Hildegard Kleeb

Hildegard Kleeb
Born	1957 Richenthal,Switzerland
Occupation	Pianist
Style	20th-century classical music,Free improvisation
Website	www.hildegard-kleeb.ch

Hildegard Kleeb(born 1957 inRichenthal, Reidenl,Willisau District) is aSwisspianist.

Life and works

After her firstpianoandoboelessons in music school inZug,she studied piano under Cécile Hux and oboe under Hans-Martin Ulbrich atZurichMusic schoolfrom 1978 to 1982. She also studied later under Eric Gaudibert inGeneva,underClaude HelfferinParisand underJürg Wyttenbachat theCity of Basel Music Academy.In 1990, she was a visiting scholar at the academy of plastic arts in Helsinki and from 1992 to 1995 at theWesleyan UniversityinConnecticutin the United States, where she also worked in Anthony BraxtonensembleinNew York Cityand inJavanesianGamelanorchester. She began to work there withAnthony Braxton,Alvin LucierandChristian Wolff.She is married with thetrombonistRoland Dahinden.

Performer / pianist

Kleeb is an international performer of20th-century classical musicandimprovisator.She has performed in the following institutions and events: Archipel Festival Genève, Musikfestwochen Luzern,Donaueschingen Festival,Kunsthalle Basel,Knitting Factory NYC, Gesellschaft für akustische Lebenshilfe Kiel,Steirischer HerbstGraz, Bludenzer Tage für Neue Musik, Musiktage Rümlingen, Merkin Concert Hall NYC,Theater Casino Zug,Pori Art Museum, Concert Hall Göteborg, Crowell Concert Hall Wesleyan University Connecticut, The Kitchen NYC, Kunsthaus Zug, Kunstmuseum Cacéres E, Kunstmuseum Badajos E, Madrid Concert Hall, Ballhaus Berlin, Swiss Institut NYC, Kunstmuseum Boros, Yale University Gallery,Porgy & BessWien, Künstlerbegegnungen St.Lambrecht A,Museu SerralvesPorto.

Kleeb has participated in the first performances ofPeter Ablinger,Maria de Alvear,Anthony Braxton,John Cage,Roland Dahinden,Hauke Harder,Bernhard Lang,Alvin Lucier,James Tenney,Daniel WolfandChristian Wolff.

Interdisciplinary collaboration with the visual artists like Stephane Brunner, Philippe Deléglise,Inge Dick,Daniela Keiser andRoman Singer.

Works and projects

• Since 1987 duo with Roland Dahinden
• Since 1992 trio Dahinden-Kleeb-Polisoidis
• Since 2003 duo with Pelayo Fernandez Arrizabalaga