German composer and conductor (born 1957)
Detlev Müller-Siemens (born 30 July 1957) is a German composer and conductor.
Life and career
Born in Hamburg , Müller-Siemens began with piano lessons at age six and began composing.[ 1] Musikhochschule Köln at age 13.[ 1] Musikhochschule Hamburg from 1970 with Günter Friedrichs.[ 1] [ 2] György Ligeti .[ 2] Conservatoire de Paris in 1977/78 with Olivier Messiaen . Back in Hamburg, he studied piano with Volker Banfield , and conducting with Christoph von Dohnányi . In 1985, he studied conducting further with Klauspeter Seibel .[ 2]
In 1981, he was an assistant at the Paris Opéra for Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre Kapellmeister of the Städtische Bühnen Freiburg from 1986 to 1988.[ 2]
From 1991 to 2005, he was professor of composition and music theory at the Basel Music Academy , then professor for at the University of Vienna .[ 2]
An engagement with the work of Samuel Beckett since 1999 has been reflected in his opera Bing , the composition the space of a step for orchestra as well as in the chamber music works Light blue, almost white and ... called dusk .[ 2]
Prizes and awards
Work
Compositions by Müller-Siemens were published by Schott Music , including:[ 2]
Under Neonlight I for ensemble, 1980/81Under Neonlight II for piano, 1980–83Piano Concerto, 1980–1981
Viola Concerto, 1983–1984
Under Neonlight III for piano, 1987Quatre Passages for orchestra, 1988Horn Concerto, 1988–1989
Die Menschen , opera, 1989–1990[ 3] Carillon for orchestra, 1991Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra, 1992
Phoenix 1,2,3 for ensemble, 1993–1995Maiastra for orchestra, 1995–1996Cuts for alto saxophone and ensemble, 1996/97Light blue, almost white for ensemble, 1998Bing , musical theatre, 1998–2000String Trio, 2002
Die Aussicht for choir and ensemble, 2003/04the space of a step for orchestra, 2003/04distant traces (in memoriam György Ligeti) for violin, viola and piano, 2007lost traces for piano quartet, 2007...called dusk (in memoriam György Ligeti) for violoncello and piano, 2008Kommos for large ensemble, 2008/09Privacy (in memoriam László Polgár ) for clarinet, violin and piano, 2010...called dusk II for string quartet, 2011Three piano pieces, 2012
... called dusk IV for orchestra, 2012/13... called dusk III for ensemble, 2014... called dusk V for violin solo, 2014Subsong 1 for ensemble, 2015
References
External links
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