Schwarz Stein Schwarz Stein Schwarz Stein is a Japanese visual kei electronic music duo formed by Hora (洞) and Kaya (迦夜) in 2001 (as "Rudolf Steiner"), who disbanded in 2004 and regrouped in 2014. During its first three years of activity, the group consisted of Kaya on vocals (ex-Isola) and Hora (ex-Velvet Eden) as keyboardist and programmer. The two originally worked together under the alias Rudolf Steiner until their signing to ex-Malice Mizer guitarist Mana's record label Midi:Nette. Upon their 're-formation', Mana discarded the name Rudolf Steiner and christened the duo "Schwarz Stein" (pseudo-German for "Black Stone"). Prior to their name change,
Sebastian F. Schwarz Sebastian F. Schwarz Sebastian F. Schwarz (born 1974 in Rostock, East Germany) is a German-born musician, teacher and administrator. He studied vocal performance and musicology in Berlin and Conservatory Benedetto Marcello in Venice，and theatre management in Venice. He worked as a language coach for German, English and Russian productions at Teatro La Fenice and as an artists’ manager in Milan and Venice. For several years, he taught history of music and at tertiary level. He was appointed General Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera in November 2015 and left the position in December 2017. Prior to this from 2008 to 2016