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 ⓘ