Stephan Meier Artistic Director Artistic director of BCMG since 2016, percussionist, conductor, composer, and artistic director of Das Neue Ensemble Hannover, Stephan Meier studied percussion and piano in Hannover and The Hague, attended courses with Pierre Boulez, Mauricio Kagel, and Luigi Nono, and in conducting with Diego Masson and Peter Eötvös under scholarships from the Centre Acanthes and Foyle Foundation / Cath Collins, Dartington. As a soloist and with his ensembles Stephan Meier has performed on WDR, NDR, , ORF, at ZKM Karlsruhe and Het Slagwerkfestival, and with the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Kölner Philharmonie, viva München, Philharmonie Ljubljana and Nischni- Novgorod. As an expert in the popularisation and promotion of New Music, Meier has been invited to speak at conferences of the Deutscher Musikrat and by the President of Germany. Manage Cookie Preferences