Thomas Daniel Schlee

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Thomas Daniel Schlee (born October 26, 1957) is an Austrian composer, arts administrator, and organist. Thomas Daniel Schlee was born in Vienna and studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna with Michael Radulescu and Erich Romanovsky. He then earned a PhD in musicology and art history at Vienna University. During 1977-78, Schlee was an auditor in Olivier Messiaen's composition class in Paris and studied privately with composer and organist Jean Langlais. Upon returning to Austria, he also studied with noted Austrian composer Francis Burt. Schlee has taught at a number of Austrian universities including the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and Salzburg University. He began his career as an arts administrator by serving as the artistic director of the International Bruckner Festival in Linz from 1990-98. He served as the deputy director of the International Beethoven Festival in Bonn from 1999-2003. In 2004, he became the director of the Carinthischer Sommer. As a composer, Schlee has written works in all forms which have been widely performed and recorded by ensembles such as the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Warsaw Philharmonic. As an organist, he has made many recordings which have won awards including the Diapason d'Or and the German Record Critics' Award. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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albums

Olivier Messiaen - Meditations on the Mystery of the Holy Trinity

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Telemann: Fantasias, Britten: Metamorphoses / Vilém Veverka - Oboe

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Thomas Daniel Schlee: Orchestral Works

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Ich, Hiob

Thomas Daniel Schlee

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SINGLE "SINFONIA TASCABILE" - III. Presto

Olivier Messiaen : Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte Trinité

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Olivier Messiaen: Méditations Sur Le Mystère De La Sainte Trinité

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Thomas Daniel Schlee: Organ Works

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Schlee: Ich, Hiob

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From Vienna

Messiaen: Intégrale de l'oeuvre d'orgue à l'Eglise de la Trinité de Paris

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