Ulrich Stranz
Biography
| 1946 | Born in Neumarkt St. Veit/Upper Bavaria on May 10th |
| 1965-1968 | Studied music theory and composition with Fritz Büchtger and violin with Erich Keller as part of the Munich Waltershausen Seminar |
| 1966 | Highschool graduation at the “Musisches Gymnasium”, Munich |
| 1968-1972 | Violin studies with Heinz Endres and composition studies with Günter Bialas at the State School for Music, Munich |
| 1970 | First prize in the composition competition for the 20th anniversary of the Südwest- deutsches Kammerorchester, Pforzheim (Southwest German Chamber Orchestra) |
| 1971 | Richard Strauss Prize from the city of Munich |
| 1972 | State Exam in composition at the State School for Music, Munich |
| 1972–1974 | Grant from the DAAD (“German Academic Foreign Service”) for work at the Institute for Sonology at the Utrecht University (studio for electronic music) |
| 1974 | Support prize for young composers of classical music from the city of Stuttgart Moving to Zurich |
| 1974– | Various teaching and orchestra commitments in Zurich and Munich |
| 1975 | Award from the city of Zurich |
| 1976 | Support prize from the city of Munich Kranichstein Music Prize in composition from the city of Darmstadt |
| 1980/81 | Grant to stay for six months in the Villa Massimo in Rome |
| 1983 | Award from the city of Zurich |
| 1989 | Work year for composers awarded by the city of Zurich |
| 1992 | Schneider Schott Prize, Mainz |
| 2000 | Gerda-und-Günter-Bialas Prize of the GEMA Foundation |
| 2004 | Died in Zürich on April 27th |