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Grand Art Prize of the State of Salzburg to Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin
The Mozarteum University congratulates its alumna Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin on receiving the Grand Art Prize of the State of Salzburg 2024! With this award, which is being presented to a female composer for the first time this year, the State of Salzburg is sending a strong signal in favour of the importance and creativity of women in music. The Grand Art Prize is endowed with 20,000 euros and is awarded annually alternately in the fields of visual arts, literature, music and performing arts.
TARSIS for orchestra (2019)
nominated by the Rychenberg Competition
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Pierre-Alain Monot (cond)
3.OKT 2022
WIENER KONZERTHAUS, Berio Saal Zyklus "Nouvelle Aventures"
ERGON Ensemble / Kasper de Roo (cond), Alexandros Botinis (cello) ПОЛынь for cello solo and ensemble
Bird as Prophet - CD by David Bowlin /New Focus Recordings New York, 2019
KASTENA for violin and cello
David Bowlin (vn), Katinka Kleijn /vc)
MARI MAMO for flute, percussion, violin
Conor Nelson (fl), Ayano Kataoka (perc) David Bowlin (vn)
Works by Mario Davidovsky, Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin,
Martin Bresnick, George Walker, Du Yun
"...The refined and enigmatic music of Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin figures heavily
in Bird as Prophet, comprising almost half of the record´s entire lenght and adding an important
dimension to Bowlin´s explorations of tradition versus the new and uncharted..."
- Daniel Schriener | I care if You listen
The haunting work begins with a cello drone over which Bowlin plays a dramatic cadenza that is full of heart-wrenching imagery. - Mike Telin, Cleveland Classical
As Bird as Prophet’s possibly most ambitious statement, Mari Mamo carries a poignant reverence for the Bulgarian singing tradition, yet squarely within Karastoyanova-Hermentin’s unique musical world."
- Daniel Schreiner, I care if You listen
Text: Peter Burwik
2022
SINDIES for 10 instruments
ensemble XXI. Jahrhundert
Ivan Buffa (cond), Szillard Benes (clarinet)
MQ Museumsquartier/Architekturzentrum
Le Marteau sans maître:
Ensemble PHACE
2017
World premiere of "LETREI" for ensemble
commissioned by the Wiener Konzerthaus and ensemble PHACE
Simeon Pironkoff (cond)
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Aspekte Salzburg, March 6th 2021 - Imago Dei Krems, June 12th 2021
Tsch inar for Ensemble comissioned by ASPEKTE SALZBURG
ASPEKTE FESTIVAL/ first performance (6. märz 2021
*), OSTERFESTIVAL TIROL/7 april 2020 - abgesagt Corona-Maßnamen **, IMAGO DEI, KREMS /12. juni 2021**
ENSEMBLE PHACE * LARS MLEKUSCH (COND) **NACHO DE PAZ (COND)
| "Scarlatti Aria" for piano
A.KHermentin (piano)
W. A. MOZART Piano Concerto Kv 491 c-minor
Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin
(solo & cadences)
Festival ULTRASCHALL Berlin |
POLYNJ
17.01.2020 | HEIMATHAFEN NEUKÖLN
Peter Sigl (vc) & Nora Skuta (piano)