David Haladjian

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David Haladjian

David Haladjian (also Davit Halajyan; Armenian: Դավիթ Հալաջյան) (born February 7, 1962 in Yerevan , Armenian SSR , USSR ) is an Armenian composer , conductor and musicologist living in Switzerland .

Life

After graduating from high school, he studied composition, music theory and piano at the state music college. David Haladjian studied composition at the state Komitas Conservatory in Yerevan (composition class of Edgar Howhannisjan , orchestration with Awet Terterjan , conducting with Hakob Woskanyan) after graduating from the teaching post for music theory subjects. At the same conservatory he completed his post-graduate studies with a licentiate and a dissertation in the subjects of composition and musicology. During his student days David Haladjian worked as a music editor for the state radio and television of Armenia and from 1987 to 1991 as the conductor of the Yerevan Conservatory Choir. In 1991 David Haladjian came to Switzerland, where he studied electro-acoustic music at the Basel Music Academy and at the Zurich University of Music. He currently works as a composer, conductor and music teacher.

Teaching is an important part of his musical activity; he currently teaches piano at the Zumikon Music School and the Zurich Conservatory Music School. Haladjian leads the Maur Singing Circle and the Akusma Chamber Choir.

Several compositions by David Haladjian have been performed in various concerts and music festivals in Armenia , Germany , Israel , the USA , Japan , Russia and Switzerland.

Discography

  • “Stabat Mater”, MEG Recordings, Cambridge, USA, 1992
  • "O Lord, if you ...", Art & Electronics, Boston, USA, 1992
  • "Songs Of Love And Death", Russian Disc, Moscow, Russia, 1993
  • "Fuggita, Sparita, Scomparsa ...", in "Works from the Swiss Center for Computer Music 1985-95"
  • “Courage to share”, Sony Switzerland, 1995
  • "Music in the shade", 2001, Germany
  • "The Expulsion of Mankind", 2005 Germany
  • "Songs of Trees", in Switch by Galan Trio, 2017, Greece
  • "Lorik - Movie Soundtrack", 2018, Switzerland
  • “Missa de Lumine”, in preparation

Works (selection)

  • 1983: Sonata for violoncello and piano, "3 pieces" for clarinet and piano
  • 1984: 1st string quartet, recording: R & TV Armenia, 1984
  • 1985: 2nd string quartet, recording: R & TV Armenia, 1985
  • 1986: “Mesrop Maschtots”, cantata for soloists, choir & orchestra
  • 1987: "After poems by P. Durian", cantata for a cappella choir, recording: R & TV Armenia
  • 1988: "Barriere", ballet suite for symphony orchestra, "Pawel Filonow", cantata for speaker, choir and strings, produced by the Lenfilm Film Studio, St. Petersburg, 1998
  • 1989: “Stabat Mater” for female a cappella choir, CD from MEG Recordings, Boston, 1992, “O Lord, if you…” based on Psalm 51 for a cappella choir, CD from Art & Electronics, USA, 1992
  • 1990: “Memorium”, concert for mixed a cappella choir, “Trio meditatione” for flute, cello & harpsichord, “Songs of Love and Death” for a cappella choir, CD from “Russian Disc”, 1993
  • 1992: “… fuggita… sparita… scomparsa…”, electroacoustic composition, CD from NSCM Zurich, 1994, CD from the Swiss Center for Computer Music, Zurich, 1995
  • 1993: “Tuba Mirum” for choir a cappella (premiered at the international choir festival of Harward University), recording: R & TV Armenia, 1987, “Die Zeit in Briefe”, electronic composition
  • 1994: “Vocalise” for voice and chamber orchestra, “A present for R…” for strings and timpani, “Lusik”, composition for chamber orchestra, CD from “Sony” Switzerland, 1994, “The Soul Of Duduk”, electronic composition
  • 1996: “Missa de Lumine”, concert mass (duration approx. 85 min.) For soloists, choir and chamber orchestra, recording: live recording of concerts in Grignan, France, 2001; Since its premiere in Zurich in 1996, “Missa de Lumine” had 41 performances until 2010
  • 1997: “Take me holy breath” for choir and strings; Commissioned by the Swiss Church Music Association
  • 1998: “Mache Dich Auf”, cantata for soprano solo, mixed choir and chamber orchestra; Commissioned by the Thurgau Church Music Association
  • 2001: Violin Concerto for violin solo, strings, percussion instruments (work in progress), “Sonnets of Shakespeare” for a cappella choir
  • 2002: "Dona nobis pacem" for women's choir a cappella, "... my verse ..." for string orchestra, "... my gift ..." for string orchestra
  • 2003: "... my calmness ..." for string orchestra, "... my light ..." for string orchestra
  • 2004: "... my move ..." for string orchestra. “… My sin…” for string orchestra, “Megha” after Narekatsi for Mixed Choir a cappella, “3 Swiss Folk Melodies” for strings and clarinet, commissioned by the “Swiss Octet”, Zurich
  • 2005: “The Expulsion of Mankind” for choir and duduk, commissioned by the AT Wegner Society, “Cohaerentia” for cello quartet, commissioned by Duo Varshavsky
  • 2006: "the rest is silence ..." for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, double bass; Commissioned by Dilijan Chamber Music Series / Lark Musical Society, USA, live recording, “Après sonore” for solo violin; performed at the Migros competition for young interpreters, 2006
  • 2007: “Time Code” for 11 instruments, commissioned by the youth music school of the city of Zurich
  • 2008: “Sonnet of Shakespeare No. 2” for a cappella choir
  • 2009: “Sharakan of Mashtots” for soprano & string orchestra, commissioned by composer A. Knüsel, “My Calmness” for string orchestra
  • 2011: “O, Rex” for soprano solo, choir & violoncello, commissioned by the municipality of Maur
  • 2012: “Omnis Mundi Creatura”, cantata for soprano solo, choir and orchestra
  • 2013: “The three-colored sea” for octet, commissioned by the “Swiss Octet”, Zurich
  • 2014: "My song is not over yet" for 8 voices & 8 instruments. Commissioned by the “Swiss Octet”, Zurich
  • 2016: Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano - Commission of Galan Trio, Athene
  • 2016: Violin Concerto - Commission of the Festival "Herbst in der Helferei", Zurich, Switzerland
  • 2017: Music for Film "Lorik"
  • 2018: Music for Film "Aniko"

Film music

  • "Hasenjagd" - director Alexander Andranikyan, Armenfilm Studio
  • “Pavel Filonov” - director Valeriy Naumov, Lenfilm Studio
  • "Lorik" - director Alexey Zlobin, Armenia, Switzerland, Cyprus
  • "Aniko" - director Anna Harutyunyan, Armenia

Awards

  • Gold Medal of the Ministry of Culture of the Armenian Republic "Grigor Narekatsi" 2012
  • Medal of the President of the Armenian Republic "Movses Khorenatsi" - 2013 "Medals of the Republic of Armenia"
  • The Best Music Award at the 17th Spirit of Fire International Film Festival in Khanty-Mansiysk.

literature

  • Svetlana Sarkisyan:  Halaǰyan, davit. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, supplement for both parts. Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2008, ISBN 978-3-7618-1139-9 , Sp. 298 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  • H. Carter: Tuba mirum. In: Harvard Univ. Journal 1993, No. 1, p. 17 f.
  • R. Alfare: A new cantata by D. Haladjian . In: Singing and making music in worship , Zurich 1999, No. 6, p. 231.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ YouTube. Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
  2. ^ Medals of the Republic of Armenia - Library - The President of the Republic of Armenia. In: president.am. Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Haladjian, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Հալաջյան, Դավիթ (Armenian); Halaǰyan, davit
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Armenian composer and conductor living in Switzerland
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Yerevan , Armenian SSR , USSR