Mari Vihmand
Mari Vihmand (born May 17, 1967 in Tartu , Soviet Union ) is an Estonian composer .
Life
Mari Vihmand completed her studies in composition with Eino Tamberg at the Tallinn State Conservatory (now the Music and Theater Academy ) in 1990 . In 1996/97 she continued her education at the Lyon Conservatory . In 1997 she passed her master's examination at Lepo Sumera . In 1998 she moved to Germany. She is married to the German composer Rainer Bürck . The couple lives in Bad Urach .
Mari Vihmand mainly composes chamber music , but also pieces for orchestra. She also wrote choral music and children's songs. In 1995 her first opera, Lugu klaasist, based on motifs by Hans Christian Andersen, premiered. In October 2008 the opera Armastuse valem ( libretto : Maimu Berg and Mari Vihmand, based on scenes from the novella Die Mathematik der Nina Gluckstein by Esther Vilar ) will be premiered at the Estonia National Opera in Tallinn in a production by Liis Kolle .
Works (selection)
- Laul õnnelikust Corydonist ja Phyllisest (for soprano and chamber ensemble, 1992)
- Symphony (1993)
- Lugu Klassist (Chamber Opera, 1995)
- Floreo (for symphony orchestra, 1996)
- La Question (for oboe solo, 1996)
- Down the Stream I (for violin and piano, 2000)
- Down the Stream II (for violin, cello and piano, 2000)
- 7665 dreamed hugs (2003)
- Armastuse valem (opera, 2008)
- Déjà-vu (for saxophone, accordion and percussion, 2009)
- Unterwegs (for mixed choir and orchestra, 2010)
- Secret (for string orchestra, 2011)
- Parallels (for piano and string orchestra, 2012)
- Sleep, Come By A Door (for male choir a cappella, 2014)
Awards
In 1996 Mari Vihmand received the Culture Prize of the Republic of Estonia for Lugu klaasist , and in the same year the 1st prize from UNESCO for young composers in the context of the "International Rostrum of Composers" competition.
Web links
- Works by and about Mari Vihmand in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography, works, discography, literature in the Estonian Music Information Center (as of 2018)
- Curriculum vitae, works, photos and music samples ( Memento from February 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Short curriculum vitae ( memento of March 3, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Curriculum vitae, catalog raisonné, pictures ( memento from January 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Estonian)
- World premiere of the opera Armastuse valem - The Formula of Love ( Memento from April 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 604
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vihmand, Mari |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tartu , Soviet Union |