Stefan Hussong, born in Koellerbach an der Saar, Germany, is First Prize winner of the 1983 International Hugo Herrmann and the 1987 International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition for contemporary music. In 1999, he was awarded the Echo Classic Prize of the German Phonoacademy in the category Best Performer. That same year his solo release for Denon with works by John Cage won the Best Record Award of the year. Hussong has premiered more than 150 works dedicated to him and he has recorded more than 40 albums, some of which have won several prizes. On the present release, he joins forces with percussionist Rumi Ogawa and pianist Yumiko Meguri to present a programme of works by Magnus Lindberg, Elena Mendoza, Martin Smolka, Hope Lee, Heera Kim, and David Eagle.