Biographie (english version)
Christian Dierstein has established himself among the most interesting performers in the contempory music of our time. He studied in Freiburg, Mannheim and Paris.He is the winner of numerous competitions and received scholarships from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and the Akademie Schloß Solitude ,Stuttgart.He is the percussionist of the ensemble recherche since 1988.
Together with Marcus Weiss and Stefan Wirth he forms the trio accanto.In addition to his performances of new music ,he has focused on non-European music and free improvisation.
He has given solo concerts throughout Europe. In the season 2010/11 he was one of the "Rising Stars" from the European Concert Hall Organisation.Important appearances include:Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Athens ,Berliner Festspiele,Brussel Festival,Donaueschinger Musiktage,Huddersfield Festival,Lucerne Festival,Monday evening concerts Los Angeles,Rachmaninov Hall Moskau,Festival d'Autome Paris,Ircam Paris, Rome,Salzburg Festival,Schleswig Holstein Festival, Festival,Suntory Hall Tokyo,Wien Modern,Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik,Zürich Festival für neue Musik and others.
He has recorded for several labels including Kairos, col legno, Stradivarius, Winter & Winter, neon and his recordings have been the recipients of numerous awards.
Christian Dierstein works together regulary with several of the greatest living composers,figures such as Hans Abrahamsen, Carola Bauckholt, Pierluigi Billone, Beat Furrer, Hugues Dufourt, Helmut Lachenmann, Rebecca Saunders, Salvatore Sciarrino and many others
Since 2001 he is Professor for percussion and new chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel, Switzerland.
He gave masterclasses in Buenos Aires,Berlin,Chicago,Los Angeles,Genf, Hensinki,Kyoto,Madrid,Moskau,New York,Oslo,Peking,Valencia,Tiflis and others.From 2008 -2022 he was the percussion tutor of the Darmstädter summer courses and since 2011 he is the percussion tutor of the Impuls academy in Graz.