Svitlana Azarova

Svitlana Azarova

Svitlana Azarova (Ukrainian: Світлана Азарова, Russian: Светлана Азарова) is a Ukrainian/Dutch composer of contemporary classical music born January 9, 1976 in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union.

Early years

After having graduated from Izmail Pedagogical Institute as music teacher in 1996, Svitlana entered Odessa State A.V.Nezhdanova Conservatoire (Ukrainian: Одеська державна музична академія ім. А.В. Нежданової) (now Odessa State A.V.Nezhdanova Musical Academy) where she studied composition, first under Prof. Olexander Krasotov and later until her graduation as composer in 2000 under Prof. Karmella Tsepkolenko.

In 2003 she participated in the 6 month long Gaude Polonia - a scholarship program of the Ministry Culture of Republic Poland, at the Frédéric Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw with professor Marcin Blazewicz. Later that year, Dresden Centre of Music/DZzM (now European Centre for the Arts) invited Svitlana to participate in the Scholarship project pass_ПОРТ within the Dresdner Tage der zeitgenössischen Musik.^[1] This project met again at the 8th Musica Viva in Munich 2007.^[2]

In 2005 With a grant of the society KulturKontakt Austria she elected to participate in the 9th International Academy for New Composition and Audio-Art, Avantgarde Tirol with Professor Boguslaw Schaeffer and Dr. Richard Boulanger (Seefeld, Tirol, Austria). After this academy, she took up permanent residency of The Hague and in 2006 began post-graduate studies at conservatoire in Amsterdam under Theo Loevendie where she graduated Master of Music in December 2007^[3]

Composer Residencies:

• 2007 - Visby International Centre for Composers (VICC) (Gotland, Sweden)
• 2008 - Czech Music Information Centre (Prague, Czech Republic)

Career

The music of Svitlana Azarova is performed by ensembles and orchestras internationally. This includes

Compositions

• 2015-2016
  • Momo full size opera in two acts for large orchestra, choir and soloists. Based on the novel Momo_(novel) by Michael Ende; commissioned by the Royal Danish Opera, world premiere October 2017 on Copenhagen_Opera_House (Holmen) big stage.
• 2014
  • Hundred thirty one Angstrom symphony for large orchestra
• 2013
  • Concerto Grosso for violin, viola solo and string orchestra
• 2011
  • Mover of the Earth, Stopper of the Sun for symphony orchestra (overture), commissioned by ONDIF^[13][14][15]
  • I fell into the sky... for viola solo
• 2010
  • Pure thoughts transfixed symphony for large orchestra^{[11][12][16][17]}
• 2008
  • Beyond Context for chamber orchestra, commissioned by the Polish Institute in Kiev^[18]
  • From this kind... for choir, brass and percussion on words by Oksana Zabuzhko
• 2007
  • 300 steps above for carillon
  • Trojaborg for solo clarinet^[7]
  • Epices for soprano, bass clarinet, trompet, perc., piano, violin^[19]
  • Un cortado para Michel for baroque flute (traverso) and soundtrack
  • Onderdrukte Haast (Suppressed Haste) for Brass Quintet
  • On Tuesdays for ensemble with words by Daniil Harms. World premièred by Nieuw Ensemble
• 2006
  • Sounds from the Yellow Planet for ensemble and recordings of throat singing by Khoomei virtuoso Nikolay Oorzhak
  • Model Citizens for violoncello and piano, commissioned by Doris Hochscheid and Frans van Ruth^[20]
  • Valentina's Blues for piano, commissioned by Marcel Worms and published on his CD Red, White and Blues, 32 New Dutch Blues (Attacca Records #27103)^[9][21][22]
• 2005
  • Hotel Charlotte for string quartet
  • Dive for violin and piano
  • The Violinist's morning espresso for violin^[23]
• 2004
  • Outvoice, outstep and outwalk for bass clarinet^[8][24]
  • Asiope for ensemble^[1][2][25]
• 2003
  • Go-as-you-please for ensemble
  • Symphonic Lana Sweet for large symphony orchestra
  • Slavic Gods for flute, clarinet, accordion and cello
  • West - East for ensemble^[1][2]
  • Don't go: not now for flute, oboe and bassoon
  • Feet on Fire for 2 percussion^[5]
  • Funk Island for corno bassetto and piano
• 2002
  • In the Icy Loneliness for 2 cellos
  • Axis of Every Karuss... for clarinet, piano and cello^[26][27]
• 2001
  • As for the Clot it is Slowly... for solo tuba^[26][28]
• 2000
  • The Dance of Birds for string orchestra^[26]
  • Chronometer for piano^[26][29]
• 1999
  • Symphonic Poem for large symphony orchestra
  • Diagram for 5 cellos
  • Punished by Love vocal cycle on verses by Ludmyla Olijnyk (in Russian) for soprano and piano
  • Sonata-Diptych for clarinet and piano

Sources

• Paolo Tortiglione TortiglioneSvitlana Azarova in Semiography and Semiology of Contemporary Music, Edizioni Rugginenti, 2013
• Slaby, Z. + Slaby, P. Svitlana Azarova in The Encyclopedia of the World of Another Music (Svìt jiné hudby), vol. 2. Prague: Volvox Globator Publishing House, p. 73 - 74
• Kötter, D. Svitlana Azarova, Asiope, WestEast 8. Musica Viva Veranstaltung 2006 | 2007 [Sonderveranstaltung] p. 7, 10
• Von Adelbert and Reif, R. R. pass_PORT and Svitlana Azarova in Applaus #6/2007 p. 32
• Schwarz, S. Svitlana Azarova in Offende Grenzen in Süddeutschen Zeitung Wochenendeausgabe 30. Juni/1 Juli 2007
• Vojzizka, E. review of Chronometer in Kievskij Telegraf #40 13th of October 2005, p. 7
• Desiateryk, D. Svitlana Azarova and pass_PORT in Kiev The Day #28, Tuesday, 26 October 2004
• Perepelytsya, O. Svitlana Azarova in Contemporary composers of Ukraine reference guide-book, Issue 1. Odessa 2002 Association New Music, p. 100-101
• Bukkvoll, Tor & Thuesen, Nils Petter. (2014, 8. juni). Svitlana Azarova in Contemporary composers of Ukraine Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 14. Dec. 2014.

Memberships

• Member of GENECO^[30]
• Member of the Association of New Music
• Member of ISCM Ukraine Section
• Member of Ukrainian Composers' Union.
• Member of Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA)

References

External links

• Svitlana Azarova — official website
• Conzertzender 1 hour streaming radio programme
• Svitlana Azarova — Muziek Centrum Nederland (MCN)
• Svitlana Azarova — Twitter
• Svitlana Azarova — Facebook