Uroš Rojko
Uroš Rojko (born September 9, 1954 in Ljubljana ) is a Slovenian composer and clarinetist .
Life
Uroš Rojko studied clarinet in Ljubljana and composition with Uroš Krek , from 1983 to 1986 composition with Klaus Huber in Freiburg and from 1986 to 1989 in Hamburg with György Ligeti . He has won numerous international awards and has written commissioned compositions, including for the Donaueschinger Musiktage (1988), for Radio France, Paris (1999, on behalf of the Ensemble Percussions de Strasbourg), for the Bavarian State Opera (2003), for the Slovenian Philharmonic (2004 , 2013) and in 2008 for the Symphony Orchestra of the Slovenian Radio ( EBU concert in Ljubljana).
Rojko writes compositions for orchestral music, chamber music, choral music, solo instruments and electro-acoustic music . His works have been performed by well-known musicians, for example by Stefan Hussong or (1986 in Milan) by the Arditti Quartet . They received performances at the Wiener Konzerthaus (2001), at the opening of the Slovenian Music Days (2004) and were represented seven times at the ISCM World Music Days, including in 1988 in Hong Kong, 1990 in Oslo, 1994 in Stockholm, 1999 in Bucharest, 2004 in Basel, 2006 in Stuttgart, 2008 in Vilnius, 2011 in Zagreb.
The music magazine “Klassik heute” called Uroš Rojko “an exception in today's landscape of new music ” and said it would not be surprising “that a small group has been by his side for years - such as Stefan Hussong, John Edward Kelly or Bojan Gorisek, who fight convincingly and enthusiastically for his work ”and continued to write that playing and listening to his chamber music is equally rewarding. The “Fono-Forum” described its chamber music as “high tension between rugged expressivity and sensitive sound communication on the edge of silence”.
Rojko has been Professor of Composition at the Music Academy in Ljubljana (Slovenia) since 1995.
Quote
- “For me, every piece is a challenge, an adventure that consists of doubt and enthusiasm; Doubt whether I can ever finish it, enthusiasm for every little discovery that inspires confidence and confirms that it was worth starting [...] "
Awards and grants
- 1983: Alpe-Adria Composition Prize (Linz)
- 1984: Sponsorship award from the city of Stuttgart
- 1985: Alban Berg Composition Prize (Vienna)
- 1985: Premio Europa (Rome)
- 1985–1987: DAAD scholarship
- 1986: Composition Prize from the Gaudeamus Foundation
- 1987: Music Protocol Composition Prize (Graz)
- 1988: Culture Prize of the Prešeren Foundation (Slovenia)
- 1990: Scholarship from the Heinrich Strobel Foundation of the SWR Baden-Baden
- 1991: Vienna International Composition Prize
- 1993–1994: Schreyahn artist grant
- 2000: Working grant from the Heinrich Strobel Foundation of the SWR Baden-Baden
- 2001: Composition Prize German Choir Competition of the German Music Council (Bonn)
- 2003: Composition Prize from the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia (Ljubljana)
- 2009: Composer in Residence London
- 2012: Zupancic Culture Prize of the City of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Music books and printed music
- Meteor . Verlag Neue Musik, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-7333-0436-2
- Krog . Edition Wunn, Werneck-Essleben 2006
- Enough . Edition Wunn, Werneck-Essleben 2006
- Evocation . Edition Wunn, Werneck-Essleben 2005
- Dice song . Edition Wunn, Werneck-Essleben 2004
- Molitve . Edition Wunn, Werneck-Essleben 2004
- Vox . Edition Wunn, Werneck-Essleben 2002
- Five tangos . Verlag Neue Musik, Berlin 2002. ISBN 3-7333-0239-7
- Elegia for accordion solo or for viola and accordion or for double bass and accordion . Verlag Neue Musik, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-7333-0145-5
- Bagatelles for piano and accordion . New Music Publishing House, Berlin 1996
- Sinfonia concertante (1992-93) . G. Ricordi & Co. Stage and Music Publishing House, Munich
- Ottoki . G. Ricordi & Co. Stage and Music Publishing House, Munich 1990
- String Quartet No. 1 . G. Ricordi & Co. Stage and Music Publishing House, Munich 1990
- Music for twelve . G. Ricordi & Co. Stage and Music Publishing House, Munich 1987
- Inner voices . G. Ricordi & Co. Stage and Music Publishing House, Munich
Sound carrier
- SPIN - Dimetrik plays Rojko . Telos Music records. 2007
- Caprichos Goyescos Vol. 1 . MDG. 2005
- Hudba Hudbicka. With Composers of Our Time . Slowind Festival 2004. 2005
- Cum Grano Salis . Ambitus. 2004
- Tomas Marcic . Coda. 2003
- Klara Tomljanovic - Luna, Acqua e Chiara . Sazas. 2002
- Uros Rojko - Inner Voices . Portraits of Slovenian Composers. 2001
- The Art of Walking. Soundtrack of the performance "The Perfect Step?" EN-KNAP dance company. 2001
- Uros Rojko - Chamber Music . Col Legno. 1999
- Revoluçionario . Thorofon. 1995
- Tango Fantasy . Denon. 1995
- Couleurs. Hohner Records . 1995
- Uros Rojko - chamber music . Ars Musici. 1995
literature
- Leon Stefanija: A comparison of the musical poetics of Uroš Rojko and Lojze Lebič: Postmodernism as an aesthetic experience of reception . XIV. International Congress on Aesthetics. Ljubljana 1998. arnes.si (PDF; 2.9 MB)
- Leon Stefanija: Sisyphus-like beautiful. Portrait of the composer Uroš Rojko. Vienna: Hollitzer, 2018, ISBN 978-3-99012-488-8
Web links
- Website of the composer
- Works by and about Uroš Rojko in the catalog of the German National Library
- Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble Wien® plays Uros Rojko sound sample on Youtube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patrick Donahue in: KLASSIK today . No. 7/2000. ISSN 1435-2419
- ^ Fono forum . No. 7/2000. Euskirchen
- ↑ Quoted from the composer's website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rojko, Uroš |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovenian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ljubljana |