Juan María Solare

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Juan María Solare (born August 11, 1966) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a composer and pianist.

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[edit] Education

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he studied and received his diploma in piano (María Teresa Criscuolo), composition (Fermina Casanova, Juan Carlos Zorzi) and conducting (Mario Benzecry) at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música Carlos López Buchardo. He also studied privately with Francisco Kröpfl.

Between 1993 and 1996 he undertook postgraduate studies on Composition at the Musikhochschule in Cologne (Germany) under the guidance of Johannes Fritsch, Clarence Barlow and Mauricio Kagel, in the frame of a scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Between October 1997 and February 1999, postgraduate studies with Helmut Lachenmann in Stuttgart. Between 1999 and 2001 studied electronic music with Hans Ulrich Humpert in Cologne, with Diploma.

In April 2005 he obtained the title "Licenciado en Composición" (Master degree) from the Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte (IUNA) in Buenos Aires. Since 1993 he regularly meets and takes part in seminars given by Karlheinz Stockhausen. Currently he is doing a PhD in music education at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and the Konzertexamen (master) in electroacoustic composition at the Musikhochschule in Cologne.

[edit] Teaching positions

From 1986 until 1993 he taught Harmony, Morphology and Chamber Music at the Conservatory of Tandil (Argentina). Since January 2002 he gives piano tuition at the Musikschule Bremen (Germany). Since October 2002 conducts the Orquesta No Típica, a chamber music group devoted to tango at the University of Bremen. Since October 2004 he teaches piano at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen.

He gives courses and lectures on contemporary music: Institut für neue Musik und Musikerziehung, Darmstadt; Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD), the Ateneo de Madrid). Besides, private tuition (piano, composition) and public seminars on tango music. He gives courses and lectures on contemporary music.

[edit] Awards

His compositions obtained prizes and awards in Argentina ("Promociones Musicales", "National Endowment for the Arts", Federación Argentina de Música Electroacústica), United Kingdom (British & International Bass Forum), Austria (Yage und Aspekte Salzburg), Germany (Walter Witte Viola-Stiftung, Bremer Komponistenwettbewerb) and Spain (Radio Clásica-CDMC).

[edit] Scholarships

In 1993 and 1994 he had a scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Between July 1998 and June 1999 he held a scholarship of the Heinrich-Strobel Foundation (Baden-Baden). Since June 2001 until May 2002 he was composer in residence at the Künstlerhäuser Worpswede (House of Artists in Worpswede), Germany.

[edit] Jury member

In January 2002 jury (piano) in the competition Jugend Musiziert. In March 2004 jury in the National competition for young pianists "piccole mani" (Perugia, Italy) with a piece of him in each category as "obligatory piece". In September 2004 he was on the jury (composition) in the competition "Xicöatl" (Salzburg). In 2007, Jury of the clarinet competition Maratón Musical Clariperú (see [1]) with his piece Convalecencia as obligatory piece.

[edit] Oeuvre

He has composed more than 250 works, over half of them already performed. His pieces are broadcast regularly (Radio Nacional de España, Deutsche Welle, Radio Bremen, Radio Fabrik Salzburg, Radio Universitaria Sao Paulo, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Radio Berlin Brandenburg, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk).

In 2002 he received a commission from the CDMC (Centro para la Difusión de la Música Contemporánea, Madrid), in 2003 from the Kunststiftung NRW (Düsseldorf); in 2004 again from CDMC (Spain) and from the Landesmusikrat Bremen (Bremen Music Council). On 30th June 2004 his Concertango was premiered by the Orchestra of the Universität Bremen (cond.: Susanne Gläß). Four CDs from different performers include his pieces:

  • Natalia González, pianist: "Concierto Tango". 2005, Pretal PRCD 127 (includes Mozartango)
  • Duo Eduardo Kohan - Juan Solare (saxophone & piano), "Tango Nómade". 2006 (includes Tengo un tango, Sale con fritas, Tango en ciernes, Octango & Nómade) (see [2])
  • Trío Thelema. 2006 (Includes Hypnosis)
  • Silvia Dabul (piano) & Víctor Torres (bariton), new CD in 2007 (includes Vacío Blanco)
  • Mariana Levitin (Cello) & Guillermo Carro (piano), in the CD Los compositores académicos argentinos y el tango II (1879-2007) / Argentine classical composers and the tango II (1879-2007). 2007. Pretal PRCD... (includes Nómade 2nd movement from Sonatango in version for cello and piano).

He also composed the music for short films (as Mesa para dos, by Medardo Amor and Angel Almazán) and Internet animations (see [3]).

[edit] Pianist

As a pianist, his repertoire has four centers: classical music from the late Romanticism (such as Franz Liszt or Alexander Scriabin), contemporary classical (John Cage, Arnold Schoenberg), Argentine composers (including tango; Ástor Piazzolla), and his own compositions - both as soloist and in different chamber music groups.

Solare has performed in cities of Argentina, Germany and the rest of Europe:

His first recording as a Pianist was in July 2006 in Geneva: together with the Saxophonist Eduardo Kohan he recorded the CD Tango Nómade. (see [4])

[edit] Articles

Beside his compositional and pianistic activities he also writes for diverse publications (as La Sibila, Sevilla; Doce Notas and ABC, Madrid, Pauta (Mexico), Tempo, (UK) and for the radio Deutsche Welle, Südwestfunk (SWF). About 30 of his 200 published articles (mostly in Solare's mother tongue, Spanish) can be found online here: [5]

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