Francisco Obieta
Francisco Obieta (born December 11, 1957 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentine double bass player and composer .
Life
Francisco Obieta was born in Buenos Aires in 1957 to an Italian mother and a Basque father . As a child he got to know life on the big Argentine haciendas, so he first studied agricultural engineering. Later he decided to become a musician and began studying double bass, direction and composition in Buenos Aires. In 1984 he received a grant from the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation and continued his studies in Switzerland .
From 1988 to 2009 he was solo bassist / stelv. Solo bassist with the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra , since 1991 he has been professor for double bass, chamber music and composition at the Vorarlberg State Conservatory in Feldkirch .
Musical work
In addition to his work as a teacher and soloist, Francisco Obieta leads the groups "Sur", "Octango", "Urban Tango Experience" and Barrio de Tango , with which he only plays his own arrangements. He also appears with "Maldito Tango", a quintet with Swiss musicians. He also appears as a soloist (double bass and / or violoncello) with electronic effects under the name Klangschaften . Since 2009 he has also been the conductor of the St. Gallen University Orchestra, with which remarkable concerts have been heard in Switzerland and many other European countries.
Compositions (selection)
- After Babel for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass, world premiere (premiere) (1994) Theater St. Gallen
- 7 minimal songs about poems by Chr. Morgenstern , UA (1997) Theater St. Gallen
- Sueños de Tango (ballet) for orchestra, premier (2001) Anhaltisches Theater , Dessau
- 1st double bass concert for double bass and orchestra, premier (2002) Laurenzenkirche St. Gallen
- Die Schwarze Spinne Music for solo double bass with electronic effects for the play based on Gotthelf's “ Die Schwarze Spinne ”. Premiere (2005) Theater St. Gallen in the Stadthaus St. Gallen
- Destino Tango Opera, WP (March 2008) Theater St. Gallen
- 2nd double bass concert for double bass and orchestra, premier (2008) Tonhalle Zurich
- Kremser Requiem on texts by Ivo Ledergerber, premier (March 2010) DomMusik St. Gallen, Hans Eberhard, conductor Dom St. Gallen
- Missa Urbana , (2012) HSG St. Gallen
- Burns the Fire Ein Jan Hus Oratorio, (2015) Choir and Orchestra of the State Conservatory Feldkirch Münster Konstanz
- Steiner Requiem on texts by Ivo Ledergerber, WP , (2016) DomMusik St. Gallen, Hans Eberhard, director of St. Gallen Cathedral
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Obieta, Francisco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine double bass player and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires , Argentina |