Composer´s Talk

with

Wojtek Blecharz | Ashley Fure | Raffaele Grimaldi 

Marco Momi | Davor Branimir Vincze

Clement Power, moderation

impuls Festival + Academy: Opening Concert

Klangforum Wien

Clement Power, conductor

4 Premieres of impuls Commissions

Marco Momi (*1978, Italy): Almost Nowhen (2014), impuls commission, world premiere

Raffaele Grimaldi (*1980, Italy): Holon . Due visioni olistiche per ensemble in forma di studio (2008/2010)

Davor Branimir Vincze (*1983, Croatia): Plagiat (2014), impuls commission, world premiere

- intermission -

Wojtek Blecharz (*1981, Poland): ocean is not enough (2014), impuls commission, world premiere

Ashley Fure (*1982, USA): Feed Forward (2014), impuls commission, world premiere

Zinajda Kodrič: flutes

Markus Deuter: oboe 

Horia  Dumitrache: clarinet 
Lorelei Dowling: bassoon 
Gerald Preinfalk: saxophone 
Christoph Walder: horn  
Anders Nyqvist: trumpet 
Kevin Fairbairn: trombone  
Sophie Schafleitner: violin 
Dimitrios Polisoidis: viola  
Andreas Lindenbaum: cello  
František Výrostko: double bass  
Virginie Tarrete: harp 
Simone Beneventi: percussion 
Björn Wilker: percussion
Florian Müller: piano 
Krassimir Sterev: accordion

impuls promotes and supports young composers not only at its Academy, but also through the international impuls Composition Competition. For 2015 again young composers were selected by a jury back in 2013 and commissioned to write new works for Klangforum Wien, one of the world´s leading ensembles. Four of these newly written works will be premiered tonight and one more already existing work by another young composer of the Competition performed as well. All five composers can also be met in person. Already back on February 11th a Round Table with them focussing on composition and interpretation was scheduled at mica in Vienna. Before tonight´s premiere the audience can get valuable insights at the Composers´ Talk scheduled for 6 pm, and tomorrow, February 14th holds another opportunity to find out more about their works at the discussion Composers in Dialogue led by composer and conductor of the concert Clement Power.

Detailed information on the composers and their works you can find here

impuls Festival English Program

Thanks to AVL Cultural Foundation for the kind support of the composition commissions.

18.00: Free Admission 

in English

19.30: Admission: € 15.- / € 10.- (reduced)

€ 5.- (music students with identity-card at the box-office)