Aleksandra Gryka

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Aleksandra Gryka
Born (1977-05-17) 17 May 1977 (age 46)
Alma mater Academy of Music in Kraków
Occupationcomposer
Awards Prize of the Christoph and Stephan Kaske Foundation

Aleksandra Gryka (born 17 May 1977) is a Polish classical composer of experimental music. Her works have been performed at such festivals as the Warsaw Autumn, Sacrum Profanum and Juilliard Focus! Festival.

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Early life and education

Aleksandra Gryka was born on 17 May 1977, in Warsaw. [1] [2] She started learning to play the piano at the age of six. In 2003, she graduated with honors in composition [2] under the supervision of Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar [1] [2] and computer composition [3] under Magdalena Długosz [2] [3] at the Academy of Music in Kraków. [2] [4] During her studies, she also took composition courses in Kraków, Helsinki, Buckow [2] and Reichenau. [3] [4]

Career

Her work is characterized as uncompromising [1] [3] and experimental. [1] Although the structure of her works stems from modernist traditions, what is most important to her is originality [1] and timbre. [3] Gryka writes pieces for instruments, although she also explores electronic music. [3] She draws inspiration from various sources, including the works of Iannis Xenakis, Frédéric Chopin and Gérard Grisey. [3] She feels drawn to spectralism [3] and sonorism. [4]

Gryka's compositions have been performed, among others, in Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy and the United States. [2] Her works could be heard at such festivals, as the Warsaw Autumn (2003: world premiere of Interialcell [1] ), Sacrum Profanum [2] and Juilliard Focus! Festival. [5] Gryka's work has appeared in the repertoire of, among others, an_ARCHE new music ensemble and Kwadrofonik. [2] In 2005, she started composing music for theater performances. [2] In 2006, [4] the futuristic ballet Alpha Kryonia xe by choreographer Jacek Przybyłowicz [6] was staged at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw, to which Gryka composed music. [4] The piece was inspired by the works of Stanisław Lem. [4]

Works

Awards and nominations

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References

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