Michael von Biel

Who is Michael von Biel?

Michael von Biel is a German composer, cellist, and graphic artist. He was the son of Werner von Biel and Ursula von Biel.

Von Biel studied piano, theory, and composition in Toronto, Vienna, New York, London, and Cologne. From 1961 to 1963 he attended the Darmstadt International Vacation/Holiday Courses for New Music. In 1964 he received a commission from the WDR for the electronic piece Fassung. From 1965–66 he was Composer in Residence at the State University of New York in Buffalo. Since 1966 Michael von Biel has lived in Cologne, where he came into contact with artists of the Fluxus movement. From 1968–69 he studied with Joseph Beuys at the Düsseldorf Kunstakademie. In the following years he created works in the visual realm especially. His Jagdstück for brass, contrabass, tape, and amplified barbecues was probably partly inspired by his contact to artists from the Fluxus movement.

Translated from the German Wikipedia