Jürgen Ganzer

Jürgen Ganzer, born in Potsdam in 1950, is a German composer and accordionist. He studied composition and accordion at the Hanns Eisler music academy in Berlin. His work encompasses chamber, orchestral, electronic and stage music, with particular attention to the expressive resources of the accordion. Silhouetten, written in 1988, explores sharply contrasted textures, gestures and instrumental colours.