Svitlana Azarova
Svitlana Azarova (Ukrainian: Світлана Азарова) is a Ukrainian/Dutch composer of contemporary classical music born January 9, 1976 in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union.
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Early years
After having graduated from Izmail Pedagogical Institute as music teacher in 1996, Svitlana entered Odessa State A.V.Nezhdanova Conservatoire (Ukrainian: Одеська державна музична академія ім. А.В. Нежданової) (now Odessa State A.V.Nezhdanova Musical Academy) where she studied composition, first under Prof. Olexander Krasotov and later until her graduation as composer in 2000 under Prof. Karmella Tsepkolenko.
In 2003 she participated in the six months long Gaude Polonia - a scholarship program of the Ministry Culture of Republic Poland, at the Frédéric Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw with professor Marcin Blazewicz. Later that year, Dresden Centre of Music/DZzM (now European Centre for the Arts) invited Svitlana to participate in the Scholarship project pass_ПОРТ within the Dresdner Tage der zeitgenössischen Musik.[1] This project met again at the 8th Musica Viva in Munich 2007.[2]
In 2005 With a grant of the society KulturKontakt Austria she elected to participate in the 9th International Academy for New Composition and Audio-Art, Avantgarde Tirol with Professor Boguslaw Schaeffer and Dr. Richard Boulanger (Seefeld, Tirol, Austria). After this academy, she took up permanent residency of The Hague and in 2006 began post-graduate studies at conservatoire in Amsterdam under Theo Loevendie where she graduated Master of Music in December 2007[3]
Composer Residencies:
- 2007, 2015, 2016 - Visby International Centre for Composers (VICC) (Gotland, Sweden)
- 2008 - Czech Music Information Centre (Prague, Czech Republic)
Career
The music of Svitlana Azarova is performed by ensembles and orchestras internationally. This includes
- Petra Stump, clarinet (Austria)[4]
- Mariko Nishioka percussion (Japan) and Yuka Sugimoto percussion (Japan)[5]
- Nieuw Ensemble (The Netherlands)[6]
- Stephan Vermeersch (Belgium)[7][8]
- Marcel Worms (The Netherlands)[9]
- Ensemble pass_ПОРТ (Ukraine - Germany - Brazil - France), Conductor: Kevin John Edusei[1][2]
- Sinfonia Iuventus, conductor: Roman Rewakowicz (Poland)[10]
- Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra conducted by Toshiyuki Shimada[11][12]
- Orchestre national d'Île-de-France (ONDIF) conductor Enrique Mazzola
- Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (NedPho) conductor Marc Albrecht
- Royal Danish Opera conductor Anna-Maria Helsing
Compositions
- 2019
- Hoc Vinces! for large orchestra
- 2015-2016
- Momo and the time thieves; the story of the child, who brought the stolen time back to the people full size opera in two acts for large orchestra, choir and soloists. Based on the novel Momo (novel) by Michael Ende; commissioned by the Royal Danish Opera, world premiere 15 October 2017 on the big stage of Copenhagen Opera House (Holmen).[13]
- 2014
- Hundred thirty one Angstrom symphony for large orchestra
- 2013
- Concerto Grosso for violin, viola solo and string orchestra
- 2011
- Mover of the Earth, Stopper of the Sun for symphony orchestra (overture), commissioned by ONDIF[14][15][16]
- I fell into the sky... for viola solo
- 2010
- 2008
- Beyond Context for chamber orchestra, commissioned by the Polish Institute in Kiev[19]
- From this kind... for choir, brass and percussion on words by Oksana Zabuzhko
- 2007
- 300 steps above for carillon
- Trojaborg for solo clarinet[7]
- Epices for soprano, bass clarinet, trompet, perc., piano, violin[20]
- Un cortado para Michel for baroque flute (traverso) and soundtrack
- Onderdrukte Haast (Suppressed Haste) for Brass Quintet
- On Tuesdays for ensemble with words by Daniil Harms. World premièred by Nieuw Ensemble
- 2006
- Sounds from the Yellow Planet for ensemble and recordings of throat singing by Khoomei virtuoso Nikolay Oorzhak
- Model Citizens for violoncello and piano, commissioned by Doris Hochscheid and Frans van Ruth[21]
- Valentina's Blues for piano, commissioned by Marcel Worms and published on his CD Red, White and Blues, 32 New Dutch Blues (Attacca Records #27103)[9][22][23]
- 2005
- Hotel Charlotte for string quartet
- Dive for violin and piano
- The Violinist's morning espresso for violin[24]
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- Symphonic Poem for large symphony orchestra
- Diagram for 5 cellos
- Punished by Love vocal cycle on verses by Ludmyla Olijnyk (in Russian) for soprano and piano
- Sonata-Diptych for clarinet and piano
Sources
- Paolo Tortiglione TortiglioneSvitlana Azarova in Semiography and Semiology of Contemporary Music, Edizioni Rugginenti, 2013
- Slaby, Z. + Slaby, P. Svitlana Azarova in The Encyclopedia of the World of Another Music (Svìt jiné hudby), vol. 2. Prague: Volvox Globator Publishing House, p. 73 - 74
- Kötter, D. Svitlana Azarova, Asiope, WestEast 8. Musica Viva Veranstaltung 2006 | 2007 [Sonderveranstaltung] p. 7, 10
- Von Adelbert and Reif, R. R. pass_PORT and Svitlana Azarova in Applaus #6/2007 p. 32
- Schwarz, S. Svitlana Azarova in Offende Grenzen in Süddeutschen Zeitung Wochenendeausgabe 30. Juni/1 Juli 2007
- Vojzizka, E. review of Chronometer in Kievskij Telegraf #40 13 October 2005, p. 7
- Desiateryk, D. Svitlana Azarova and pass_PORT in Kiev The Day #28, Tuesday, 26 October 2004
- Perepelytsya, O. Svitlana Azarova in Contemporary composers of Ukraine reference guide-book, Issue 1. Odessa 2002 Association New Music, p. 100-101
- Bukkvoll, Tor & Thuesen, Nils Petter. (2014, 8. juni). Svitlana Azarova in Contemporary composers of Ukraine Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 14. Dec. 2014.
Memberships
- Member of GENECO[31]
- Member of the Association of New Music
- Member of ISCM Ukraine Section
- Member of Ukrainian Composers' Union.
- Member of Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA)
References
- pass_ПОРТ performing Azarova at Festspielhaus Hellerau Kulturstiftung des Bundes Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten Dresdener Tage des Zeitgenossisches Musik Festival, 2004 Archived 15 April 2013 at Archive.today
- pass_ПОРТ performing Azarova at 8 Musica Viva, Munich Archived 30 June 2013 at Archive.today
- Alumni Conservatorium van Amsterdam
- Petra Stump contemporary repertoire Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Mariko Nishioka and Yuka Sugimoto percussion (Japan) World Première Feet on Fire at Odessa International New Music Festival Two days and Two nights
- Nieuw Ensemble performing Azarova at Spring festival 2007 and Orientations Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Stephan Vermeersch performs Outvoice, outstep and outwalk (youtube)
- Stephan Vermeersch performs Trojaborg (youtube) at ClarinetFest 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Marcel Worms 10 year of New Blues for Piano. Recorded live at the Bimhuis on 11 September 2006]
- Sinfonia Iuventus performs Azarova 22.04.2009 Filharmonia Winnicka
- The ECSO's e-symphony premieres Saturday The Day
- Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra 2011-2012 brochure
- Momo and the Time Thieves - premiere 15th of October 2017
- World premiere 23 January 2013 Salle Pleyel
- Dutch premiere 1 March 2014 at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam - Movers of the Earth
- September 17, 2015 at S. Lyudkevych Concert Hall, Lviv, INSO-Lviv Youth Academic Symphony Orchestra, conductor Anna Skryleva - United by Music Archived 19 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- 2011-12 Premieres List by Composer League of American Orchestras
- Review: The complex is simply transfixing in a world premiere symphony in New London The Day (New London)
- Gaude Polonia "Miedzy słowem i dźwiękiem"
- LuisterSalon 13 December 2008
- Doris Hochscheid Archived 1 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Donemus catalogue
- Attacca Special Releases Archived 28 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Taukay Edizioni Musicali Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- YOUTH MUSIC Tribune KIEV p. 13
- LuisterSalon Saturday 30 June 2007
- CANDOURS OF MYSTERY - Multimedia Database of Ukrainian Woman Composers Archived 1 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Schetkina, E. review of Axis of Every Karuss... in Zerkalo Nedeli #27, 27 April 2002 p. 17
- Rejderman, I. review of As for the Clot it is Slowly... in Odesskij Vestnik 2 June 2001 p.7
- Vojzizka, E. review of Chronometer in Kievskij Telegraf #40 13 October 2005, p. 7
- GENECO Member page