Andreas Vollenweider

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Andreas Vollenweider is a Swiss harpist and composer renowned for his innovative, genre-blending instrumental music that gained international acclaim in the 1980s.

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instanceOf composer
harpist
musician
person
activeYearsStart 1970s
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best New Age Performance
Swiss Music Award
birthName Andreas Vollenweider
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1953-10-04
father Hans Vollenweider
gender male
genre contemporary instrumental music
jazz fusion
new-age music
world music
hasDiscographyItem Air
Book of Roses
Eolian Minstrel
Kryptos
Quiet Places
hasWebsite https://www.vollenweider.net
instrument electroacoustic harp
harp
language English
German
name Andreas Vollenweider
nationality Swiss
notableAchievement one of the first non-American artists to win a Grammy in a new-age category
notableCharacteristic blends classical, jazz, world, and ambient influences
developed a distinctive electroacoustic harp sound
notableEvent international breakthrough in the early 1980s
notableWork Behind the Gardens – Behind the Wall – Under the Tree
Caverna Magica
Dancing with the Lion
Down to the Moon
White Winds
occupation composer
harpist
record producer
performanceActivity has performed concerts worldwide
placeOfBirth Zurich
recordLabel CBS Records
Columbia Records
Sony Music
residence Zurich
spouse Beata Vollenweider

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Private Music notableArtist Andreas Vollenweider
New Age music hasNotableArtist Andreas Vollenweider
Andreas Vollenweider name Andreas Vollenweider
Andreas Vollenweider birthName Andreas Vollenweider