Theodor Burkali

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Theodor Burkali (born September 28, 1975 in Győr ) is a Hungarian composer and clarinetist .

education

Theodor Burkali studied composition and clarinet at the Győr Conservatory from 1990 to 1994 and at the " Franz Liszt " Music Academy in Budapest , where he graduated with an artist diploma in 1999 with distinction. From 1997 to 2001 he studied clarinet with Emil Rieder at the Mozarteum in Salzburg , where he obtained his doctorate in 2005 with the dissertation "New sound effects and playing techniques on the clarinet". In 2001 he was at the "Acadédemie de musique de Xxéme siécle" in Paris , where he worked with the " Ensemble intercontemporain ". He completed masterclasses for clarinet with Kálmán Berkes, Francois Benda, Sabine Meyer and Michel Portal, for saxophone with Jean-Pierre Baraglioli, Michiel Oldenkamp and Eugene Rousseau, for composition with Franco Donatoni and Gija Kantscheli .

Artistic activities

Theodor Burkali works as a musician for the Salzburg Festival but also for ARBOS - Society for Music and Theater , he is a member of the "Austrian Ensemble for New Music" in Salzburg and founder and member of the ensemble "ChronoLudens" and the "Trio Resonanz". As a composer he works for the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Wiener Konzerthaus, the Queens Hall in Edinburgh, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Krakow and ARBOS - Society for Music and Theater. He also received composition commissions from these institutions.

Burkali teaches clarinet and saxophone at the music school in Trostberg in Bavaria and lives and works in Salzburg.

Awards

Theodor Burkali has been awarded several prizes for his artistic work. As a musician, he received several awards in national music competitions in Hungary from 1988 to 1994. In 1996 he received third prize at the international "Jeunesse Musicales" competition in Bucharest, Romania and first prize at the " Yamaha Music Foundation " competition, and in 2001 in Vienna he received the Federal Ministry of Education, Art and Culture Prize . As a member of the Austrian Ensemble for New Music, he also received the "Prize of German Record Critics". As a composer he received the special prize of the publishing house " Boosey & Hawkes " in 1998 , and in 2000 the prize of the "Yamaha Music Foundation" for his composition "Capriccio". In 2002 he received the sponsorship award of the " Theodor-Körner-Stiftung ", in 2004 the annual grant of the Salzburg state government and the third prize of the " Franz Josef Reinl -Stiftung".

Compositions (selection)

  • "Studienwerke" 1990–1994
  • "Accompanying music for national celebration" 1993
  • "Tetraton - Saxophone Quartet" 1996
  • "Short Message Service (SMS)" 1996
  • "Monolit - for Dymphonic Wind Orchestra" 1996
  • "ZIB Music" 1999
  • "Rapsodia Panopticum - for solo clarinet and large orchestra" 1999
  • "Exit for Orchestra" 2000
  • "Capriccio" 2000
  • "Ó jöjj, ó jöjj - for clarinet and organ" 2002
  • "ConcAirt No.1 - for clarinet and large orchestra" 2002
  • "Tetraton - for string quartet" 2004
  • "Elefantasia Concertante - a musical fairy tale for clarinet solo, string orchestra and percussion instruments" 2004
  • "The lion, the stork and the ant - a musical fairy tale for a symphonic wind orchestra" 2004
  • "Wunderberg Nr.1 ​​- for symphonic wind orchestra" 2005
  • "Ensemobile - for saxophone quartet" 2005
  • "The children's game - for ensemble and singers" 2006
  • "IUVARUS - for large orchestra and 2 female voices" 2007
  • * Fangspiel - for 3 clarinets, 1 alto clarinet and 1 bass clarinet "2007
  • "Elan - for 4 percussionists" 2007
  • "Debanter Passion - for female voice and harp" 2008
  • "Carnaval de Venise - 25 variations on a well-known theme with current playing techniques for clarinet solo" 2008
  • "Elefantasia - a musical fairy tale for speakers and large orchestra" 2009
  • "TOP SPOTS - 1 melody in 10 packages for 2 actors and ensemble" 2010
  • "(-: Smiley Sketches :-) - for 2 clarinets, bassoon and accordion" 2011
  • "Arcus - for violin solo and ensemble" 2012
  • "Trombonances - for trombone quartet and large orchestra" 2012

Music theater (selection)

  • "Café Kosmos" - world premiere in 2003 in Hallein by the theater "bodi & sole".
  • "Verbunkos - choreographic concert piece for wind ensemble" First performance in 2005 in the scenic concert "Manöver 2005" on the ruins of the monastery in Arnoldstein by ARBOS - Society for Music and Theater and the Arnoldstein Railway Music Association.
  • "March 2007 - choreographic concert piece for wind ensemble" First performance in 2007 on the ruins of the monastery in Arnoldstein by ARBOS - Society for Music and Theater and the Arnoldstein Railway Music Association-Trachtenkapelle.
  • "Wunderberg No. 2 for wind ensemble" premiered in 2008 in the scenic concert "Long live the republic!" in the Arnoldstein Culture House by ARBOS - Society for Music and Theater and the Arnoldstein Railway Music Association Trachtenkapelle.
  • "The Art of War" 2009–2011 Vienna, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, Graz by ARBOS - Society for Music and Theater and Ramesh Meyyappan (Singapore).
  • "Drumming everywhere / The Universal Drum" dramatic poem by Willy Conley, 2011 Vienna by ARBOS - Society for Music and Theater.

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personal data
SURNAME Burkali, Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian composer and clarinetist
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Győr