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Alfred Momotenko Levitsky
Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky (born 1970), also known as Fred Momotenko, is a Dutch composer.
Alfred Momotenko Levitsky | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Fred Momotenko |
| Born | 1970 (age 52–53) Lviv |
| Genres | contemporary music |
| Occupation(s) | composer |
| Instrument(s) | percussion |
| Website | alfredmomotenko.com |
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Education edit
Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky studied percussion at the Moscow State Art and Cultural University, Russia. In 1990, he was invited to perform in the Netherlands, after which he enrolled in the Brabants Conservatory, majoring in percussion in improvised music. After graduating Momotenko continued with styding of musical theory and composition contemporary classical music and continued his study at Fontys Conservatory in Tilburg. In 2006, he graduated in composition with a Bachelor of Music. In 2009, he gained his Master of Music with distinction at Fontys Conservatorium. As a part of this program he followed sonology at the Institute of Sonology at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.[1][2]
Compositions edit
- Menuetto (2001) – for church organ[3][4]
- Drinklied (2002) – for voice & vibraphone. Drinklied is based on the original poem from the Dutch poet Gerrit Krol. Honored with the first prize of the VSB fund Composition Concours 2002[1][4]
- Eneato (2003) – for violin or viola solo [5][6][4]
- VariA (2003) – for Piano trio[7][4]
- Les ondes de l'escarpolette (2004) – for grand piano solo[8][4]
- Liquid pArts (2005) – for string quartet[9][4]
- Der letzte Traum (2006) – for wind quintet[10]
- Chimères I (2007) – for 3 church organs[11][12][13][14]
- Au clair de la lune (2008) – for 4-part vocal ensemble & surr. audio, performed during Gaudeamus Foundation music festival at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ.[15] It is the second Prize winner of "150-Years-of-Music-Technology Composition Competition Prize" [16] and the special Prize winner of Festival EmuFest in Rome.
- Cecilia (2012) – for mixed choir. "a hymn to the past as well as to the future of the monastic tradition". The world première was at Koningshoeven Abbey on Saint Cecilia's feast day, 22 November 2014.[17]
- Cloud Messenger (2012) – for recorder, cross-media & surround audio, based on poem Meghadūta Cloud Messenger by Kalidasa. The world première was performed by Jorge Isaac at November Music.[18][19]
- Les vingt doigts (2016) – piano four hands for Igor Roma and Nikola Meeuwsen, a companion piece for Les cinq doigts by Igor Stravinsky[20]
- Danco Konsonanco (2016) - for heterogeneous ensemble: recorder, pan flute, viola, accordion and percussion. Winner in 2018 of the Prix Annelie de Man Ensemble Black Pencil Prize.[21]
- Na Strastnoy - На Страстной (2017) – for mixed choir, a companion piece for All-Night Vigil by Sergej Rachmaninov, Op.37 based on the eponymous poem from the diptych Doktor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. The world première was performed by Het Groot Omroepkoor (Netherlands Radio Choir) at the Royal concertgebouw Amsterdam conducted by Sigvards Kļava.[22][23] Selected for performance at the ISCM World Music Days 2019 in Tallinn.[24][25]
- Earth's prayers (2020 - 2021) – for symphony orchestra. Companion piece for Das Lied von der Erde by Gustav Mahler, commissioned by NTR ZaterdagMatinee. The world premiere was performed by the Dutch Radio Filharmonisch Orkest at Concertgebouw Amsterdam, conducted by Vasily Petrenko[26][27][28][29]
- Madame en Noir (2021) – for symphony orchestra, an opening piece commissioned by Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. The world premiere was present during the opening of the 25th edition of the festival at De Doelen in Rotterdam, conducted by Valery Gergiev. [30][31][32][33][34]
References edit
- ^ a b "Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky". worldmusicdays2019.ee. 2019.
- ^ "Fred Momotenko". muziekencyclopedie.nl.
- ^ "Composer in residence at Orgelpark Amsterdam 2008, Program notes by Art historian and musicologist Drs. Hans Koch, p. 4".
- ^ a b c d e f "Das musikalische Duel: Mensch vs Maschine".
- ^ "Composer in residence at Orgelpark Amsterdam 2008, Program notes by Art historian and musicologist Drs. Hans Koch, p. 4".
- ^ "Concertzender Live, Today: Recordings of twentieth-century music made by the Concertzender, 18-10-2020".
- ^ "Composer in residence at Orgelpark Amsterdam 2008, Program notes by Art historian and musicologist Drs. Hans Koch, p. 4".
- ^ "Composer in residence at Orgelpark Amsterdam 2008, Program notes by Art historian Drs. Hans Koch, p. 4".
- ^ "Composer in residence at Orgelpark Amsterdam 2008, Program notes by Art historian Drs. Hans Koch, p. 4".
- ^ "NRC Handelsblad newspaper about 15th edition of festival Nederlandse Muziekdagen 2006". 13 February 2006.
- ^ Ars organi vol55 p62 2007 "Außerdem wurde ein neues Werk aufgeführt, das Fred Momotenko eigens für die drei Orgeln komponiert hatte."
- ^ "Burgemeester Job Cohen van Amsterdam opent het Orgelpark in Amsterdam". 9 December 2006.
- ^ "NRC het Orgelpark". 15 January 2007.
- ^ "Timbres 2/2007" (PDF).
- ^ "VocalLAB presents 5 works by different composers at Gaudeamus Music Week Festival".
- ^ "The 150-Years-of-Music-Technology Composition Competition".
- ^ "abdij Koningshoeven krijgt wereldpremière van Momotenko's muziek over St. Cecilia in Zijtaart". 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Cloud-Messenger, performance by Jorge Isaac, Venezuelan-Dutch block flutes master".
- ^ "Concertzender today: among others, the multidisciplinary composition The Cloud-Messenger by Fred Momtenko".
- ^ "O. de Kort. Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky. Les vingt doigts, 2016. (PianoBulletin, 2016 -3)". 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Annelie de Man Foundation".
- ^ "Tilburgse componist Momotenko krijgt wereldpremière in Amsterdams concertgebouw". 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Momotenko's nieuwe werk is een waardig tegenstuk van Rachmaninovs Vespers". 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Selected works". worldmusicdays2019.ee. 2019.
- ^ "Horizon". worldmusicdays2019.ee. 2019.
- ^ "live streaming from Concertgebouw Amsterdam by Dutch Public Broadcasting system Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (organization) NTR ZaterdagMatinee". YouTube.
- ^ "live broadcast by Dutch Public Broadcasting system Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (organization) NTR ZaterdagMatinee".
- ^ "Dutch National radio broadcast via NPO Radio 4, concert-series NTR ZaterdagMatinee".
- ^ "New Music NOW".
- ^ "25th edition of Gergiev Festival: Momotenko, Sjostakovitsj en Tsjaikovski".
- ^ "live Jubileumeditie Gergiev Festival pakt uit met twee wereldpremières". 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Op het 25ste Gergiev Festival presenteert zijn naamgever een avond als een regelrechte achtbaan". 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Jubileumeditie Gergiev Festival in het teken van Sint-Petersburg".
- ^ "A thundering applause marks the return of live music". 17 September 2021.
External links edit
- Official website