From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dutch composer (born 1970)
Musical artist
Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky (born 1970), also known as Fred Momotenko , is a Dutch
composer .
Education
Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky studied
percussion at the
Moscow State Art and Cultural University ,
Russia . In 1990, he was invited to perform in the
Netherlands , after which he enrolled in the Brabants Conservatory, majoring in percussion in
improvised music . After graduating Momotenko continued with styding of musical theory and composition
contemporary classical music and continued his study at Fontys Conservatory in
Tilburg . In 2006, he graduated in
composition with a
Bachelor of Music . In 2009, he gained his
Master of Music with distinction at Fontys Conservatorium. As a part of this program he followed
sonology at the
Institute of Sonology at the
Royal Conservatory of The Hague .
[1]
[2]
Compositions
Menuetto (2001) – for
church organ
[3]
[4]
Drinklied (2002) – for
voice &
vibraphone . Drinklied is based on the original poem from the Dutch poet
Gerrit Krol . Honored with the first prize of the VSB fund Composition Concours 2002
[1]
[4]
Eneato (2003) – for
violin or
viola solo
[5]
[6]
[4]
VariA (2003) – for
Piano trio
[7]
[4]
Les ondes de l'escarpolette (2004) – for
grand piano solo
[8]
[4]
Liquid pArts (2005) – for
string quartet
[9]
[4]
Der letzte Traum (2006) – for
wind quintet
[10]
Chimères I (2007) – for 3
church organs
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
Au clair de la lune (2008) – for 4-part
vocal ensemble & surr. audio, performed during
Gaudeamus Foundation music festival at
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ .
[15] It is the second Prize winner of "150-Years-of-Music-Technology Composition Competition Prize"
[16] and the special Prize winner of Festival EmuFest in
Rome .
Cecilia (2012) – for mixed
choir . "a hymn to the past as well as to the future of the monastic tradition". The world première was at
Koningshoeven Abbey on
Saint Cecilia 's feast day, 22 November 2014.
[17]
Cloud Messenger (2012) – for
recorder , cross-media &
surround audio , based on poem Meghadūta
Cloud Messenger by
Kalidasa . The world première was performed by
Jorge Isaac at
November Music .
[18]
[19]
Les vingt doigts (2016) –
piano four hands for
Igor Roma and Nikola Meeuwsen, a companion piece for
Les cinq doigts by
Igor Stravinsky
[20]
Danco Konsonanco (2016) - for heterogeneous ensemble:
recorder ,
pan flute ,
viola ,
accordion and
percussion . Winner in 2018 of the Prix Annelie de Man Ensemble Black Pencil Prize.
[21]
Na Strastnoy - На Страстной (2017) – for mixed
choir , a companion piece for
All-Night Vigil by
Sergej Rachmaninov ,
Op .37 based on the eponymous poem from the diptych
Doktor Zhivago by
Boris Pasternak . The world première was performed by Het Groot Omroepkoor (Netherlands Radio Choir) at the Royal
concertgebouw
Amsterdam conducted by Sigvards Kļava.
[22]
[23] Selected for performance at the
ISCM World Music Days 2019 in
Tallinn .
[24]
[25]
Earth's prayers (2020 - 2021) – for
symphony orchestra . Companion piece for
Das Lied von der Erde by
Gustav Mahler , commissioned by NTR ZaterdagMatinee. The world premiere was performed by the Dutch
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest at
Concertgebouw Amsterdam, conducted by
Vasily Petrenko
[26]
[27]
[28]
[29]
Madame en Noir (2021) – for
symphony orchestra , an opening piece commissioned by Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival and
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra . The world premiere was present during the opening of the 25th edition of the festival at
De Doelen in
Rotterdam , conducted by
Valery Gergiev .
[30]
[31]
[32]
[33]
[34]
References
^
a
b
"Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky" . worldmusicdays2019.ee . 2019.
^
"Fred Momotenko" . muziekencyclopedie.nl .
^
"Composer in residence at Orgelpark Amsterdam 2008, Program notes by Art historian and musicologist Drs. Hans Koch, p. 4" .
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
"Das musikalische Duel: Mensch vs Maschine" .
^
"Composer in residence at Orgelpark Amsterdam 2008, Program notes by Art historian and musicologist Drs. Hans Koch, p. 4" .
^
"Concertzender Live, Today: Recordings of twentieth-century music made by the Concertzender, 18-10-2020" .
^
"Composer in residence at Orgelpark Amsterdam 2008, Program notes by Art historian and musicologist Drs. Hans Koch, p. 4" .
^
"Composer in residence at Orgelpark Amsterdam 2008, Program notes by Art historian Drs. Hans Koch, p. 4" .
^
"Composer in residence at Orgelpark Amsterdam 2008, Program notes by Art historian Drs. Hans Koch, p. 4" .
^
"NRC Handelsblad newspaper about 15th edition of festival Nederlandse Muziekdagen 2006" . 13 February 2006.
^ Ars organi vol55 p62 2007 "Außerdem wurde ein neues Werk aufgeführt, das Fred Momotenko eigens für die drei Orgeln komponiert hatte."
^
"Burgemeester Job Cohen van Amsterdam opent het Orgelpark in Amsterdam" . 9 December 2006.
^
"NRC het Orgelpark" . 15 January 2007.
^
"Timbres 2/2007" (PDF) .
^
"VocalLAB presents 5 works by different composers at Gaudeamus Music Week Festival" .
^
"The 150-Years-of-Music-Technology Composition Competition" .
^
"abdij Koningshoeven krijgt wereldpremière van Momotenko's muziek over St. Cecilia in Zijtaart" . 19 November 2014.
^
"Cloud-Messenger, performance by Jorge Isaac, Venezuelan-Dutch block flutes master" .
^
"Concertzender today: among others, the multidisciplinary composition The Cloud-Messenger by Fred Momtenko" .
^
"O. de Kort. Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky. Les vingt doigts, 2016. (PianoBulletin, 2016 -3)" . 21 January 2017.
^
"Annelie de Man Foundation" .
^
"Tilburgse componist Momotenko krijgt wereldpremière in Amsterdams concertgebouw" . 9 November 2017.
^
"Momotenko's nieuwe werk is een waardig tegenstuk van Rachmaninovs Vespers" . 27 November 2017.
^
"Selected works" . worldmusicdays2019.ee . 2019.
^
"Horizon" . worldmusicdays2019.ee . 2019.
^
"live streaming from Concertgebouw Amsterdam by Dutch Public Broadcasting system Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (organization) NTR ZaterdagMatinee" .
YouTube .
^
"live broadcast by Dutch Public Broadcasting system Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (organization) NTR ZaterdagMatinee" .
^
"Dutch National radio broadcast via NPO Radio 4, concert-series NTR ZaterdagMatinee" .
^
"New Music NOW" .
^
"25th edition of Gergiev Festival: Momotenko, Sjostakovitsj en Tsjaikovski" .
^
"live Jubileumeditie Gergiev Festival pakt uit met twee wereldpremières" . 18 September 2021.
^
"Op het 25ste Gergiev Festival presenteert zijn naamgever een avond als een regelrechte achtbaan" . 19 September 2021.
^
"Jubileumeditie Gergiev Festival in het teken van Sint-Petersburg" .
^
"A thundering applause marks the return of live music" . 17 September 2021.
External links