Tobias Kassung (born 1977) is a German classical

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and composer. He studied with Prof.

Hubert Käppel Hubert Käppel (born 3 July 1951) is a German classical guitarist. He teaches classical guitar at the Hochschule für Musik Köln in Germany. Guitars International states that "Hubert Kappel is among the most influential teachers and guitarists o ...

at the

Hochschule für Musik Köln ' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right t ...

and continued his studies with Simon Dinnigan at the UCE Birmingham Conservatoire of Music and with Antigoni Goni at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles. He is founder and Artistic Director of the Cologne Classical Ensemble (Kölner Klassik Ensemble). Between 2005 and 2008 he was appointed lecturer at the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne () is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 45,187 students. The Universit ...

. In 2009 he founded, with

KSG Exaudio, a new label especially for

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music. He is performing as soloist, with the Cologne Classical Ensemble, the Astor Trio and in different duo combinations. He has released recordings with

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and KSG Exaudio and has been broadcast on several TV and radio stations, e. g. ARD, WDR, HR, Bayrische Rundfunk and SWR. His arrangements and compositions have been published by Tonos (Darmstadt) and KSG Edition (Köln).

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Tobias Kassun

official website German classical guitarists German male guitarists German composers Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln alumni Living people 1977 births Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century German guitarists 21st-century German male musicians Alumni of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire {{Germany-guitarist-stub