Johannes Maria Staud (born 17 August 1974) is an

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n composer.

Biography

Staud was born in

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and studied with, among others,

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 ...

and Michael Jarrell (at the

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). In 1999/2000 Staud was fellow of the Alban Berg Foundation. He gained a publishing contract with

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in 2000. He was co-founder of the composers group ''Gegenklang'' in Vienna. His ''Apeiron. Music for Large Orchestra'' was premiered by the

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under

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in 2005, and his ''Segue. Music for

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and Orchestra'' was performed by

Heinrich Schiff Heinrich Schiff (; 18 November 1951 – 23 December 2016) was an Austrian cellist and conductor. Early life Heinrich Schiff was born on 18 November 1951 in Gmunden, Austria. His parents, Helga (née Riemann) and Helmut Schiff, were composers. H ...

and the

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under the baton of

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at the opening concert of the 2006

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. In 2010/2011 he was ''Capell-Compositeur'' of the

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. Since autumn 2018, he has been professor of composition at the

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Awards

* 2001 Special music prize of the Austrian Republic * 2002 Composition award of the

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* 2004 Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize * 2009 Hindemith Prize * 2012

Works

Source:

Piano

* ''Hommage à Bartók I'' (1994) * ''Hommage à Bartók II'' (1994) * ''Bewegungen ''(1996) * ''Go Ahead'' (2004) * ''Peras'' (2005)

Solos

* ''Black Moon'' pour clarinette basse (1998) * ''Towards a Brighter Hue'' pour violon (2004) * ''Portugal'' pour percussions (2006) * ''Celluloid'' pour Basson seul ( 2011)

Chamber music

* ''Dichotomie'' for string quartet (1997/98) * ''Esquisse retouchée (Incipit 2)'' for trombone (with Bass-Drum) (2002) * ''Configurations / Reflet'' for 8 players (2002) * ''Sydenham Music'' pour flute, viola and harp (2007) * ''Für Bálint András Varga'' 10 miniatures for violin, cello and piano (2007) * ''Lagrein'' for violin, clarinet, cello and piano (2008)

Orchestra

* ''...gleichsam als ob...'' for orchestra (1999/2000) * ''A map is not the territory'' for large ensemble (2001) * ''Berenice. Suite 1'' for ensemble and tape (2004) * ''Berenice. Suite 2'' for ensemble (2004) * ''Apeiron'' for large orchestra (2005) * ''On Comparative Meteorology'' for orchestra (new version) (2010) * ''Contrebande (On Comparative Meteorology II)'' (2010) * ''Tondo'' Preludio for orchestra (2010) * ''Chant d'amour'' variation on miniature n. 9 from ''Für Bálint András Varga. 10 Miniaturen für Klaviertrio (2007–2009)'' for ensemble (2010)

Concertos

* ''Incipit'' for alto trombone and 5 instruments (2000) * ''Polygon'' for piano and orchestra (2002) * ''Incipit III (Esquisse retouchée II)'' for trombone, string orchestra, 2 horns and percussion (2005) * ''Violent Incidents (Hommage à Bruce Nauman)'' for saxophone, wind ensemble and percussion (2005/2006) * ''One Movement and Five Miniatures'' for harpsichord, live-electronics and ensemble (2006/2007, new version 2009) * ''Im Lichte'' for 2 pianos and orchestra (2007) * ''Segue'' for cello and orchestra (new version) (2008) * ''Über trügerische Stadtpläne und die Versuchungen der Winternächte (Dichotomie II)'' for string quartet and orchestra (2008/2009)

Vocal works

* ''Die Ebene'' (after texts by

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) for speaker, horn, 2 trombones, 2 percussionists, piano, 2 cellos and double bass (1997) * ''Vielleicht zunächst wirklich nur'' 6 miniatures for soprano and 6 instruments (1999) * ''der kleinste abstand zwischen zwei gegenständen (after visuals texts by Heinz Gappmayr)'' for 16 voices a cappella (1999) * ''Berenice. Lied vom Verschwinden'' (text by Durs Grünbein after

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) for soprano, small ensemble and tape (2003) * ''Arie am Rand alter Bücher'' for baryton, piano, bamboo chimes and tape (2005)

Operas

* ''Berenice'', text by

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, after

; world premiere at the

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2004; Heidelberg 2005 * ''Die Antilope'', 2014, Luzerne * ''Die Weiden'', libretto by Durs Grünbein, 2018,

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Conductor:

Ingo Metzmacher Ingo Metzmacher (born 10 November 1957) is a German conductor and artistic director of the festival KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen in Hanover. Life Metzmacher was born in Hanover, the son of the cellist Rudolf Metzmacher and the research biol ...

, Director: Andrea Moses

Discography

* ''Johannes Maria STAUD'', including ''A map is not the territory''; ''Bewegungen''; ''Polygon. Musik für Klavier und Orchester''; ''Black Moon''; ''Berenice. Lied vom Verschwinden'', Marino Formenti (piano), Petra Hoffmann (soprano), Ernesto Molinari (bass clarinet), Thomas Larcher (piano), Klangforum Wien (Sylvain Cambreling), Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bertrand de Billy), CD KAIROS, 2003, n° 0012392KAI. * ''Johannes Maria STAUD, Apeiron '', including ''Apeiron''; ''Incipit III''; ''Towards a Brighter Hue''; ''Violent Incidents''; ''Peras''. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sir Simon Rattle), WDR Symphony Orchestra (Lothar Zagrosek), Windkraft Tirol (Kasper de Roo),

Marcus Weiss Marcus Weiss (born 1961 in Basel, Switzerland) is a saxophonist and teacher. His repertoire includes all epochs, from the beginnings in impressionistic France to the present. As a soloist, Weiss worked with many European orchestras and ensembles of ...

(saxophon), Uwe Dierksen (trombone), Marino Formenti (piano), Ernst Kovacic (violin), CD KAIROS, 2007, n° 0012672KAI.

Sources

Johannes Maria Staud
biography and works on the UE website (publisher) *Article on Staud i

29 February 2008

Notes

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