斯特凡．席利 Stefan Schilli

斯特凡·席利先後就讀於德國特羅辛根音樂學院（Music Academy Trossingen）及卡爾斯魯厄音樂學院（Music Academy Karlsruhe）。1991年，年僅二十歲即獲任命為巴伐利亞廣播交響樂團雙簧管首席，展開其卓越的演奏生涯。

1993年，席利榮獲德國音樂大賽首獎；1996年更接連摘下布拉格之春國際音樂大賽及ARD慕尼黑國際音樂大賽雙簧管首獎。同年，他亦獲頒布希兄弟獎（Busch Brothers Prize），此獎項自1970年設立以來，專門表彰具傑出天賦的青年音樂家。

席利於柏林愛樂廳首次登臺，即與柏林德意志交響樂團合作演出理查．史特勞斯《雙簧管協奏曲》。身為獨奏家，他曾與Lorin Maazel、Mariss Jansons、Sir Colin Davis、Franz Welser-Möst、Christopher Hogwood、Reinhard Goebel、Dennis Russell Davies等世界知名指揮合作演出，並經常巡演於東南亞、美國及歐洲各地。

除演奏活動外，斯特凡·席利自2004年起擔任薩爾茲堡莫札特大學（Mozarteum University Salzburg）教授，致力於雙簧管演奏與教學。其豐富的藝術成就亦透過眾多CD及電視錄影作品廣為流傳，其中包括與巴伐利亞廣播交響樂團及指揮Mariss Jansons合作錄製的理查．史特勞斯、馬丁努及Zimmermann雙簧管協奏曲，由Oehms Classics發行。

多年來，席利亦投入歷史雙簧管（Historic Oboe）演奏研究，並為巴洛克樂團L'Accademia Giocosa創團成員。該團錄製之泰雷曼（G. Ph. Telemann）罕見器樂作品專輯榮獲法國權威古典音樂雜誌《Diapason》頒發金音叉獎（Diapason d'Or），同樣由Oehms Classics出版。

Stefan Schilli studied at the Music Academies in Trossingen and Karlsruhe before he was appointed solo oboist with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 1991 at the age of 20.

In 1996 he won the international Prague Spring Competition and the ARD Music Competition, after having already won the German Music Competition in 1993. He also won the Busch Brothers Prize in 1996, which has been awarded to musicians of outstanding talent since 1970.

Schilli celebrated his debut in the Berlin Philharmonie with the oboe concerto of Richard Strauss, accompanied by the Deuschtes Symphonieorchester Berlin. As a soloist, he has performed with such renowned conductors as Lorin Maazel, Mariss Jansons, Sir Colin Davis, Franz Welser-Möst, Christopher Hogwood, Reinhard Goebel, Dennis Russell-Davies and many others. He has regularly undertaken tours to Southeast Asia, the USA and throughout Europe.

In addition Stefan Schilli has been a professor at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg since 2004. Numerous CD and television recordings document his wide-ranging activities, amongst these are  the Oboe Concertos of Strauss, Martinu and B.A. Zimmermann with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Mariss Jansons, released by OehmsClassics.

For may years, Stefan Schilli has also dedicated himself to performing on historic oboes, and is founding member of the baroque ensemble L'Accademia Giocosa which was awarded a „Diapason d'or“ for its recording of unknown instrumental works of G.Ph. Telemann, also recorded by OehsmClassics.