André Richard (composer)

André Richard (born April 18, 1944 in Bern ) is a Swiss composer and conductor .

biography

André Richard studied singing , music theory and composition first at the Geneva Conservatory and later at the Freiburg Music Academy with Klaus Huber and Brian Ferneyhough . This was followed by studies in live electronic music with Hans Peter Haller at the experimental studio of the Heinrich Strobel Foundation in Freiburg and at the IRCAM in Paris . In the 1980s he worked closely with Luigi Nono on performances of Prometeo , Caminantes ... , Ayacucho and other works by the composer . In 1983, on the occasion of a performance of Luigi Nono's work Das breathende Klarsein, he founded the Freiburg Soloist Choir together with Arturo Tamayo, of which he has been director since 1984. He made his conductor's debut at the Warsaw autumn of 1988 with the Polish premiere of Nono's Diario Polacco no 2, Quando stanno morendo . From December 1989 to December 2005 he was head of the experimental studio of the Heinrich Strobel Foundation of Südwestrundfunk . With his studio he has appeared internationally as an interpreter and conductor in numerous realizations of new works with integrated live electronic means .

1983 From the outside ... for violin and piano
1985/86 Echanges for ensemble and live electronics
1987 Musique de rue Scenic music for ensemble and tape
1989-1991 Glidif. a sonar e cantar for bass clarinet, double bass clarinet, 2 double basses and live electronics

personal data
SURNAME	Richard, André
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH	April 18, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bern