Life and Career
Pintscher was born in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia. He began his music studies with Giselher Klebe in 1988 at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold. In 1990, he met Hans Werner Henze, and in 1991 and 1992 he was invited to Henze's summer school in Montepulciano, Italy. Later, he studied with Manfred Trojahn. He held a Daniel R Lewis Young Composer Fellowship with the Cleveland Orchestra from 2000 to 2002.
In October 2010, Pintscher became the first Artist-in-Association with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. In June 2012, the Ensemble InterContemporain announced the appointment of Pintscher as its next Music Director, beginning in the 2013-2014 season, with an initial contract of three years.
Several of his orchestral and vocal works have been performed at such venues as Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. Some of his more notable compositions include Choc (1996) and Janusgesicht (2001).
Pintscher has lived in New York City since 2008.
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