Tuesday, May 1, 2007
about...
David Kosviner was born on 2 December 1957 in Johannesburg (South Africa.) After his schooling, he first studied at the University of Cape Town with Peter Klatzow, James May and Stuart Reiner. After attending composition seminars with Morton Feldman in 1983, he went to Germany to further his studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart with Helmut Lachenmann and at Keele University with George Nicholson, where he received his PhD in 1999.
In addition to composing, David has also been active as a conductor, performer and teacher – he was a co-founder of Obelisk (Group for New Music) in Pretoria, played in the CAPAB Orchestra and with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra and the Staatsorchester Stuttgart, taught composition, orchestration and arrangement at the University of Cape Town, tutored in the electronic music studio of the Stuttgart Musikhochscule and lectured in composition at the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen. He also taught percussion, composition and history of music at the Freie Musikschule Stuttgart.
His compositions have been awarded prizes in South Africa, Great Britain, Japan and Germany and have been performed and broadcast in these countries as well as in the USA and Australia.
A PARTIAL WORKLIST
SOLO WORKS
Tonal Implications for pianoforte
Worksong for pianoforte
...en verdwyn met die sypaadjie for violin
Patchwork – a passacaglia for organ
baYóm haHúh for organ
Richiesta III for treble recorder
Richiesta IV for bass flugelhorn with quartertone valve
CHAMBER WORKS
...furG... for flute and pianoforte
Ciascun apra ben gli orecchi for string quartet
Tocamiento for harpsichord, oboe, bassoon, violin, viola and violoncello
Hamba Kahle for trombone, viola and violoncello
For Nancy Ruffer for flute, violoncello and pianoforte
Deciso for piano quartet
Trio 1992 for a flautist, a clarinettist and a pianist
Mayibuye for string quartet
Ngoku sifikile for marimba and organ
Brass Quintet for two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba
Sextet for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, violoncello and double bass
VOCAL/CHORAL WORKS
zal for sixteen voices in four groups
La Balada del Agua del Mar for chamber choir (sixteen voices)
Dein Leib im Rauch durch die Luft for eight female voices
Liederzyklus für Barbara for mezzo-soprano, tenor and pianoforte
ENSEMBLE WORKS
Sea and Sand for violin, pianoforte and string ensemble
Worksong II – a concerto for pianoforte and ensemble
ORCHESTRAL WORKS
Botosani for large orchestra
Ló-Yisá for orchestra
ha'azinah for flute d'amore and orchestra
e-mail : composer@inbox.com
In addition to composing, David has also been active as a conductor, performer and teacher – he was a co-founder of Obelisk (Group for New Music) in Pretoria, played in the CAPAB Orchestra and with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra and the Staatsorchester Stuttgart, taught composition, orchestration and arrangement at the University of Cape Town, tutored in the electronic music studio of the Stuttgart Musikhochscule and lectured in composition at the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen. He also taught percussion, composition and history of music at the Freie Musikschule Stuttgart.
His compositions have been awarded prizes in South Africa, Great Britain, Japan and Germany and have been performed and broadcast in these countries as well as in the USA and Australia.
A PARTIAL WORKLIST
SOLO WORKS
Tonal Implications for pianoforte
Worksong for pianoforte
...en verdwyn met die sypaadjie for violin
Patchwork – a passacaglia for organ
baYóm haHúh for organ
Richiesta III for treble recorder
Richiesta IV for bass flugelhorn with quartertone valve
CHAMBER WORKS
...furG... for flute and pianoforte
Ciascun apra ben gli orecchi for string quartet
Tocamiento for harpsichord, oboe, bassoon, violin, viola and violoncello
Hamba Kahle for trombone, viola and violoncello
For Nancy Ruffer for flute, violoncello and pianoforte
Deciso for piano quartet
Trio 1992 for a flautist, a clarinettist and a pianist
Mayibuye for string quartet
Ngoku sifikile for marimba and organ
Brass Quintet for two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba
Sextet for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, violoncello and double bass
VOCAL/CHORAL WORKS
zal for sixteen voices in four groups
La Balada del Agua del Mar for chamber choir (sixteen voices)
Dein Leib im Rauch durch die Luft for eight female voices
Liederzyklus für Barbara for mezzo-soprano, tenor and pianoforte
ENSEMBLE WORKS
Sea and Sand for violin, pianoforte and string ensemble
Worksong II – a concerto for pianoforte and ensemble
ORCHESTRAL WORKS
Botosani for large orchestra
Ló-Yisá for orchestra
ha'azinah for flute d'amore and orchestra
e-mail : composer@inbox.com
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