Alfons Karl Zwicker

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Alfons Karl Zwicker (born 22 April 1952) is a Swiss composer, pianist and painter.

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Life

Born in St. Gallen, Zwicker began as a painter and designer. He created several paintings, which were exhibited between 1973 and 1980. Zwicker then studied piano from 1976 to 1981 with Hadassa Schwimmer at Zurich University of the Arts and from 1983 to 1987 with Werner Bärtschi in Zurich. [1] [2] From 1984 to 1988 he studied musical composition with Rudolf Kelterborn at the City of Basel Music Academy. [1]

Afterwards he first appeared as a Neue Musik interpreter and was active as a song accompanist. [1] In 1987 he founded the International Society for Contemporary Music music podium Contrapunkt in St. Gallen to promote contemporary music. He conducted this concert series until 1993. [1]

From 1990 he was active as a composer and in 1993 he attended a master class in Lucerne with the Russian composer Edison Denisov. [2] He then became a member of the composer group Groupe Lacroix in 2000. [3] With them he realized a music project for Paul Klee. [4] In the context of the project Œuvres Suisses  [ de ] he composed for the Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen  [ de ] the work «Unter dem Grabhügel» ("Under the Grave Mound") for saxophone and orchestra, which was performed with the soloist Vincent Daoud (saxophone) under the direction of Otto Tausk was premiered on 20 February 2015 in the Tonhalle St. Gallen.

He completed a postgraduate course in Arts Management at the University of Basel in 2002 with a Master of Advanced Studies.

Awards

Werk

Stage music

Operas

Stage/acting music

  • Nachtduett (1989-1990). Cycle with poems by Georg Trakl for mezzo-soprano, bass, flute, harpsichord, 4 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass.

Vocal music

Instrumental music

Orchestral music

  • Begegnung mit dem Eis (1992–1993) for medium orchestra
  • Vom Klang der Bilder (1987–1996). Cycle for large orchestra and piano solo
  • Sprachklang (2004) für solistisches Streichorchester
  • L’été symétrique (Le jardin sous les eaux, part 2) (2009–2010) for large orchestra

Chamber music

  • Variationen für Violine solo (1988)
  • Diskurs (1988) für Klavier und 2 Trommeln (1 Spieler)
  • Rituale für Fada (1994) für Streichquartett
  • Postludien (1995–1997) für Violine und Klavier
  • Kosmogramm I (1998–1999) für Klavier solo
  • Trauernd (2001). Klee-Klang für Oboe, Fagott, Viola und Gitarre
  • Verständigung (2002). Erinnerungen aus dem Verlies für Ensemble
  • Botschaften des Regens (2003) für Violoncello und Schlagzeug
  • Monogramme (2004–2007). 8 Klavierstücke
  • Secretum (2006–2007). 8 Stücke nach den Urzeichen des I Ching für Violoncello und Kontrabass
  • Monstrosität (2009–2010) für Klavier zu 4 Händen
  • Vom Klang der radikalen Architektur (2010). Zyklus für Klavier zu vier Händen
  • Hommage à Jean Baudrillard (2010) for Ensemble

Discography

Literature

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 German Theatre Lexicon, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kürschners Musiker-Handbuch, 2006.
  3. ↑ Groupe Lacroix at Music Information Center Austria  [ de ]
  4. ↑ Jörg Jewanski, Hajo Düchting: Music and Visual Arts in the 20th Century. Encounters - touches - influences. Kassel University Press, Kassel 2009, ISBN   978-3-89958-442-4, p. 144.
  5. ↑ "Werkbeiträge für St.Galler Kunstschaffende". Archived from the original on 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2020-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Website of the city of St. Gallen. Retrieved on 1 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Nachrichten St. Galler Kulturpreis. Michael Steiner and Alfons Karl Zwicker werden geehrt. In Tages-Anzeiger, 5 October 2012, p. 29.
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