Manuel Zwerger
Manuel Zwerger (* 18 April 1992 in Bolzano) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music.
Biography[edit]
Manuel Zwerger grew up in Tramin on the Weinstrasse. He studied composition with Franz Baur, Simon Steen-Andersen, Niels Rønsholdt and Juliana Hodkinson at the Tiroler Landeskonservatorium (Innsbruck) and the Royal Academy of Music (Aarhus). He received further lessons from Hannes Kerschbaumer, Wolfram Schurig and Sebastian Themessl.
Manuel Zwerger received composition scholarships from the Richard Wagner Verband Wien 2015, Akademie Musiktheater heute 2017–19 (Deutsche Bank Stiftung)[1], Hilde-Zach-Kompositionsförderstipendium from the city of Innsbruck 2018[2], Cross Award Residency Verbania 2019, Startstipendium für Musik und darstellende Kunst des Bundeskanzleramtes Österreich (2020) and was selected in various Call for Scores.
He has collaborated with the Ensemble Modern, strings&noise, NAMES Ensemble, Windkraft – Kapelle für neue Musik, ensemble chromoson, HOAX Quartet, Ensemble airborne extended, Orchester der Akademie St. Blasius, Tiroler Kammerorchester Innstrumenti, Streichorchester Sonarkraft, and others.
Manuel Zwerger lives as a freelance composer in Vienna.[3]
Works (Selection)[edit]
- QUANTUM WALK RELOADED for ensemble (Premiered on march 14, 2018 in Copenhagen)
- HYPERTROPHY for harp, harpsichord and recorder(s) (Commissioned by Airborne Extended, premiered on january 18, 2018 in Vienna)[4]
- HYPERPLASIA for flute and cello (Premiered on october 14, 2018 in Innsbruck)
- LILITH Music Theatre for two performers and ensemble (Commissioned by Deutsche Bank Stiftung, premiered on november 21, 2019 in Frankfurt)[5]
- NICE INSTRUCTIONZ for piano, two performers and electronics (Premiered on july 27, 2019 in Lugano)
- CATCH ME IF YOU CAN! for Ensemble and two performers (Commissioned by Südtiroler Künstlerbund, premiered on july 17, 2019 in Toblach)
- GEDÄRME for hyper-prepared horn (Commissioned by Samuel Stoll, premiered on february 28, 2020 in Baden)
- SHIFTING BEETHOVEN for violin, cello and video (Commissioned by Strings&noise, premiered on march 7, 2020 in Bucharest)
- COLONIES Music Theatre for ensemble, choir, light and two performers (Commissioned by TransArt Festival, premiere postponed to 2021)
- ONE SIZE – OVERSIZE for three guitars and performer (Commissioned by HOAX Quartet, premiere on november 14, 2020 in Basel)
Weblinks[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Alumni". Akademie Musiktheater Heute (in Deutsch).
- ↑ "Hilde-Zach-Kompositionsstipendien 2018" (in Deutsch).
- ↑ "Biografie bei Akademie Musiktheater heute". Akademie Musiktheater Heute (in Deutsch). 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "Airborne extended – CAROLINE MAYRHOFER" (in Deutsch).
- ↑ "Ménage-à-trois. Ein Thema. Drei künstlerische Perspektiven. Drei szenische Miniaturen".
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