Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky (born 1970), also known as Fred Momotenko, is a Dutch composer.

Education

Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky studied

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at the Moscow State Art and Cultural University,

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. In 1990, he was invited to perform in the

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, after which he enrolled in the Brabants Conservatory, majoring in percussion in

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. After graduating Momotenko continued with styding of musical theory and composition contemporary classical music and continued his study at Fontys Conservatory in

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. In 2006, he graduated in

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with a

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. In 2009, he gained his Master of Music with distinction at Fontys Conservatorium. As a part of this program he followed

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at the Institute of Sonology at the

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Compositions

* ''

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'' (2001) – for

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* ''Drinklied'' (2002) – for

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. Drinklied is based on the original poem from the Dutch poet

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. Honored with the first prize of the VSB fund Composition Concours 2002 * ''Eneato'' (2003) – for

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solo * ''VariA'' (2003) – for

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* ''Les ondes de l'escarpolette'' (2004) – for

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solo * ''Liquid pArts'' (2005) – for string quartet * ''Der letzte Traum'' (2006) – for

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* ''Chimères I'' (2007) – for 3

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'' (2008) – for 4-part

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& surr. audio, performed during Gaudeamus Foundation music festival at

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (English: "Music Building on the IJ") is the main concert hall for contemporary classical music on the IJ in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The building opened in 2005 and is located above the IJtunnel, a ten-minute walk from A ...

. It is the second Prize winner of "150-Years-of-Music-Technology Composition Competition Prize" and the special Prize winner of Festival EmuFest in

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. * ''Cecilia'' (2012) – for mixed

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. "a hymn to the past as well as to the future of the monastic tradition". The world première was at

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on Saint Cecilia's feast day, 22 November 2014. * ''Cloud Messenger'' (2012) – for recorder, cross-media &

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, based on poem Meghadūta Cloud Messenger by Kalidasa. The world première was performed by Jorge Isaac at

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. * ''Les vingt doigts'' (2016) – piano four hands for Igor Roma and Nikola Meeuwsen, a companion piece for Les cinq doigts by Igor Stravinsky * ''Danco Konsonanco'' (2016) - for heterogeneous ensemble: recorder,

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, accordion and

. Winner in 2018 of the Prix Annelie de Man Ensemble Black Pencil Prize. * ''Na Strastnoy - На Страстной'' (2017) – for mixed

, a companion piece for

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by Sergej Rachmaninov, Op.37 based on the eponymous poem from the diptych Doktor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. The world première was performed by Het Groot Omroepkoor (Netherlands Radio Choir) at the Royal

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conducted by Sigvards Kļava. Selected for performance at the

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2019 in

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. *''Earth's prayers'' (2020 - 2021) – for symphony orchestra. Companion piece for

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by Gustav Mahler, commissioned by NTR ZaterdagMatinee. The world premiere was performed by the Dutch

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Amsterdam, conducted by

Vasily Petrenko Vasily Eduardovich Petrenko (russian: Васи́лий Эдуа́рдович Петре́нко; born 7 July 1976) is a Russian-British conductor. He is currently chief conductor of the European Union Youth Orchestra, music director of the Ro ...

*''Madame en Noir'' (2021) – for symphony orchestra, an opening piece commissioned by Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. The world premiere was present during the opening of the 25th edition of the festival at

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, conducted by

Valery Gergiev Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев, ; os, Гергиты Абисалы фырт Валери, Gergity Abisaly fyrt Valeri; born 2 May 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company d ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Momotenko, Fred 1970 births Living people Dutch composers Russian composers Russian male composers Moscow State University alumni Russian emigrants to the Netherlands Russian male classical composers 21st-century classical composers 20th-century classical composers 20th-century Russian male musicians 21st-century Russian male musicians Royal Conservatory of The Hague alumni