André Richard (born 18 April 1944) is a Swiss composer and conductor.

Life

Born in Bern, Richard studied singing, music theory and

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first at the

Conservatoire de musique de Genève A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger in ...

and later at the

Hochschule für Musik Freiburg ' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to ...

with

Klaus Huber Klaus Huber (30 November 1924 – 2 October 2017) was a Swiss composer and academic based in Basel and Freiburg. Among his students were Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Jarrell, Younghi Pagh-Paan, Toshio Hosokawa, Wolfgang Rihm, and Kaija Saar ...

and

Brian Ferneyhough Brian John Peter Ferneyhough (; born 16 January 1943) is an English composer. Ferneyhough is typically considered the central figure of the New Complexity movement. Ferneyhough has taught composition at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and ...

. This was followed by studies in live

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with Hans Peter Haller at the Freiburg and at

IRCAM IRCAM (French: ''Ircam, '', English: Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music) is a French institute dedicated to the research of music and sound, especially in the fields of avant garde and electro-acoustical art music. It is ...

in Paris. In the 1980s, he worked closely with

Luigi Nono Luigi Nono (; 29 January 1924 – 8 May 1990) was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music. Biography Early years Nono, born in Venice, was a member of a wealthy artistic family; his grandfather was a notable painter. Nono b ...

on performances of ''

Prometeo ''Prometeo'' (''Prometheus'') is an "opera" by Luigi Nono, written between 1981 and 1984 and revised in 1985. Here the word "opera" carries the generic Italian meaning of "works", as in work of art, and not its usual meaning. Indeed, Nono scornf ...

'', ''Caminantes...'', ''Ayacucho'' and other works by the composer. In 1983, on the occasion of a performance of Luigi Nono's work ''The Breathing Clarity'', he founded, together with

Arturo Tamayo Arturo Tamayo Ballesteros (born 3 August 1946) is a Spanish conductor and music teacher. Life Tamayo studied music at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid, while studying Law at the Complutense University of Madrid. He finally ...

, the Freiburg Soloists' Choir, of which he has been the director since 1984. He made his conducting debut at the

Warsaw Autumn Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is official ...

in 1988 with the Polish premiere of Nono's ''Diario Polacco no 2, Quando stanno morendo''. From December 1989 to December 2005, he was director of the experimental studio of the Heinrich Strobel Foundation of the

Südwestrundfunk Südwestrundfunk (SWR; ''Southwest Broadcasting'') is a regional public broadcasting corporation serving the southwest of Germany , specifically the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The corporation has main offices ...

. With his studio, he has appeared internationally in numerous realisations of new works with integrated live-electronic means as interpreter and conductor.

Awards

* 1992

Reinhold-Schneider-Preis The Reinhold-Schneider-Preis (Reinhold Schneider Prize) is the cultural prize awarded by the German town of Freiburg im Breisgau. It has been awarded biennially since 1960, alternating between literature, music and art. In addition to the main prize ...

of the city of Freiburg * 1994

Prize of the Christoph and Stephan Kaske Foundation The Prize of the Christoph and Stephan Kaske Foundation () is an annual award for promotion of Neue Musik, new music. It was founded in 1988 by Karlheinz Kaske, Karlheinz and Christiane Kaske in memory of their sons Christoph and Stephan. has its ...

Works

* 1983 ''Von aussen her…'' for violin and piano * 1985/86 ''Echanges'' for Ensemble and

Live electronic music Live electronic music (also known as live electronics) is a form of music that can include traditional electronic sound-generating devices, modified electric musical instruments, hacked sound generating technologies, and computers. Initially the pr ...

* 1987 ''Musique de rue'' Scenic music for ensemble and tape * 1989–1991 ''Glidif. a sonar e cantar'' for bass clarinet, double bass clarinet, 2 double basses and live electronics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richard, Andre Swiss conductors (music) 20th-century classical composers 1944 births Living people People from Bern 20th-century Swiss composers