Stjepan Hauser

中文名：斯蒂潘·豪瑟

國籍：克羅地亞

出生地：克羅地亞普拉市

生日：1986年6月15日

職業(yè)：大提琴演奏家

代表作：《Smooth Criminal》

畢業(yè)學(xué)院：英國皇家北方音樂學(xué)院

豪瑟出生在南斯拉夫克羅地亞的普拉，比蘇利克年長一些，從幼年學(xué)琴，再到維也納深造，他念的大學(xué)是位于曼切斯特的英國皇家北方音樂學(xué)院。

從藝歷程：豪瑟同樣出身音樂世家，中學(xué)畢業(yè)后就讀于薩格勒布音樂學(xué)院，曾在英國，美國求學(xué)，并師從美國著名大提琴家伯納德·格林豪斯（1916~2011）學(xué)習(xí)。豪瑟演出生涯雖不算長，卻已經(jīng)在全球超過40個國家和地區(qū)進行過演出，包括威格摩爾音樂廳（Wigmore Hall），皇家阿爾伯特音樂廳（Royal Albert Hall），阿姆斯特丹音樂廳（Amsterdam Concertgebouw），倫敦南岸藝術(shù)中心（Southbank Centre）等一系列著名音樂廳。另外，豪瑟也攬獲了包括 PLG青年藝術(shù)家選拔賽（PLG Young Artists Auditions, 2009），愛樂樂團馬丁音樂獎學(xué)金基金（Philharmonia Orchestra- Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, 2009）等近30項國內(nèi)外比賽的大獎，并因其出色的音樂表現(xiàn)應(yīng)邀先后在白金漢宮和圣詹姆斯宮的音樂會上為查爾斯王子演奏。

豪瑟接觸到許多諸如Mstislav Rostropovich, Bernard Greenhouse, Heinrich Schiff, Frans Helmerson, Arto Noras, Ralph Kirshbaum等頗具傳奇色彩的古典藝術(shù)家。在倫敦學(xué)習(xí)期間，他與斯洛文尼亞小提琴家Lana Trotovsek、日本鋼琴家Yoko Misumi組成格林尼治三重奏（The Greenwich Trio），后被聞名世界的“美藝三重奏”創(chuàng)始團員之一的大提琴家格林豪斯譽為“新美藝三重奏”。此后，三人組在英國、比利時、意大利等一系列室內(nèi)樂比賽中均獲得了一等獎，并逐漸在歐洲一些最負盛名的國際音樂節(jié)上演出。2012年5月豪瑟獲得四項博靈獎（被譽為克羅地亞的格萊美獎），其中有兩項是與蘇里科組成的2CELLOS獲得，另兩項則頒給了他與Damir Urban合作創(chuàng)作的專輯《Urban & Hauser》。

職業(yè)生涯：Cellist Stjepan Hauser has performed in more than 40 countries across all the continents including successful debuts in Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Southbank Centre and many more.

He is laureate of UK's international competitions and awards such as: PLG Young Artists Auditions 2009, J & A Beare Solo Bach Competition 2009, NYOS Staffa Award 2009, Philharmonia Orchestra – Martin Musical Scholarship Fund 2009 & 2008, Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra Young Soloist Competition 2009 & 2007, Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artists Competition 2008 & 2006, Computers in Personnel International Concerto Competition 2008, Frankopan Fund Award 2006, and MBF Music Education Award 2006 & 2005. He is also a prize winner of international cello competitions and awards such as Adam International Cello Festival and Competition in New Zealand 2009, and VTB Capital Prize for Young Cellists 2009. All together Stjepan collected a total of 21 first prizes among national and international competitions and as a consequence he was invited to perform twice on Gala concerts for H R H Prince Charles in Buckingham Palace and St. James's Palace.

This young cellist has worked with the most revered cellists such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Bernard Greenhouse, Heinrich Schiff, Frans Helmerson, Arto Noras, Ralph Kirshbaum, Valter Despalj, Philippe Muller, Thomas Demenga, Young-Chang Cho, Reinhard Latzko, Karine Georgian, Roel Dieltiens and Alexander Ivashkin to mention a few. He completed his undergraduate studies with Natalia Pavlutskaya at Trinity College of Music, now Trinity Laban, London and postgraduate studies with Ralph Kirshbaum as a Dorothy Stone Scholar at RNCM in Manchester and with Bernard Greenhouse in USA.

In October 2006 he was the only[citation needed] cellist chosen to perform in the gala concert at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence for the late Mstislav Rostropovich. Following the success of this appearance Stjepan has been invited to perform at the most prestigious festivals in Europe. At the International Holland Music Sessions 2009, he was chosen to participate in the "New Masters on Tour" concert series, presenting young artists in prestigious concert venues all over Europe.

Together with the Slovenian violinist Lana Trotovsek and Japanese pianist Yoko Misumi, Stjepan was a member of the renowned Greenwich Trio described by legendary cellist Bernard Greenhouse as the "New Beaux Arts Trio."

The Trio won a series of first prizes in the international chamber music competitions in the UK, Belgium and Italy. The Greenwich Trio had masterclasses with Amadeus Quartet, Alban Berg Quartet, Guarneri Quartet, Beaux Arts Trio, Trio Fontenay, Menahem Pressler, Bernard Greenhouse, Ivry Gitlis, Stephen Kovacevich, Ralf Gothoni, Niklas Schmidt, Arnold Steinhardt, Valentin Erben and Eberhard Feltz. ... They performed in some of the most prestigious European international music festivals. In March 2008 they performed Beethoven's Triple Concerto with conductor Barry Wordsworth and in September the same year they played in the sold out opening festival at King's Place, London.

Subsequently, Hauser went on to do solo work, to include his recording of British composer Christopher Ball's First Concerto for Cello, written by the composer specifically for him. The album, Christopher Ball: Music for Cello, was recorded at the first live performance of the concerto in 2010, and features former Greenwich Trio member, Yoko Misumi, on piano.

In January 2011, Hauser, along with friend and fellow cellist Luka ?uli?, performed a cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" which was played solely on cello. In just a few days, the music video for this cover became a YouTube sensation.[2][3][4]

Under the name 2Cellos, Hauser and ?uli? recorded an album with Sony Music Entertainment, which was released in July 2011.[5]

In early 2011, he recorded an album with fellow Croatian Damir Urban. The album, the self-titled Urban and Hauser, was released in the summer of 2011.

Also in the spring of 2011, he recorded an album with Croatian pop star Oliver Dragojevi?. The album, No? nek' tiho svira, was released in October 2011.

That fall, along with fellow 2CELLOS member Luka ?uli?, he began touring as a member of the Elton John band. Since then, he has performed with the band hundreds of times, on tour all around the world, and in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the Million Dollar Piano concert performance at the Coliseum at Caesar's Palace.

In November 2011, he released another classical album: Brahms, Beethoven & Bruch for Clarinet, Cello & Piano, again with Ms. Misumi, and clarinetist Leslie Craven.

In January 2012, they appeared as the special musical guests on Fox’s hit TV series Glee where they performed “Smooth Criminal” in the Michael Jackson tribute episode. This was the first time that an instrumental duo had performed on the show in this coveted guest spot.[6] The 2Cellos’ arrangement of the song, which featured actors Grant Gustin and Naya Rivera, sold incredibly well debuting at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Digital Songs Chart and landing their debut album in the Top 100.[7]

In May 2012, he won four Porin awards, two with Luka ?uli? (2Cellos), and the other two for his collaboration with Damir Urban on their album Urban & Hauser.[8]

He subsequently won an additional Porin award, for Best Video Release, along with Luka ?uli? (2CELLOS) and Dusan Kranj? (drummer) for their Arena Zagreb DVD.

In late 2012 and early 2013, a second 2CELLOS album, In2ition, was released.

Since the release of the second album, he spends most of his time touring, either as a member of 2CELLOS, or with Elton John. A third album was released in early 2015 called Celloverse, just prior to a 38-city US tour.