Henrik Ajax

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Henrik Ajax (2017)

Henrik Ajax (born October 15, 1980 in Skedevi , Sweden ) is a Swedish composer living in Germany .

Life

Ajax studied piano at the École Normale de Musique, composition and music theory at the Musikhochschule in Würzburg with Heinz Winbeck and Ariane Jeßulat and in Munich with Jan Müller-Wieland . Ajax lives in Munich, where, in addition to his freelance work as a composer, he teaches instrumentation and music theory at the University of Music and Theater . He wrote numerous works for orchestra, ensemble, choir and solo instruments.

In addition to his own work, his artistic activity is characterized by occasional cross-disciplinary collaborations. For example, he works as an arranger and pianist with several jazz and rock bands in Germany and America. He composed the music for the movie Luft as well as for the experimental short film Der Wanderer by director Anatol Schuster.

Works (selection)

orchestra

  • De Profundis - 2009/10
  • Ondulations - 2013
  • ... who saw that in the stars? - 2017

ensemble

  • Necessary Obsession - 2008
  • Whispers and Screams - 2010
  • Piano Quintet - 2011
  • Vertigo - 2011
  • Fantasies - 2012
  • Trio - 2013
  • Inner Dances 2013/14
  • String Sextet - 2014
  • ninety nine and one half days - 2019

vocal

  • I slept, but my heart ... - 2010
  • Lux Aeterna 2016/17

solo

  • Antiodromea (accordion) - 2007
  • Three scenes for piano - 2009
  • Night piece (piano) - 2013
  • Shadow Limits (piano) - 2013
  • Trialog (piano) - 2014/15
  • Nexus (piano) - 2016

Awards

  • 2012–2013 scholarship for a stay at the Cité des Art in Paris.
  • 2017 Music grant from the City of Munich
  • 2018 Bavarian Art Prize in the Music and Dance category

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Henrik Ajax. Retrieved September 5, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Ajax Henrik. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 6, 2017 ; accessed on September 5, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.edition-avantus.de
  3. ^ FSJ: University of Music and Theater Munich - Lecturers. Retrieved September 5, 2017 .
  4. ↑ The film. Retrieved September 5, 2017 .
  5. ^ Henrik Ajax. Retrieved September 5, 2017 .
  6. ^ Henrik Ajax. In: M Music Records. Accessed December 10, 2018 (German).
  7. ↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Scholarships for Music 2017. Accessed December 10, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Ajax, Henrik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish composer and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Skedevi , Sweden