The 6th seasonal programme of ensemble for new music ö! (Switzerland), which will conclude the 22/23 season, once again has a title taken from Paul Celan’s poetic work: “Wild roses, sweet wine” reflects on the past and at the same time cheers you up the upcoming summer. PROGRAM: Gerard Grisey (1946-1998) – Talea (1986) for flute, […]
The internationally active composer Dmitri Kourliandski and the writer Nastya Rodionova are working on a work on behalf of the HKB and together with students: In the spring semester, the texts for the work are created in workshops with the HKB Literature Institute, while the musical parts are composed by music students as part of […]
A festival is by definition a time of celebration, and there are many things we want to celebrate in the program of the Opening Concert of the 8th Edition of the impuls Festival: on the occasion of his 80th birthday, we pay homage to Brian Ferneyhough, and welcome Francesco Filidei and Francesca Verunelli, who are […]
The 8th impuls Festival for Contemporary Music will close with zone expérimentale basel and Ex-Sentia Ensemble, two Swiss ensembles, that originate from the Master’s program for Contemporary Music at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel/Switzerland and now gain additional expertise from working with composers on site at the impuls Academy.
As an extension of the projects carried out with the conservatory’s chamber music class (Jean-Renaud Lhotte), Ensemble Cairn has invited exiled Russian composer Dmitri Kourliandski to compose several pieces and take part in several ongoing projects (Julien Malaussena’s residency, Festival Ensembles 2024 in Bagnolet).
‘Resonant Mass’ by Dmitri Kourliandski on the program of the Musicae civitas concert series by percussion ensemble of the conservatory next to the pieces by Nyman, Ligeti and Liebermann.
Pedro Carneiro conducts the Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble at a concert at the World New Music Days 2025 in Portugal, with works by the Portuguese composers Patrícia Sucena de Almeida and Rui Penha.
The upcoming 58th Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, scheduled from April 24 to 26, 2026, will feature the world premiere of Dmitri Kourliandski’s “Partially Restored Landscapes” for string quartet.
Luc Brewaeys was born in 1959 in Mortsel (Belgium). He studied composition with André LAPORTE in Brussels, with Franco DONATONI in Siena (Italy) and with Brian FERNEYHOUGH in Darmstadt (Germany). From 1980 to 84 he had regular contacts with Iannis XENAKIS in Paris. He is also conductor, pianist and works since 1985 as recording producer at the VRT (Flemish Radio & Television).
Jakub Polaczyk (born in 1983 in Poland) is a Polish-American composer, pianist, and pedagogue interested in surreal and synthetic art. He graduated from the Penderecki Music Academy, Jagiellonian University and Carnegie Mellon University. He studied with: Krzysztof Penderecki, Marcel Chyrzyński, Marek Chołoniewski, Reza Vali, Jan van Landeghem.
Leonard Guillaume Samama komt op 25 maart ter wereld in een muzikale joodse familie in Apeldoorn. Zijn moeder, Ans Samama-Polak, is een amateurcelliste en als oefentherapeut Mensendieck auteur van het boek 'Musiceren zonder pijn'. Zijn vader Sylvio is oprichter van de platenmaatschappij Iramac en een vooraanstaand impresario. De jonge Leo leert dwarsfluit spelen en begint in zijn tienerjaren al te componeren. Tijdens zijn studie Muziekwetenschap aan de Universiteit Utrecht (1970-1977) studeert hij enige jaren compositie bij Rudolf Escher. In 1975 schrijft hij met 'Tombeau concertant pour Frank Martin' voor twee violen en strijkorkest, zijn officiële opus 1. Met steun van een Rotarybeurs voltooit hij zijn studie aan de Universiteit van California in Los Angeles. Al tijdens deze studie geeft hij lezingen over de Nederlandse muziek van de twintigste eeuw.
Ville Raasakka’s works are performed by the Klangforum Wien (Vienna), the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, der/gelbe/klang (Munich), Mise-en Ensemble (New York), Dal Niente (Chicago), Ensemble Lemniscate (Basel) and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra at the most esteemed festivals such as Eclat (Stuttgart), June in Buffalo (Buffalo), Tage der Neuen Musik Bamberg (Bamberg), Festival Archipel (Geneva) and […]
