Šimon Voseček (born 13 April 1978) is an Austrian-

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. 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 Otomar Kvěch (25 May 1950 – 16 March 2018) was a Czech music composer and teacher. Biography Kvěch was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. His father was a sound engineer with Czechoslovak Radio, and later held technical jobs in various industrial ...

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

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with Dietmar Schermann, Erich Urbanner and

Chaya Czernowin Chaya Czernowin (, ; born December 7, 1957) is an Israeli American composer, and Walter Bigelow Rosen Professor of Music at Harvard University. She is the lead composer at the Schloß Solitude Sommerakademie, a biannual international academy of c ...

. 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:

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(1999/2008) * ''

Biedermann und die Brandstifter (opera) Biedermann is . Notable people with this surname include: *Christoph Biedermann (born 1987), Liechtenstein footballer *Edwin Biedermann (1877–1929), British real tennis player *Friedrich Karl Biedermann (1812–1901), German political philosopher ...

'', Opera in 2 Acts after

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

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

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

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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

, (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 the ...

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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