Evgeni Orkin

Evgeni Orkin (born October 2, 1977 in Lemberg , Ukrainian SSR ) is a composer , clarinetist , saxophonist , conductor and author of Ukrainian origin living in Germany .

Life

Orkin studied clarinet with I. Pendischuk and composition with Yevhen Stankowytsch at the National Music Academy in Kiev . Further studies followed at the music academies in Utrecht and Mannheim in the subjects of clarinet with Herman Braune and Wolfhard Pencz , conducting with Melvin Margolis and composition with Ulrich Leyendecker and Ernst Bechert .

Orkin is the author of ten chamber symphonies, six major symphonies, solo concertos for violin, piano, saxophone, clarinet, the opera “Magister Ludi” based on Hermann Hesse , several music-theatrical works and a large number of chamber music works. His works have been performed at many international festivals, including the “Contrasts” festival in Lemberg, the “Kiev Music Festival”, the “New Music” festival in Odessa and the “Odessa Music Festival”, the Heidelberg Spring , the “International Lake Constance Festival 2006”. , at the “New Music Premieres” festival (Kiev), at ZeitGenuss in Karlsruhe, at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival , Wachenheimer Serenaden , LvivMozArt etc.

From 1992 to 1999 Orkin was principal clarinet with the “Soloist Ensemble” of the “Ukraine Camerata Kiew”. In 1997 he was co-founder of the "Open Lift" project for modern music in Utrecht. Orkin is co-founder, clarinetist and saxophonist of the group composers conspiracy , member of the ensemble for new music TEMA in Karlsruhe and founder of the "Dorado-Quintett".

In 2010 he founded the recording label OML. In 2017 his book “Methodical introduction to learning and using the historical clarinet” was published.

As a clarinetist, he has made a name for himself in particular through premieres of new works, for example with the clarinet works by Jewhen Stankowytsch, Valentin Silvestrov , Nuno Corte-Real , Dimitris Andrikopoulos , Ernst Bechert , Erich Hermann , Stefan Schulzki , Stephan Marc Schneider , Martin Wistinghausen and others .

Orkin works as a freelance clarinetist, saxophonist and conductor. He is principal clarinet of the Russian Chamber Philharmonic Saint Petersburg . He teaches clarinet and saxophone at the University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim , the JSBach-Gymnasium Mannheim and the music schools in Grünstadt and Frankenthal. He is also chief conductor of the Bergstrasse wind workshop in Heppenheim. His works are published by the publishing houses “Accolade”, “Konsid” and “Are Musikverlag”.

Awards

• 1999: Prize of the President of Ukraine (for the 1st symphony "Parade of the Planets")
• 2001: Scholarship from the “Lions Club” Mannheim (for “Jewish Suite” for solo clarinet)
• 2004: 1st Prize of the Second Festival of the World Jewish Congress in Composition
• 2005: 1st prize in the competition of the Goethe-Institut Mannheim “Schiller vs Goethe” for the best setting of Schiller

Catalog raisonné

• op. 1: Sonatina for clarinet
• op. 2: Quintet for drafts
• op. 3: Gamayoune
• op. 4: Chamber Symphony No. 1 "The Harbors"
• op. 5: Variations for piano
• op.6: Partita da Piazzolla (versions for violin solo, for clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass as well as for clarinet, violin, cello and piano)
• op.7: The Mirror (Chamber Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra)
• op.8: Talisman (poem for soprano and string orchestra on a poem by Alexander Pushkin )
• op. 9: Symphony / Ballet No. 1 “Parade of the Planets” for orchestra
• op. 10: Jewish suite for solo clarinet
• op. 11: Suite for string orchestra
• op.12: Rhapsody for solo oboe
• op. 13: Chamber Symphony No. 2 for violoncello and string orchestra
• op.14: Mosaiks (versions for piano solo and for piano four hands)
• op. 15: Concerto for violin and orchestra
• op.16: Chamber Symphony No. 3 (double concerto for violin and cello with string orchestra, percussion, celesta and harpsichord)
• op. 17: Concert piece for piano with orchestra
• op. 18: The Rain Songs for soprano, clarinet and piano
• op.19: Four songs after Ossip Mandelstam (versions for soprano and guitar and for soprano and string orchestra)
• op.20: String Quartet No. 1
• op. 21: Die Schatten (Suite for Clarinet and Guitar)
• op. 22: Sinfonia brevis No. 1
• op. 23: Symphony No. 2
• op. 24: Sonatina for piano
• op. 25: Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
• op. 26: Where is the ship going? (based on two poems by Friedrich Schiller ) for voice and piano
• op. 27: Cogito ergo sum (Singspiel based on Friedrich Schiller's Xenien from the "Muses-Almanach for the year 1797")
• op. 28: Three Musicians (homage to Pablo Picasso ) for flute, bassoon and piano
• op. 29: Symphony No. 3 "The Master and Margarita" (based on Mikhail Bulgakov )
• op. 30: Chamber Symphony No. 4
• op. 31: Four miniatures for horn and piano
• op. 32: Six bagatelles for violin, cello and piano
• op. 33: Un Ange qui… for clarinet and organ
• op. 34: Los Caprichos for bassoon / contrabassoon and piano
• op. 35: Chamber Symphony No. 5 “Le Caprice” for string orchestra
• op. 36: Las Meninas for flute and piano
• op. 37: A small wedding cantata
• op. 38: Three graphics for violin and piano
• op. 39: Concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra
• op. 40: Graphomania 2 for orchestra
• op. 41: Chamber Symphony No. 6 “Winter Sleep” for mezzo-soprano, choir and chamber orchestra
• op.42: Wizzard (versions for clarinet and piano and for clarinet and tape)
• op. 43: Clarinet Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet
• op. 44: Meditation for clarinet and tape
• op. 45: Chamber Symphony No. 7 for female voice and chamber orchestra
• op. 46: Escher Etudes for three grand pianos in space
• op. 47: Lullaby for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, violin and piano
• op. 48: Missa Homoptera for clarinet and tape
• op. 49: In the spirit of tango ... for saxophone quartet
• op. 50: Klanjobox Antique for clarinet, bastard banjo and live electronics
• op. 51: Hommages à Carl Nielsen , Jean Françaix , Olivier Messiaen , Igor Stravinsky , George Gershwin , Benny Goodman , Astor Piazzolla for clarinet solo (No. 1–6) or for five clarinets (No. 7)
• op. 52: Vosaduli for brass quintet
• op. 53: Symphony No. 4 “Haiku” for orchestra
• op. 54: Martini Blue for voice, alto saxophone, trombone, banjo, bass guitar, piano and live electronics
• op. 55: Chamber Symphony No. 8 “Windrose” for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, percussion and strings
• op.56: Concerto d'oro (versions for alto saxophone with big band and for alto saxophone with concert band)
• op. 57: The Nine Muses for solo violin
• op. 58: Symphony No. 5 "Jewish" for orchestra
• op. 59: Tandem Toccata for two violins
• op. 60: Two pieces for shakuhachi and piano
• op. 61: Quintet for two violins, viola, cello and piano
• op.62: Magister Ludi (opera in six acts based on Hermann Hesse )
• op. 63: speaking choir A "Kalashnikov is dead"
• op. 64: Profundus for bass clarinet and tape
• op. 65: Chamber Symphony No. 9 “Olimpia” for two alto saxophones, flute, violin, cello, percussion and piano
• op. 66: Symphony No. 6 "Maidan"
• op. 67: Songs based on poems by Franz Kafka for voice and piano
• op. 68: “Der Schummeltrompeter” freely based on motifs from Der Struwwelpeter for speakers and small ensemble

Web links

• Works by and about Evgeni Orkin in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage
• Profile on the website of the Musikhochschule Mannheim
• Report on the composers' conspiracy