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Samy Moussa (born June 1, 1984) is a Canadian conductor and composer of classical music, living in Berlin. His works have been performed internationally.

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Early life and education

Moussa was born and grew up in Montreal. [1] He completed his undergraduate studies at the Université de Montréal with José Evangelista [2] and postgraduate studies at University of Music and Performing Arts Munich with Matthias Pintscher and Pascal Dusapin, also participating in conducting master classes with Pierre Boulez, [3] Péter Eötvös, [4] and Royaumont Voix Nouvelles courses with Salvatore Sciarrino.

Career

In 2010, Moussa became music director of the INDEX Ensemble in Munich, and since that time worked with a number of ensembles and orchestras among which were: MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, hr-Sinfonieorchester, CBC Radio Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra among others. [5]

He conducted the premiere of his second opera, Vastation, with a libretto by Toby Litt, at the Munich Biennale in 2014. [6]

His first symphony, titled Concordia, was premiered by Kent Nagano conducting the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in May 2017. [7] That year the Dallas Symphony Orchestra performed his work "A Globe Itself Infolding", [8] which had previously been recorded by the Montreal Symphony. [9]

In 2013, Moussa won the Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize. [10] In 2017, he received the Hindemith Prize. [11] [12] In 2018, the German government awarded him a fellowship at Villa Massimo in Rome. [3] [13]

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  2. ↑ "Interview: Esprit Orchestra guest composer Samy Moussa hopes to do better next time". Ludwig=Van, By John Terauds on January 22, 2014
  3. 1 2 Kaptainis, Arthur (February 1, 2019). "Samy Moussa, Citizen of the World". myscena.org. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Samy Moussa". OSM. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Samy Moussa". Durand Salabert Eschig. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ Braunmüller, Robert (May 11, 2014). "Münchener Biennale für Neues Musiktheater: So war Samy Moussas Oper Vastation im Carl-Orff-Saal". Abendzeitung (in German). Munich. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ Kaptainis, Arthur (June 6, 2017). "Concert review: Symphony for Montreal, with Moment Factory, is worthy of the city it celebrates". Montreal Gazette . Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Flamboyant flailings from Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu whip up bold Dallas Symphony performances". Dallas MOrning News, Scott Cantrell, September 22, 2017
  9. ↑ "Expect the unexpected on recordings of Kent Nagano and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal". Los Angeles Times, By Mark Swed, March 23, 2016
  10. ↑ "Composers' Prize Winners". Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  11. ↑ Wright, Katy. "Samy Moussa wins 2017 Hindemith Prize". rhinegold.co.uk. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  12. ↑ Vincent, Michael (February 10, 2017). "The Scoop | Canadian Samy Moussa Named Winner of 2017 Hindemith Prize". Musical Toronto. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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