" at Komponistenforum Mittersill

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