Born in
Wetzlar, Stollberg studied
musicology as well as
theatre,
film and
media studies at the
Goethe University Frankfurt. From 2001 to 2012 he worked first as an assistant, then as senior assistant and finally as a
lecturer at the Institute for Musicology of the
University of Bern. From 2012, he was professor at the
University of Basel. In 2014, Stollberg was appointed to the Institute of Musicology at the
Humboldt University of Berlin and since April 2015 he has been Professor of
Historical Musicology at the Institute of Musicology and Media Studies at the
Humboldt University of Berlin. Stollberg's research focus is primarily in the field of
music aesthetics and
musical analysis, but is also a specialist in music theatre and instrumental music from the 18th to the 21st century. Stollberg is also the editor of
anthologies and conference proceedings. He is also co-editor and editor of the journal
Wagnerspectrum. Stollberg is married to the musicologist
Ivana Rentsch. == Publications ==