Šimon Voseček (13 April 1978) is an Austrian-

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composer. He is known for his opera ''"Biedermann und die Brandstifter"'' (''"Biedermann and the Arsonists"'', (2005-2007; 2013; 2015), which was premiered in

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Biography

Šimon Voseček was born in

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. Soon he started to dance, his musical interests were later expanded by learning piano and organ. After finishing a high school he studied composition at the

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with Otomar Kvěch. Then he moved to Vienna and continued with his studies at the

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with Dietmar Schermann,

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and Chaya Czernowin. Since 2008 he lives as a freelance artist in Vienna, combining diverse activities such as writing music, acting in theatre, directing theatre productions, but also organizing events with contemporary music. His opera ''Biedermann and the Arsonists'' won the Outstanding Artist Award for Music of the Austrian Ministry of Culture in 2008.

Selected works

* ''Soudničky'' (''Cheerful district court''), Opera in 3 Acts, Libretto: Jan Panenka (1999/2008) * ''

Biedermann und die Brandstifter (opera) ''Biedermann und die Brandstifter'' is a German-language opera in 2 acts by Šimon Voseček for 8 voices and orchestra to the composer's own libretto after '' Biedermann und die Brandstifter'' by Max Frisch. The opera was written 2005–2007 and p ...

'', Opera in 2 Acts after

Max Frisch Max Rudolf Frisch (; 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity, individuality, responsibility, morality, and political commitment. The use of irony is a significant featur ...

, Libretto: Šimon Voseček, for 8 voices and orchestra (2005–2007; 2013; 2015). World premiere 2013 Neue Oper Wien in

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, (director: Béatrice Lachaussée, conductor: Walter Kobéra) and

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. The English premiere of ''Biedermann and the Arsonists'' translated by

David Pountney Sir David Willoughby Pountney (born 10 September 1947) is a British-Polish theatre and opera director and librettist internationally known for his productions of rarely performed operas and new productions of classic works. He has directed over ...

was performed 2015 by the Independent Opera at

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(director: Max Hoehn, conductor: Tim Redmond). The German premiere of the opera took place 2017 in Stadttheater Bremerhaven (director: Christian von Götz, conductor: Thomas Kalb). *
Hybris
(Hubris)'', Opera in 2 Acts after a libretto by Kristine Tornquist, for 9 voices and orchestra (2015/16). World premiere 2016 in

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, (director: Kristine Tornquist, conductor: François-Pierre Descamps), sirene Operntheater * ''Im Säurebad (In Acid Bath)'', String quartet (2008) * ''Migraine'', Orchestra (2011) * ''Mice'', Ensemble and Video (2012) * ''Sperms'', Sopranino recorder & Piccolo flute (2010) * ''Hallutinations'', Ensemble (2015); music for the experimental film ''Mechanical Principles'' by

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(1930)

Membership

International Society for Contemporary Music The International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) is a music organization that promotes contemporary classical music. The organization was established in Salzburg in 1922 as Internationale Gesellschaft für Neue Musik (IGNM) following th ...

References

External links

Website

Musicaustria.at

Independentopera – Productions

When evil knocks – Simon Voseceks Biedermann und die Brandstifter

Max Hoehn – ''Biedermann and the arsonists
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