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Happy Birthday, Dr. Peter Hanser-Strecker!

Jun. 27, 2012

Happy Birthday, Dr. Peter Hanser-Strecker!

Please join us in wishing a very Happy 70th Birthday to Schott Music’s fearless leader, Dr. Peter Hanser-Strecker. Dr. Hanser-Strecker's tireless leadership and vision has guided the international Schott Music Group full-bore into the 21st century ready to embrace all the changes the new century offers. From all of our Schott colleagues and composers, Happy Birthday, Peter!

“To all the composers and authors who have given their trust to the house of Schott, I must give my heartfelt thanks. And I promise that I personally, along with all my colleagues at Schott Music, will do everything in our power to protect your works and your rights for the future."

With my best wishes,

Peter Hanser-Strecker

The performance leg of Dr. Hanser-Strecker's large-scale commissioning and concert initiative, Petrushka Project, takes it final curtain call on July 14 with a recital in Mainz, following successful concerts in New York, London and Beijing. The Mainz recital features Oliver Triendl and Vestard Shimkus performing new solo piano works of Tobias Picker, Jörg Widmann, Peter Eötvös, Peter Maxwell-Davies, Heinz Holliger, Toshio Hosokawa, Aribert Reimann, Olli Mustonen and others. Beginning July 15, all 73 world premiere performances can be viewed at www.petrushka-project.com where interested customers and music fans can download sheet music and get further information and details on all the new compositions commissioned as a part of Petrushka Project.

www.petrushka-project.com

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