Adrian Pavlov

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Adrian Pavlov (born July 12, 1979 in Sofia ) is a Bulgarian composer , conductor and pianist who has lived in Germany since 1998 .

Life

Pavlov got his first piano lessons at the age of seven. 1993–1998 he was a student at the music high school “Ljubomir Pipkov” Sofia , majoring in piano with Svetla Slavcheva . From 1994 to 1996 he made his first attempts at composition under the direction of Aleksandar Rajtschew and received an introduction to choral conducting .

From 1998 to 2003 Pavlov studied piano with Georg Sava , from 2002 to 2007 composition with Hanspeter Kyburz and 2006–2011 orchestral conducting with Hans-Dieter Baum at the "Hanns Eisler" Academy of Music in Berlin and with Friedrich Goldmann at the Berlin University of the Arts . In 2003 he took a composition course from Henri Pousseur in Switzerland.

Pavlov's works have been published in Bulgaria, Germany (Festival Mouvement. Music in the 21st Century Saarbrücken 2004, Festival Next Generation at ZKM Karlsruhe 2005, Biennale Zeitfenster Berlin 2006, Festival Orgelmixturen Cologne 2010), Holland ( International Gaudeamus Music Week Amsterdam 2004 and 2005) , Austria (Festival Wien Modern 2003), Sweden ( ISCM World New Music Days 2009), Switzerland and the United States.

In 1998 Pavlov won first prize at the Second National Piano Duo Competition in Sofia. For his pianistic and conducting achievements in the field of new music , he was awarded the first prize at the Hanns Eisler Prize for composition and interpretation of contemporary music several times (2000, 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2010). Several world premieres of contemporary works took place under his direction.

Pavlov collaborates as an interpreter with numerous composers, singers, instrumentalists and conductors, including Annette Dasch , Júlia Várady , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Gidon Kremer , Jacques Zoon , Sebastian Weigle , Peter Rundel , Marcus Creed , Helmut Lachenmann , Friedrich Goldmann and Tristan Murail . As a conductor he was the conductor of the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra , the Junge Philharmonie Brandenburg and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and performed with various ensembles for new music.

Create

Pavlov's compositions are strongly influenced by extra-musical influences, especially from the fields of literature , painting and film . His main interest in the creative process is the shaping of time and the possibility of experiencing it from a wide variety of subjective and objective perspectives. In this respect, the problem of rhythmic organization is also important for his music.

From a technical point of view, many of Pavlov's works are based on isorhythmic principles , with metric structures from the irregular Bulgarian folklore as well as its variants and derivatives often playing an essential role in the rhythmic area . Precisely regulated tempo relations and partly simultaneous courses of different tempos are among his preferred means of musical organization.

The shape, but also the formation of melodies and harmonies, and in some cases the instrumentation, are often controlled by mathematical procedures that have points of contact with algorithmic composition processes ( L systems ). Micro-intervals also play a decisive role in the melodic and harmonic range .

Catalog of works (selection)

Scenic work

  • Dafne / approaches , music theater for soloists, chamber choir, ensemble and electronics based on Ovid / Martin Opitz , text compilation by Adrian Pavlov (2005-06)

Vocal works

  • Réciproque for a female voice with percussion and electronics (2004–05)
  • Berceuse pour L. for 15 voices in two groups and two percussionists (2006)
  • The Book of Voices for mezzo-soprano, alto flute, violoncello and 10 voices in two groups, based on different texts (2007-08)
  • … Pour chaque jour… for soprano, violin and piano, text by René Char (2009)
  • Evening Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano, text by Langston Hughes (2009)

Orchestral works

  • ... from time and water ... for a large, spatially distributed orchestra (2000–01)
  • Générique for large orchestra (2003)
  • Cascades for violin and small orchestra (2004–05)

Ensemble works

  • Prologe (String Quartet No. 1) for electrically amplified string quartet with soprano solo (1999–2001, revised new version 2009–10)
  • Harmonies (Omaggio a Luciano Berio) for nine instrumentalists (2002)
  • hell & dark I for clarinet / bass clarinet and marimbaphone (2003)
  • hell & dark II (Lobgesang) for clarinet / piccolo clarinet and percussion (2007)
  • Corali for celesta and 12 violins (2008-09)

Solo works

  • Charabia for viola (2006)
  • Sonata breve (Les escaliers énigmatiques) for organ (2009)
  • Palimpsest for bass flute (2009-10)

Theoretical work and other writings

  • Pantscho Vladigerov - Life and Work (Sofia 1997, in Bulgarian)
  • About the constructive potential of the musical measure of time , theoretical work on the diploma (Berlin: University of Music "Hanns Eisler", 2007)
  • Friedrich Goldmann, Fragment in memoriam (in: "Culture" No. 29 (2556) of July 30, 2009, in Bulgarian) - full text

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personal data
SURNAME Pavlov, Adrian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bulgarian composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Sofia