Sergej Pavlovich Newski (, born 10 October 1972) is a Russian composer.

Life

Born in Moscow, Nevsky studied

music theory Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...

at the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory () is a higher musical educational institution located in Moscow, Russia. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in musical performance and musical research. Th ...

. He then continued his studies at the

Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber The Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber (or Dresden University of Music Carl Maria von Weber; also/formerly known as Dresden Conservatory or Dresden Royal Conservatory) is a university school of music, university of music in Dresden, ...

Dresden with

Jörg Herchet Jörg Herchet (born 20 September 1943) is a German composer. Life Born in Dresden, Herchet grew up as the son of a driver and a worker in modest circumstances. As a pupil he received Recorder (musical instrument), recorder and cello lessons, la ...

and at the

Berlin University of the Arts The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the second largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research uni ...

with

Friedrich Goldmann Friedrich Goldmann (27 April 1941 – 24 July 2009) was a German composer and conductor. Life Born on 27 April 1941 in Siegmar-Schönau (today a part of Chemnitz), Goldmann's music education began in 1951 when he joined the Dresdner Kreuzchor. ...

. There, he additionally studied music theory and

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with

Hartmut Fladt Hartmut Fladt (born 7 November 1945) is a German composer and musicologist. Life Born in Detmold, Fladt studied Music composition, composition with Rudolf Kelterborn in his hometown and musicology with Carl Dahlhaus in Berlin. Since 1981 he ...

from 2000 to 2005. Nevsky's music will be performed at the

Donaueschinger Musiktage The Donaueschingen Festival, or more precisely ''Donaueschingen Music Days'' (), is a three-day October event presenting new music in the town of the same name, where the Danube River starts, at the edge of the Black Forest in southern Germany. F ...

s, the

Wien Modern Wien Modern is a modern music festival in Vienna, Austria that was founded by Claudio Abbado in 1988. It was created with the intent of revitalizing the traditional music scene of Vienna. Friedrich Cerha, Johannes Maria Staud, Mark Andre, Wolfg ...

, Eclat festivals, among others,

MaerzMusik MaerzMusik is a festival of the Berliner Festspiele and has been held annually since March 2002 at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and other venues. It is the successor festival to the Musik-Biennale Berlin and is considered one of the most impo ...

, , and

Warsaw Autumn Warsaw Autumn () is the largest international Polish festival of contemporary music. It was established in 1956 by two composers, Tadeusz Baird and Kazimierz Serocki, and officially established by the Head Board of the Polish Composers' Union ...

. He has received commissions from the

Konzerthaus Berlin The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall in Berlin, the home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of the city, it was originally built as a theater. It initially operated from 1 ...

, the

Staatsoper Unter den Linden The Staatsoper Unter den Linden ( State Opera under the Lime Trees), also known as the Berlin State Opera (), is a listed building on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic center of Berlin, Germany. The opera house was built by order of Pr ...

, the

Staatstheater Stuttgart The Staatstheater Stuttgart (Stuttgart State Theatre) is a theatre with three locations, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Oper Stuttgart (Opera Stuttgart), Stuttgart Ballet, Stuttgarter Ballett (Stuttgart Ballet), and Schauspiel Stuttgart (Stuttgart Drama ...

, the Opergruppa (for the

Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈat(ə)r, t=Grand Theater) is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. Before the October Revolutio ...

), the

Klangforum Wien The Klangforum Wien is an Austrian chamber orchestra, based in Vienna at the Konzerthaus, which specialises in contemporary classical music. Founded by composer and conductor Beat Furrer in 1985, it is run on collective principles, having no o ...

Deutschlandradio Deutschlandradio (DLR; ) is a national German public radio broadcaster. History ''Deutschlandfunk'' was originally a West German news radio targeting listeners within West Germany as well as in neighbouring countries, ''Deutschlandfunk Kultur'' ...

and the

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. His opera ''Franziskus'' premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow in September 2012. In February 2020, his music theatre ''Secondhand-Zeit''

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d at the Staatsoper Stuttgart.

Awards and scholarships

Berliner Kunstpreis The ''Berliner Kunstpreis'' (Berlin Art Prize), officially Großer Berliner Kunstpreis, is a prize for the arts by the City of Berlin. It was first awarded in 1948 in several fields of art. Since 1971, it has been awarded by the Academy of Art ...

(2014). * Golden Mask (2014). * Stipendium Villa Aurora in Los Angeles (2014). * 1st prize in the composition competition of the state capital Stuttgart (2006). * Deutsche Akademie Casa Baldi (2005). *

Cité internationale des arts The Cité internationale des arts is an artist-in-residence building complex which accommodates artists of all specialities and nationalities in Paris. It comprises two sites, one located in the Marais and the other in Montmartre. Approximately ...

Paris (2001/02).

Compositions

Stage work

* 2021 music performance »Die Einfachen« (stage director and video artist Ilya Shagalov), Stuttgart, Venice, Berlin * ''Secondhand-Zeit'' (2018/19) based on texts from the

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novel by

Svetlana Alexievich Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich (born 31 May 1948) is a Belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to s ...

* ''Francis'' (2008-2012) chamber opera in four scenes based on the play "Saint Francis" by Claudius Luenstedt. * ''Autland'' (2008/09) for six soloists and mixed chamber choir

Orchestral work

* ''18 Episodes for Orchestra'' (2018/19) * ''Heath'' (2018) for viola and string orchestra * ''Cloud Ground'' (2015) for violin and Orchestra

Work for ensemble

* ''Letter to H. Marx'' (2018) for baritone and 14 instruments * ''Galileo: Messenger'' (2017) for violin and 14 instruments * ''Rules of Love'' (2012/13) for soprano, low alto and five instrumentalists * ''Opening Gesture'' (2011) for solo violin, five percussionists and chamber orchestra * ''Working Surface'' (2011) for solo percussion, solo piano, solo tuba and three instrumentalists * ''Alles'' (2008) for speaker and eight instrumentalists * ''Fluss'' (2003/05) for voice and ensemble

Vocal work

* ''Island'' (2011). Three pieces for mixed choir, accordion and percussion to ''

Die Nibelungen ''Die Nibelungen'' ("The Nibelungs") is a two-part German series of Silent film, silent fantasy films created by Austrian director Fritz Lang in 1924, consisting of ''Die Nibelungen: Siegfried'' and ''Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge''. Th ...

'' by

Friedrich Hebbel Christian Friedrich Hebbel (18 March 1813 – 13 December 1863) was a German poet and dramatist. Biography Hebbel was born at Wesselburen in Dithmarschen, Holstein, the son of a bricklayer. He was educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneum ...

. * ''Dolze mio drudo'' (2010). Scenic cantata for five voices, three brass groups and noise instruments. Alternative scoring: madrigal for five voices and four trombones ad libitum. Text:

Friedrich II Frederick II, Frederik II or Friedrich II may refer to: * Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250), King of Sicily from 1198; Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 * Frederick II of Denmark (1534–1588), king of Denmark and Norway 1559–1588 * Frede ...

* ''What flee hare and hedgehog.... ''. (2004) for six voices. Text Einar Schleef * ''Generator'' (2001/02) for four vocal soloists. * ''Vray dieu d'amours'' (2007). for bass and alto voice. Text

Matthaeus Pipelare Matthaeus Pipelare ( – ) was a Dutch School (music), Netherlandish composer, choir director, and possibly wind instrument player of the Renaissance music, Renaissance. He was from Leuven, Louvain, and spent part of his early life in Antwerp. U ...

Chamber music

* ''Wut'' (2013) for flute, cello, percussion and piano * Tcas' (2011/12) for violin and five strings * ''channel surfing'' (2010) for alto saxophone, accordion and double bass * String quartet no. 3 (2009) * ''blind alphabet'' (2007) for various instrumentations

References

External links

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Biografie und Werkverzeichnis beim Ricordi Verlag

* ttp://www.deutschlandradiokultur.de/russland-eine-ideologie-aber-keine-kuenstler-dafuer.954.de.html?dram:article_id=283550 Interview auf Deutschlandradio Kultur
Interview in der nmz

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newski, Sergej Pavlovich Russian male classical composers 21st-century Russian classical composers Russian opera composers 1972 births Living people Composers from Moscow Pupils of Friedrich Goldmann 21st-century Russian male musicians Moscow Conservatory alumni Berlin University of the Arts alumni