Pierluigi Billone (born 14 February 1960 in Italy) is an Italian composer known for works which often "reinvent" the performance techniques of the instruments involved.
Biography
His music has been performed by among others
Klangforum Wien, the
Ensemble Intercontemporain, the
Ensemble Modern, the
ensemble recherche
The ensemble recherche is a German classical music ensemble of nine soloists, especially dedicated to contemporary music. Founded in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1985, they premiered some 500 works. They were awarded the Schneider-Schott Music Prize ...
, Instant Donné, and the
Ensemble Contrechamps
The Ensemble Contrechamps is a Swiss ensemble for new music based in Geneva at the Radio Studio Ernest-Ansermet. The group's artistic director is the Swiss percussionist and composer Serge Vuille, who took over in 2018.
The ensemble has premiere ...
and has been featured at festivals such as the Donaueschinger Musiktagen, Wien Modern, the Wittener Tagen für neue Kammermusik, Ars Musica Bruxelles, und the Festival d’Automne à Paris. His name has also been spread across
Europe by numerous radio broadcasts.
He is closely associated with the conductor Emilio Pomárico, the percussionists
Christian Dierstein
Christian Dierstein (born 1965) is a German percussionist and academic teacher. He has performed internationally as a soloist and as a regular chamber music player with ensemble recherche and Trio Accanto, performing several world premieres. He ...
and Adam Weisman, the bassoonist Lorelei Dowling, the violist Barbara Maurer, the clarinet duo Stump-Linshalm, and the singers Frank Wörner and Alda Caiello, for whom he has written solo works and solo parts.
Among the prizes he has received for his works are the City of Stuttgart Composition Prize (1993), the Busoni Award for Composition from the
Academy of Arts, Berlin (1996), the Vienna International Composition Prize (2004), and the Ernst Krenek Prize of the City of Vienna (2006).
From 2006 to 2008 Pierluigi Billone was visiting professor at the Kunstuniversität Graz, where he will resume his tuition in October 2010.
He receives regular invitations to give seminars on composition and guest lectures (IEMA-International Ensemble Modern Akademie,
Conservatoire Paris, Conservatorium Amsterdam, Musikuniversität Wien,
Harvard University,
Boston,
Columbia University,
N.Y.).
His music appears on the CD labels Kairos, Stradivarius, Col-legno, Durian, EMSA.
Education
He studied under
Salvatore Sciarrino
Salvatore Sciarrino (born 4 April 1947) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music. Described as "the best-known and most performed Italian composer" of the present day, his works include ''Quaderno di strada'' (2003) and ''La porta d ...
and
Helmut Lachenmann.
Works
*1989: A.AN (for ensemble)
*1990: APSU (for ensemble)
*1991: Kraan Ke.An (for singer and ensemble)
*1992: An Na (for ensemble) (revised 1994)
*1994: Me A An (for singer and ensemble)
*1995: Iti ke Mi (for viola)
*1996: Utu an.Ki Lu (for double bass)
*1998: Scrittura. Camino (for 36 voices and 5 instruments)
*1999: Scrittura. Presenza (for electric guitar, pipes and orchestra)
*2000: Mani. Giacometti (string trio)
*2001: Mani. Long (for ensemble)
*2002: Legno Intile (for ensemble)
*2003: Legno. Edro I – IV (for bassoon and ensemble)
*2003: 8 Studi da concerto (for bassoon)
*2004: Mani. De Leonardis (for four automobile springs and glass)
*2004: Legno. Stele (for two bassoons and ensemble)
*2004: Legno. Edro V. Metrio (for bassoon)
*2005: TA (for ensemble)
*2005: PA (for oboe and five instruments)
*2006: 1+1=1 (for two bass clarinets)
*2007: Mani.Mono (for springdrum)
*2007: Bocca.Kosmoi (for voice, trombone and orchestra)
*2010: Muri III b (for string quartet)
*2011: Phonogliphi (for voice bassoon and orchestra)
*2011: Quattro alberi (for voice, bassoon, accordion and percussion)
*2012: Δίκη Wall - Dyke Wall (for percussion and 6 instruments)
External links
* http://www.pierluigibillone.com/en/home/
* http://www.evs-musikstiftung.ch/en/composers-prizes/composers-prize-winners-2010/pierluigi-billone/
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Italian composers
Italian male composers
1960 births
Living people
Ernst von Siemens Composers' Prize winners