Fascinated by Orchestral Sounds:
A new CD-recording with the Siberian State Symphony Orchestra (cond.: Vladimir Lande) in Krasnoyarsk with the quartet CLAIR OBSCUR: - BERLIN PUNK for saxophone quartet & orchestra and CRI MUET (composed for the victims of terrorism in Paris 2015) were played in a sold out Philharmonic Concert on 30th of june... with live TV-transmission and with standing ovations. And also very emotional: Excursions in the monumental siberian landscapes as the River Jenissei with its 4000 kilometers or in the mountains with the famous Rock Pillars... one oft he most spirituel locations in Siberia.
In June and July two orchestral works were composed. 1) a concerto for Piccolo Trumpet and Orchestra, which will be First performed on 19th of october by Otto Sauter in Pirmasens/Germany: L’ANGELICA FARFALLA. DIAMONDS LOST IN THE DARKNESS OF PAST; ...and 2) "INNER WORLDS. Symphonic Mood Paintings" based on the Interludes of opera BAHNWÄRTER THIEL / TRACKMAN THIEL, which will be performed and recorded on CD in 2019 by Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Simon Gaudenz.... And freshly printed by publisher Strube-Verlag München: a concerto for Viola solo and Strings FATAL HARMONIES.... variations on a Madrigal of Renaissance Composer Gesualdo...
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European premiere: OPER "MARCO POLO" in Milan and Genova
From September 22 to October 1, the European premiere of my opera "MARCO POLO", composed in Chinese and commissioned by the Chinese government, took place in Milano and Genova (Italy). After the three productions in China this European tour was now a successful test.
Passion and discovering new worlds...
New Works, new CD.... composing out of passion
Lots of concerts... and being Member of Jury
Not only "world premieres" are important for composers life, - but also the repeating of performances to bring the compositions into the common repertoire. And not to forget: working as Jury member in competitions is a very responsible work, leading young artists to their future!
WORLDPREMIERE "SPIRITS OF SIBERIA"
"SPIRITS OS SIBERIA" is fascinating with a world of shamanic Power and with omnipresent siberian Spirits at the festival ASIA - SIBERIA - EUROPE. Reinhold Friedrich (Trumpet) is celebrated with standing ovations.
POWER OF PAST - FINDING THE FUTURE IN THE PAST
Now I am in my 70th year of life, which will be celebrated and concluded as a birthday in 2020. As if by itself, there is a reflection of the past. The future becomes more meaningless. My mother has died in March 2019 and I was allowed to accompany her until to her last breath. That also asked many questions about time and life.... The prehistory of life and the world has always occupied and inspired me, the longevity of the trees, some of which are thousands of years old, the documents of past epochs: fascinating, how long before the biblical Creation Report and its time counting there were already cultures and civilization.
