Stephen Stubbs
Lute, Musical Artist
1951 –
Who is Stephen Stubbs?
Stephen Stubbs is a lutenist and music director and has been a leading figure in the American early music scene for nearly thirty years.
He was born in Seattle and studied harpsichord and composition at the University of Washington where, at the same time, he began to play the harpsichord and lute. He left America after graduation to study the instrument in England and Holland and gave his debut concert in London's Wigmore Hall in 1976. Since 1981, Stubbs has been teaching at the University of the Arts Bremen in Germany where he is currently holding a post as professor. He has performed extensively with his ensembles Tragicomedia and Teatro Lirico, and conducted baroque opera worldwide. He has recorded numerous albums with other famous ensembles like the Hilliard Ensemble and with Andrew Lawrence-King.
He moved back to Seattle in 2006. There he established a program for young professional singers called the Seattle Academy of Baroque Opera and is an adjunct professor at Cornish College of the Arts. He is artistic co-director of the Boston Early Music Festival.
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- Born
- 1951
Seattle - Also known as
- Stubbs, Stephen
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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