Erik Janson
Erik Janson (born December 5, 1967 in Neuss ) is a German composer .
Life
After completing a degree in school music and German studies , Erik Janson studied composition at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts from 1999 to 2004 with Isabel Mundry , and at times with Jörg Birkenkötter , and graduated with distinction.
He was invited to the ISCM World Music Days 2002 in Hong Kong . In 2004 he was commissioned to compose Coeur de l éternelle for a large ensemble, which premiered at the music festival “10 Years of ROC ” in the Berlin Philharmonie with soloists from the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin and the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin . In 2008 he won 3rd prize at the International Chamber Music Composition Competition of the Weimar Spring Days for contemporary music and 1st prize at the 5th International Organ Composition Competition at the Saarlouis Organ Days.
Janson composed for renowned ensembles and musicians such as For example, the Minguet Quartet, the singer and actress Salome Kammer , the harpsichordist and composer Brice Pauset and the flautist Carin Levine .
His works were also at important places in musical life such as u. a. the Konzerthaus Berlin , the Tonhalle Düsseldorf and the Music Academy Rheinsberg as well as in the context of festivals and concert series such as Randspiele Zepernick and Contrechamps Geneva. Erik Janson lives as a freelance composer in Düsseldorf .
Prizes and awards
- 2004 finalist of the Boris Blacher Prize
- 2008 1st prize of the 5th International Organ Composition Competition of the Saarlouis Organ Days
Selection of works
Big ensemble
- Coeur de l 'éternelle for large ensemble, 2003, commissioned by the Berlin Radio Orchestra and Choirs (ROC) for the music festival "10 Years ROC"
- Vocum knots for large ensemble, 2009
- Notturno - dreamed nymphs (2012), double concerto for contraforte, viola and large ensemble, 2012, premiered by the Ensemble Reconsil Vienna
Chamber music
- Tight-rope dances - dialogues for clarinet, accordion, 2 percussionists and video tape, 1997
- Habiter un éclair for clarinet, bassoon, horn and string quintet, 2001, commissioned by the Romainmotier composer's studio, Switzerland
- Poesia for voice and piano, 2001, premiered by Salome Kammer
- Bhagavat-Gita-Fragments for soprano, flute, clarinet, percussion, violin and violoncello, 2006, composed for the Ensemble Phorminx
- Dance of the Rhizomes for tenor recorder (also bass recorder), viola basso da gamba and harpsichord, 2006, created for Roentgen Connection
- Where is the time? for harpsichord, 2007, world premiere at Contrechamps Geneva with Brice Pauset
- Fragments after Rilke for soprano and violoncello, 2008
- Networked Nymphs for string quartet, 2010
- Broken nymphs for soprano saxophone, accordion, violin and violoncello, 2011, premiered by the ensemble LUX: NM
- Danced Zerzerung for accordion and viola, 2015
Web links
- Homepage of the composer , accessed on February 26, 2017
- Biography of the composer at Edition Avantus , accessed on February 26, 2017
Individual evidence
- ^ Concert in DeutschlandRadio - music festival of the ROC Berlin in the program of DeutschlandRadio Berlin , DeutschlandRadio Berlin; deutschlandradio.de, accessed February 26, 2017
- ↑ Lieder mit Klavier , Salome Kammer; salomekammer.de, accessed February 26, 2017
- ↑ Présentation d'oeuvre , Ensemble Contrechamps; contrechamps.ch, accessed February 26, 2017
- ↑ Music competition - When the moon shines by day , Brief & Critical - Culture; tagesspiegel.de, accessed February 26, 2017
- ↑ 10 years ensemble reconsil wien , concerts; lukashaselboeck.com, accessed February 26, 2017
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Janson, Erik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuss |