Michael Vyner
Michael Vyner ( 1943 - October 20, 1989 ) was a British musician.
Life
Vyner was artistic director of the London Sinfonietta from 1972 to 1989 .
Vyner had been friends with Hans Werner Henze since the early 1960s , with whom he made music, was politically active and whom he committed to commissioned works for the London Sinfonietta. Vyner died of AIDS .
After Vyner's death, Henze dedicated the composition Requiem to him , the first part of which was premiered in 1990, commissioned by the London Sinfonietta. Peter Maxwell Davies composed a Threnody on a Plainsong for Michael Vyner on the same occasion . The composers Luciano Berio , Harrison Birtwistle , Toru Takemitsu , Oliver Knussen , Henryk Górecki and Nigel Osborne were also involved in the memorial concert of the London Sinfonietta on May 6, 1990 with new compositions. Henze's work was premiered in full on February 24, 1993 at the WDR in Cologne under Ingo Metzmacher with the Ensemble Modern .
Between 1990 and 2004 the posthumously established "Michael Vyner Trust" supported young composers.
Contributions
- The London Sinfonietta and Its World Tour , in: Tempo . Cambridge University Press, No. 119, Dec., 1976, pp. 16-19, Tempo, Zeitschrift für Moderne Musik (en)
Web links
- londonsinfonietta , website
- Photo by Bo Lutoslawski on BBC
Remarks
- ^ Michael Vyner Trust , at charity commission
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Vyner, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1943 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1989 |