Stephan König
- born 1963 in Berlin / Musical Training: 1974-80 Special School for Music Halle/S., 1980-86 study at the 'Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy' Music College, Leipzig (Main Subjects Conducting, Piano and Composition)
- 1986-88 additional course of study in composition at the Leipzig College of Music
Artistic Activity: Concert trips abroad: Soviet-Russia, Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Switzerland, Austria, Guatemala, Honduras, Chile, China
Artistic contracts as guest: Gewandhaus Leipzig, Leipzig Opera, 'Musikalische Komödie' Leipzig, Leipzig Theatre, MDR Symphony Orchestra, MDR Choir, Dancing Theatre Leipzig, Theatre Magdeburg, Philharmonie Jena a. o.
- active as pianist, composer and director in the areas of jazz, classical, musical, chansons and contemporary music
- teaching at the Leipzig College of Music and Theatre since 1988 (piano, jazz-piano, improvisation, arrangement, jazz-choir)
- collaboration in numerous CD, radio and television productions
- pricewinner of national and international competitions
Artistic collaboration with:
Instrumentalists: Michael Arnold, Reiko Brockelt, Wolfram Dix, Richard Galliano, Tom Götze, Kay Kalytta, Nigel Kennedy, Günter Kiesant, Friederike von Krosigk, Thomas Stahr, Leipziger Streichquartett, Harald-Christoph Thiemann, Frank-Endrik Moll, Tobias Morgenstern, Thomas Moritz, Gundolf Nandico, Florian Poser, Rene Schönherr, Sebastian Weber, Stephan 'Grete' Weiser u.a.
Vocalists: Dieter Bellmann, Heinz-Martin Benecke, Georg Christoph Biller, Gunter Böhnke, Uschi Brüning, Friedhelm Eberle, Evelyn Fischer, Kathrin Göring, Christa Gottschalk, Harald Juhnke, Ines Agnes Krautwurst, Jochen Kupfer, Ramona Libnow, Ute Loeck, Lyambiko, Ulrike Mayer, Martin Petzold, Angelika Weiz, Pascal von Wroblewsky, Anca Parghel, Wolfgang Krause Zwieback u.a.
