There are several artists with this name: 1. a German pianist, 2. a German Schlager singer.
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1) While studying with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling in Hanover, Becker drew formative inspiration from a collaboration with Alfred Brendel. National and international awards soon followed, including a first prize at Hamburg’s International Brahms Competition in 1987. He is a frequent guest artist at Germany’s leading music festivals and performs with orchestras of the stature of the Berlin Philharmonic, Germany’s radio symphony orchestras and the BBC Welsh Orchestra. His partners at the conductor’s desk have included Michael Sanderling, Antonello Manacorda, Marcus Bosch, Steven Sloane and Claudio Abbado. Among the major artists with whom he cultivates chamber music are Albrecht Mayer, Igor Levit and Alban Gerhardt. Today he is a professor of piano and ensemble playing at Hanover University of Music, Theatre and Media.
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2) See the German version of this wiki for more information on the German Schlager singer. You can switch the language at the bottom of this page or access it with this link: https://www.last.fm/de/music/Markus+Becker/+wiki Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.