Esteban Benzecry
Esteban Benzecry (born April 13, 1970 in Lisbon ) is an Argentine composer of Portuguese origin.
Benzecry studied at the Prilidiano Pueyrredon Art School in Buenos Aires until 1992 . He then studied composition with Sergio Hualpa and Haydee Gerardi . From 1997 he studied composition with Jacques Charpentier at the Conservatoire de Paris . He also took composition lessons with Paul Méfano and studied electroacoustic music with Luis Naón and Laurent Cuniot . He graduated from the Conservatoire in 1999 with the Premier Prix à l'unanimité .
In 1995 Benzencry was resident composer at the Swiss Yehudi Menuhin Academy , from 2002 to 2005 at the Casa de Velazquez in Madrid. In 2008 he received a composition grant from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation .
His First Symphony and La Lumiere de Pacha Camac were recognized as the best Argentine compositions of the year by the Argentine Critics Association in 1994 and 1996, respectively. The Académie des Beaux-Arts awarded Benzencry the Prix de la Foundation Delmas in 1999 , the Prix Tronchet in 2002 and the Prix Georges Wildenstein in 2006 .
Works
- Capricho “Sermoneta” for solo violin
- Quatre pièces petites, pour basson seul
- Viento Norte pour flûte seul
- Pièce pour clarinette seul
- Introduccion y Capricho for violin solo, 1991
- Toccata y Misterio for cello and piano, 1991
- Concertino para violonchelo y orquesta de cuerdas , 1992
- Adagio Fantastico for violin, viola and string orchestra, 1993
- Paisaje nocturne for violin and string orchestra, 1994
- Sinfonietta Americana , 1995
- Poema Triunfal for wind ensemble, 1996
- Tres microclimas para piano , 1996
- Symphony No. 1 "El compendio de la vida" , 1997
- Obertura Tanguera (Homage to Astor Piazzolla ), 1997
- Symphony n ° 2 , 1998
- Rapsodie pour Clarinette et piano , 1998
- Symphony n ° 3 - "Preludio a un nuevo milenio" , 1999
- Scherzo Latino-américaine , 1999
- Présage de l'Aube , 2000
- Mosaïque Sudaméricaine , 2000
- "Inti" for flute and piano, 2000
- Inti Raymi (La Fiesta del Sol de los Incas) , 2001
- "La lumière de Pacha Caman" Concerto pour violoncelle et ensemble de violoncelles , 2001
- Rituales de la cruz del sur for six percussionists, 2001
- Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle , 2001
- Colores de la cruz del sur , 2002
- Patagonia , 2002
- Rapsodia Andina for cello and piano, 2002
- Paysages Precolombiens
- Toccata et Harawi for mechanical piano , 2002
- Tres Mitos Andinos for ten instruments , 2004
- Concerto for violin and Orchestra , 2004-08
- La sombra del Toro Rojo for eleven instruments, 2005
- Suite “Prisme du Sud” for cello solo, 2005
- Toccata Newén for piano, 2005
- Como una luz desde el infinito (Homenaje a Arriaga) for seven instruments, 2006
- Huenu Leufu (Rio del Cielo) for eight instruments, 2006
- Pillan Quitral - El Fuego Sagrado for fifteen instruments, 2006
- Alwa for harp, 2007
- Quintette à cordes - Hommage to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , 2007
- "Rituales Amerindios", Tríptico Precolombino para Orquesta , 2008
- Fantasia Mastay , 2009
- Horizontes inexplorados for harp, 2010
- Clarinet concerto, 2010
- Madre Tierra (Mother Earth) - Diptych for Orchestra, 2013
- Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, 2015
Web links
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- John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Esteban Benzecry. In: gf.org. Retrieved February 12, 2016 .
- [1] Los Angeles Philharmonic page
- Classical Composers Database - Esteban Benzecry
- Compositores & Intérpretes - Esteban Benzecry
- Radio France - Esteban Benzecry
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benzecry, Esteban |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine-Portuguese composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |