Michael Rosenzweig (composer)
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| Michael Rosenzweig | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Cape Town, South Africa  |
| Genre(s) | Modern Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Conductor. Guitarist |
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[edit] Education
Michael Rosenzweig studied composition with Donald Martino at New England Conservatory of Music and on Columbia University’s doctoral programme with Chou Wen-chung, Jack Beeson, and Patricia Carpenter (Arnold Schoenberg’s assistant at UCLA for the last 12 years of his life). He also studied theory with Patricia Carpenter and George Perle.
He studied choral conducting with Fritz Weisse of the Berliner Konzert-chor, where he was the assistant, and the Musical Director of the Youth choir, whose Philharmonie debut he conducted.
He also studied orchestral conducting with Lawrence Leonard, and with Emanuel Hurwitz, whom he saw regularly for analysis and coaching for several years until his death in November 2006.
[edit] Conducting
While assistant at the Berliner Konzertchor, he conducted the Blacher Ensemble, the new music ensemble from the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste in their international venue debut, as well as other orchestras and ensembles in major venues and festivals, performing both standard repertoire and contemporary music, including several premieres.
In the UK he has conducted the ECO, the City of London Sinfonia featuring Gervase de Peyer as soloist, several concerts with London Strings (mostly at St James’s Piccadilly) which included 8 concerto performances with Yonty Solomon, and Buckingham and District Music Society as well as performances of contemporary works by several composers.
In Central and Eastern Europe he has conducted the Moravian Philharmonic, the Slovak State Philharmonic, Sudety Philharmonic in Wałbrzych, Poland, the State Philharmonic of Iaşi, and Vidin State Philharmonic among others. He has also conducted the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra. Included have been performances, premieres and recordings of a wide range of contemporary music.
Recent concerts have included Tchaikovsky 5th Symphony; Brahms Symphonies 1 and 2; Dvořák Symphonies 8 and 9; Beethoven Symphonies, 2, 3, 4 and 7; Schubert Symphonies 5 and 8; Shostakovich Symphony 10; Mozart Symphonies 40 and 41; the European premiere of Gervase de Peyer’s new realization of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto; Liszt's First Piano Concerto; several Mozart and Bach piano concertos; Haydn's 'cello concertos. He has also worked with Neil Black as soloist. Choral conducting includes Haydn Nelson Mass and Dvořák's Mass in D.
Michael Rosenzweig’s first concert conducting the Vidin State Philharmonic Orchestra was in September 2003. The Vidin State Philharmonic Orchestra is one of 4 Bulgarian provincial professional orchestras. His relationship with them continues to grow. He has to date conducted 12 concerts of varied repertoire with them, and there are several more planned: he is now a regular guest conductor. His most recent concert was on 18 May 2007, and he was also invited to conduct their 2006 Christmas concert.
[edit] Composition
He has several important awards for composition, including the Berliner Künstlerprogramm[1] fellowship for music in 1990[2].
Other musicians to receive this include Igor Strawinsky, Roger Sessions, Krzystof Penderecki, Luigi Dallapiccola, György Ligeti, Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Luigi Nono, Arvo Pärt, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, LaMonte Young, Frederic Rzewski, Earle Brown, Morton Feldman, Steve Reich, Morton Subotnick, Gunther Schuller and Alberto Ginastera.
[edit] Works List - Partial
[edit] Commissioned Works
- Chamber Orchestra
- Sinfonietta 1
- Sinfonietta 2
- String Orchestra
- Elegy - for 13 solo strings
- Concerto for String Orchestra
- Fugue '97
- Chamber Ensemble
- String Octet
- Quartet
- Piano Quartet
- String Quartet 2
- Trio
- Trio for Oboe, Oboe d'Amore and Cor Anglais - GLA Young Composer Award
- Piano Trio - GLA Young Composer Award
- Duo
- Duo for Clarinet and Piano
- Song Cycle for High Voice and Piano
- Solo
- Solo for Flute
- Solo for Multipercussion
- Solo for Vibraphone
- Solo for Soprano Saxophone
[edit] Other Works
- Orchestra
- Symphony in One Movement - won the Vaughn Williams Trust Competition & Gaudeamus Award
- Choir
- Chorale - SATB
- Quartet
- String Quartet 1 - U Mass Bay Harbor Competition, GLA Young Composer Award
- Solo'
- Solo for Bass Clarinet
[edit] References
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